QuakeStory 184
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A story submitted by Jennifer to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Jennifer to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sue Hamer to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Ali to the QuakeStories website.
Transcript of Pauline's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Tony Dowson's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Fiona Robertson's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A story submitted by Tracy to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Gary Manch to the QuakeStories website.
Transcript of Carol's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
The standard way in which disaster damages are measured involves examining separately the number of fatalities, of injuries, of people otherwise affected, and the financial damage that natural disasters cause. Here, we implement a novel way to aggregate these separate measures of disaster impact and apply it to two recent catastrophic events: the Christchurch (New Zealand) earthquakes and the Greater Bangkok (Thailand) floods of 2011. This new measure, which is similar to the World Health Organization’s calculation of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) lost from the burden of diseases and injuries, is described in detail in Noy (2014). It allows us to conclude that New Zealand lost 180 thousand lifeyears as a result of the 2011 events, and Thailand lost 2,644 thousand years. In per capita terms, the loss is similar, with both countries losing about 15 days per person due to the 2011 catastrophic events in these two countries. We also compare these events to other potentially similar events.
A pdf transcript of Chris's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Joshua Black. Transcriber: Caleb Middendorf.
A story submitted by Elizabeth to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Alison Downes to the QuakeStories website.
A pdf transcript of Rosie Belton's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Laura Moir. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
A story submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Bettina to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Candy Green to the QuakeStories website.
Transcript of Jan's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 March 2011 entitled, "Day 8, 6pm - inside the Christchurch cordon".
A story submitted by Rosie Belton to the QuakeStories website.
Transcript of Lavina's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Maryrose Ansell's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Trisha Jacobsen's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A pdf transcript of Ian's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
A story submitted by Leanne to the QuakeStories website.
A pdf transcript of Hugh's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
A story submitted by Sarah to the QuakeStories website.
This study sought to investigate employee burnout within a post-disaster context by exploring teachers’ burnout perceptions and workplace attitudes in the aftermath of the 2010-2011 Christchurch earthquakes. The study hypothesised that burnout dimensions (emotional exhaustion and cynicism) would be related with the extent to which individuals and schools were impacted by the earthquakes, and with the quality of school support for staff and students (i.e., personal disaster impact, school disaster impact and school responsiveness to the disaster), with perceptions of role conflict and role overload, and with turnover intentions. Additionally, a Teacher Burnout Model was proposed whereby emotional exhaustion and cynicism were hypothesised to mediate the relationships between the independent variables (i.e., the disaster-related and role-related variables) and turnover intentions. 125 primary, intermediate and secondary school teachers from the city of Christchurch completed an online survey. Results revealed that high role overload, high role conflict, high school disaster impact, and schools’ ineffective disaster coping responses, were associated with increased levels of emotional exhaustion and cynicism. Although greater impact of earthquakes on teachers’ personal lives was related to higher levels of emotional exhaustion, results revealed a non-significant relationship between personal disaster impact and cynicism. In the Teacher Burnout Model, the relationships between both role stress variables and turnover intentions were mediated by perceptions of emotional exhaustion. This study contributes novel findings to the burnout literature, and provides implications for schools and organisations operating within a disaster context.
A story submitted by Lynette Evans to the QuakeStories website.
Summary of oral history interview with Alice Ridley about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.