The artist, the academic, the hooker and the priest: Exploring the notion of partnership in the recovery of post-quake Canterbury

Abstract

The Canterbury earthquakes of 2010/11 caused widespread devastation to the built environment and infrastructure, decimated communities, and disrupted or destroyed many businesses. While there are many tragic elements, the disaster has also prompted the development of new - and sometimes unlikely - partnerships, many of which operate in emergent and rapidly changing 'spaces' of collaboration. In this presentation, Suzanne will explore several of these more innovative spaces in order to interrogate the notion of 'partnership' in the post-disaster context.