Earthquake disaster response in Christchurch

“Years of specialist building collapse and building instability training were put to use assisting with immediate live rescue and victim recovery followed by emergency shoring and building stabilisation works.” Carl Devereux, Christchurch, New Zealand February 2011

Markets: Property
Expertise: Building structures

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Aurecon's Carl Devereux briefs Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Australia's Governor General Quentin Bryce at the Christchurch Cathedral

Responding to natural disasters in the developing world

In this Face to Face interview, Aurecon CEO, Paul Hardy, talks with Peter Baxter, Director-General AusAid, about effective ways to support disaster response as well as reduce community vulnerability in the long-term.

Markets: International development assistance
Expertise: Environmental and community planning

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Pakistani flood victims, desperate for aid, swim towards a building rooftop wherr the army is dropping aid from a helicopter

Seismic resilience in the developing world

“Developing nations need to plan how they will recover from large natural disasters and consider how to make their economies more resilient,” comments Sean Gledhill, Aurecon Building Structures Service Leader, and multiple award winner for low damage seismic solutions.

Markets: Property, International development assistance, Transport
Expertise: Building structures

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In the developing world, natural disasters are often more devastating due to buildings being less able to resist the impact of major events

Disaster response planning

Disaster Risk Management (DRM) plans help to coordinate activities should disaster strike. These plans aim to reduce the risk of communities, or even entire countries, either through ensuring they are prepared to respond in the case of an event, or by reducing risks through planning measures.

Markets: Government
Expertise: Business and infrastructure advisory

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Aurecon's team work on disaster management mapping for Rwanda's National DRM plan