Description:
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the effect of a natural disaster on business and organisational systems and the people who work within them along with the reaction of consumers. The book seeks to provide a detailed understanding of business, organisational and consumer response to the Christchurch earthquake sequence of 2010-2011.
Review Quotes:
"Many people remember where they were when they heard about the first Christchurch Earthquake; it was just so significant. This volume edited by Michael Hall and colleagues is remarkable for its breadth and depth of coverage of business recovery in a single locality. Seldom are the effects of natural disasters examined so systematically and from such a wide range of perspectives. Business so very rarely proceeds 'as usual' after events like this. Individually, each chapter offers thought-provoking insights into diverse pathways to regeneration; collectively, they force us to reconsider precisely what we understand by 'redevelopment' for a city the size, scale and context of Christchurch." -- Tim Coles, Professor, Business School, University of Exeter, United Kingdom