L in co ln Un i ve r s i t y D i g i t a l D i s se r t a t ion Cop y r i gh t S t a temen t Th e d i g i t a l cop y o f th i s d i s s e r t a t ion i s p ro te c t ed b y th e Cop y r i gh t A c t 1994 (N ew Z e a l and ) . Th i s d i s s e r t a t ion m a y b e con su l t ed b y you , p ro v id ed you comp l y w i th th e p ro v i s ion s o f th e A c t and th e fo l low in g cond i t ion s o f u s e : you w i l l u se th e cop y on l y fo r th e pu rpo s e s o f r e s e a r ch o r p r i v a t e s tud y you w i l l r e co gn i s e the au tho r ' s r i gh t to b e id en t i f i ed a s th e au tho r o f th e d i s s e r t a t ion and du e a c know l ed gem en t w i l l b e m ad e to th e au tho r wh e r e app rop r i a te you w i l l ob t a in th e au tho r ' s p e rm i s s ion b e fo r e pub l i sh in g an y m a t e r i a l f rom th e d i s s e r t a t ion . S in k o r sw im ? The p l anne r ’ s p red i c amen t in a ch an g in g Ch r i s t chu r ch A D i s se r t a t ion subm i t t ed in p a r t i a l fu l f i lmen t o f the r equ i r emen t s fo r the De g r e e o f B a che lo r o f En v i ronmen t a l M an a g emen t (Honou r s ) a t L in co ln Un i v e r s i t y b y Ann a L . Redd i sh L in co ln Un i v e r s i t y 2015 Ab s t r a c t o f a D i s se r t a t ion subm i t t ed in p a r t i a l fu l f i lmen t o f the r equ i r emen t s fo r the De g r ee o f B a che lo r o f En v i ronmen t a l M an a g emen t (Honou r s ) . Ab s t r a c t S in k o r sw im ? The p l anne r ’ s p red i c amen t in a ch an g in g Ch r i s t chu r ch b y Ann a L . Redd i sh The wo r ld i s con s t an t l y ch an g in g . Ch r i s t chu r ch , New Ze al and , h a s re cen t l y e xpe r ien ced d r a s t i c ch an ge s a f te r e a r thqu a ke s s t ru c k the c i t y . T he e a r thqu a ke s c au sed the c i t y to ph y s i c a l l y sh a k e , and the l and to s in k in some p l a ce s and r i se in o the r s . Now fu r the r ch an ge i s fo r c a s t and p a r t s o f Ch r i s t chu r ch cou ld be unde r w a te r b y 2115 a c co rd in g to e xpe r t s . C l im a te ch an ge indu ced se a le ve l r i se i s re co gn i sed a s a in te rn a t ion a l i s sue w i th po ten t i a l imp a c t s fo r co a s t a l commun i t ie s a l l o ve r the wo r ld . The Ch r i s ch t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l i s requ i red to h a ve a 100 ye a r p l ann in g ho r i zon fo r se a le ve l r i se and th i s me an s p l ann in g fo r a t le a s t one me te r , an d po s s ib l y up to two me te r s , o f se a le ve l r i se b y 2115 . Th i s d i s se r t a t ion in ve s t i g a te s the p l ann in g re spon se to s low on se t d i s a s te r s , ch an ge , and un ce r t a in t y , u s in g the e x amp le o f se ale ve l r i se in Ch r i s t chu r ch , and i t e x am ine s the ro le o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion in th i s . To a ch ie ve th i s , the w a y s in wh i ch p l ann in g theo r y and p r a c t i ce a c know led ge un ce r t a in t y , and cope w i th ch an ge , we re c r i t i c a l l y an a l y sed a lon g w i th the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l ’ s re spon se to the Ton k in and T a y lo r p red i c t ion s and mode l l in g . Se m is t ru c tu red in te r v iew s w i th p ro fe s s ion a l s in n a tu r a l h a z a rd s r i s k redu c t ion , po l i c y , and p l ann in g we re condu c ted , and the p re v iou s and p ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y D i s t r i c t P l an s we re comp a red . P l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se in Ch r i s t chu r ch p ro v ide s an e x ample o f how p l anne r s m a y cope w i th s low on se t ch an ge . The re su l t s o f th i s d i s se r t a t ion su g ge s t s th a t the f a vou red r i s k redu c t ion s t r a te g y fo r co a s t a l commun i t ie s in Ch r i s t chu r ch i s an ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y , and a t p re sen t the re i s no s i gn o f m an a ged re t re a t bein g emp lo yed . The re su l t s a l so su g ge s t s u s in g a p l ann in g app ro a ch th a t in vo l ve s pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion fo r be s t re su l t s when p l ann in g fo r ch an ge , un ce r t a in t y o r s low on se t d i s a s te r s . Ke ywo rd s : p l ann in g theo r y , p l ann in g p r a c t i ce , pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion , ch an ge , un ce r t a in t y , se a le ve l r i se , Ch r i s t chu r ch , s low on se t d i s a s te r , m an a ged re t re a t , ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y . i i A c know led gemen t s I wou ld l i ke to a c know led ge tho se p ro fe s s ion a l s wo r k in g in the n a tu r a l h a z a rd s p l ann in g sp a ce who gene ro u s l y g a ve up the i r t ime to p a r t i c ip a te in in te r v iew s fo r th i s d i s se r t a t ion . 