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The greening of the red zone Popular Article

Author
Chapple, G.
Year
2021
Publisher / Organisation
New Zealand Geographic
Number
167
Summary
During the two devastating earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011, land in the suburbs east of Christchurch sank by a metre. What’s a city to do when an apocalyptic landscape appears right on its doorstep?