Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'earthquake recovery'

The process of rebuilding and rehabilitating communities, infrastructure, and social systems following significant seismic events. Earthquake recovery encompasses emergency response, reconstruction efforts, policy reforms, and long-term resilience building that often reshape affected regions physically and socially. Historical recovery efforts have frequently altered urban planning approaches, building codes, and disaster preparedness strategies in ways that create divergent historical trajectories.

What If Christchurch Rebuilt Differently After the Earthquakes?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Christchurch, New Zealand pursued a radically different reconstruction strategy following the devastating 2010-2011 earthquakes, potentially transforming it into a global model for disaster recovery and sustainable urban design.