Earthquake-strengthening policy for commercial buildings in small-town New Zealand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5136959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olga Filippova (0000-0001-8242-551X, Senior Lecturer University of Auckland New Zealand, corresponding author), Ilan Noy (0000-0003-3214-6568, Chair in the Economics of Disasters Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 179-204 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/disa.12360 |
| PMID | 31231847 |
| OpenAlex | W2953009484 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
New Zealand introduced a seismic retrofitting policy in the wake of the catastrophic Canterbury earthquakes of 2010-11. The aim was to enforce seismic strengthening of earthquake-prone commercial buildings throughout the country. This study focuses on regional urban centres and the economic obstacles to strengthening their aging building stock. In investigating one town, Whanganui, we describe conditions, analyse cases, and identify incentives that apply equally to many other towns in New Zealand. We argue that incentives that suit high-growth, high-value major urban centres are a poor fit for the periphery. Around the world, many places need to upgrade their privately-owned building stock to protect it from disasters, while governments face similar challenges as they struggle to initiate the strengthening of commercial buildings. We analyse the current incentive schemes that aim to support the achievement of policy goals and suggest alternative incentive schemes that can be implemented to improve strengthening outcomes
Business · Economics · Incentive · Retrofitting · Stock (firearms · Upgrade · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · earthquake and tectonic studies · Engineering · Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |