Screenshot of the Christchurch City Council news article about Te Kuru stormwater management facility.
Flooding along the Avon River at the Edmonds Band Rotunda.
Flooding in Hagley Park along the walkways.
Nice to hear about systems like the Te Kuru stormwater facility that do help counter flooding since we're experiencing more intense storms. Εtautahi Christchurch had around 140 mm of flooding over 2.5 days with lots of flooding throughout the city.
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
07.05.2025 03:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This analysis helps us capture more of the widespread impacts that may be felt from natural hazards!
#functionalisolation #naturalhazards #cascadingfailures #riskanalysis
06.03.2025 22:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Example: after a flood π , you can drive to the supermarket π , and the supermarket isn't flooded π . However, the electrical substation that feeds the supermarket was flooded and has stopped working, so the supermarket has no electricity π«β‘.
06.03.2025 22:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
This paper investigates how following an event,
a) you might be able to access a facility and
b) that facility might be physically unimpacted,
however, that facility may have been indirectly impacted from cascading failures and does not have one or more essential utilities required to function.
06.03.2025 22:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Paper by Mitchell Anderson, which I contributed to, published about the concept "functional isolation", related to isolation (when you cannot access a facility) and cascading failures (when there are indirect loss of utilities).
Free access until 13 March 2025: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kU2Q7t2zZ...
06.03.2025 22:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
This is a good start! Hopefully other regions will be able to get bikes back on busses soon too.
17.02.2025 06:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Lovely day on New Regent Street. Even had a surprise food stall with delicious smelling food and wood fired grill. Such a great pedestrian zone in Christchurch!
19.01.2025 02:23 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Good to see some update from the bike rack ban on busses (though unfortunate that a partial obscuring of headlights has led to a complete ban). Also nice that there is a temporary option for those in Lyttelton to get through the tunnel.
17.01.2025 00:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
08.01.2025 20:03 β π 40231 π 14926 π¬ 1245 π 671
Cycle lane before with bollards and an awkward kerb.
Cycle lane with actual space to ride!
Great improvement for #cycling in #Christchurch. At Armagh and Montreal heading to Hagley Park. It used to be an obstacle course to either weave between the two bollards or ride up the sloping kerb, but now it's a flat, smooth lane! #cyclechch
07.01.2025 00:52 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Would love to see trams throughout the rest of the city again!
06.01.2025 23:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Picture of man riding bike
βA new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling and walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.β ebikes-international.com/new-study-in...
27.11.2024 21:50 β π 669 π 259 π¬ 10 π 33
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26.11.2024 20:34 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
Simple urban math ππ
Via @dhidalgo65.bsky.social
26.11.2024 03:51 β π 62 π 10 π¬ 6 π 0
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