They never said ‘Come here and let's talk about it’: Exclusion and non-decision-making in the rebuild of Christchurch, New Zealand

Decision-making in urban contexts is increasingly characterized by a depoliticized environment that has normalized neoliberal urban policies. These are further pursued in post-disaster contexts across the globe with narratives that overshadow the views and demands of the affected communities. Spatia...

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Published inLocal economy Vol. 32; no. 7; pp. 617 - 639
Main Authors Amore, Alberto, Michael Hall, C, Jenkins, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.11.2017
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Central government
Decision making
Disaster relief
Economy
Ekonomi
Governance
grassroots organizations
Narratives
Natural disasters
Neoliberalism
non-decision-making
post-disaster governance
power
Redevelopment
spatial contestation
Urban development
New Zealand
Christchurch New Zealand
post-disaster governance
power
spatial contestation
grassroots organizations
decision-making
non-decision-making
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Summary:Decision-making in urban contexts is increasingly characterized by a depoliticized environment that has normalized neoliberal urban policies. These are further pursued in post-disaster contexts across the globe with narratives that overshadow the views and demands of the affected communities. Spatial contestation, exclusion of certain groups from key decisions and episodes of non-decision-making thus shape urban redevelopment through top-down governance. This paper provides a Lukesian narrative on post-earthquake Christchurch, where the redevelopment of the city has been characterized by a strong command-and-control rebuild agenda emanating from the national government, regardless of the feedback and criticisms from the affected community.
ISSN:0269-0942
1470-9325
1470-9325
DOI:10.1177/0269094217734326