2015 h a s been an e x t reme l y bu s y ye a r fo r a l l p ro fe s s ion a l s wo r k in g w i th the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu rch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an , so I am g re a t fu l to tho se who ded i c a ted the i r t ime and sh a red the i r en thu s i a sm fo r th i s d i s se r t a t ion top i c . I wou ld l i ke to e xp re s s m y g r a t i tude to m y supe r v i s io r , D r . Su z anne V a l l an ce , fo r gu id in g and en cou r a g in g me th rou gh the re se a r ch p ro ce s s . Th an k you a l so to fe l low re se a r ch s tuden t , Shon a Jowe t t , fo r sh a r in g the d i s se r t a t ion jou rne y w i th me . F in a l l y , I wou ld l i ke to th an k m y f r iend s and f am i l y fo r the i r suppo r t th rou ghou t m y edu c a t ion . To a l l the f r iend s I h a ve m ade du r in g m y t ime a t L in co ln Un i ve r s i t y , th an k you fo r the l au gh s and ad ven tu re s th a t w i l l re m a in w i th me fo r l i fe . To m y c lo se s t f r iend s , th an k you fo r you r con s t an t en cou r a gemen t and fo r rem ind in g me o f the impo r t an ce o f a wo r kl i fe b a l an ce . The b i g ge s t th an k s o f a l l mu s t be e xp re s sed to m y b i g ge s t f an s , m y p a ren t s , fo r a lw a y s be l ie v in g in me an d suppo r t in g me in wh a te ve r I do . i i i T ab le o f Con ten t s Ab s t ra c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i i A c know led gemen t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i i i Tab le o f Con ten t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i v L i s t o f Tab le s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v i L i s t o f F i gu re s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v i i Chap te r 1 In t rodu c t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 .1The i s sue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chap te r 2 L i te ra tu re Re v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 .1The me s s y , con ten t iou s f ie ld th a t i s p l ann in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 .1 .1De f in in g P l ann in g theo r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 .1 .2Wh a t i s p l ann in g me an t to a ch ie ve ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 .1 .3P a r t i c ip a t ion in P l ann in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 .1 .4P l ann in g fo r Ch an ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 .2D i s a s te r m an a gemen t and p l ann in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2 .2 .1D i s a s te r R i s k Redu c t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 .2 .2C l im a te Ch an ge Ad ap t a t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2 .2 .3S im i l a r i t ie s and d i f fe ren ce s be tween DRR and CCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2 .2 .4In te g r a t ion o f DRR and CCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2 .3Co a s t a l H a z a rd s and R i s k M an a gemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2 .3 .1M an a ged Re t re a t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2 .3 .2S t r a te g i c Ad ap t a t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2 .4C a se S tud ie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2 .4 .1G r an th am , Queen s l and , Au s t r a l i a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2 .4 .2We l l in g ton , New Ze a l and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2 .5L i te r a tu re Re v iew Summ a r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Chap te r 3 New Zea l and Le g i s l a t ion Re v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3 .1P l ann in g h ie r a r ch y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3 .2Re spon s ib i l i t ie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Chap te r 4 Con te x t Ch r i s t chu r ch Chan g in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Chap te r 5 Me thodo lo g y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 5 .1In t rodu c t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 5 .2Qu a l i t a t i ve Re se a r ch Me thod s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 5 .2 .1L i te r a tu re B a sed Re se a r ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 5 .2 .2Empe r i c a l Re se a r ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 5 .2 .3C a se S tud y Re se a r ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 5 .2 .4Se cond a r y Re se a r ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 5 .3D a t a An a l y s i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Chap te r 6 Re su l t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 i v 6 .1Re spon se to the Ton k in and T a y lo r Repo r t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 6 .2P l ann in g op t ion s fo r se a le ve l r i se . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 6 .2 .1P ro te c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 6 .2 .2M an a ged Re t re a t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 6 .2 .3Ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y o r a m i xed app ro a ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 6 .2 .4Me ch an i sm s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 6 .3P l ann in g fo r the un ce r t a in t y o f se a le ve l r i se . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 6 .4Summ a r y o f ke y re se a r ch f ind in g s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Chap te r 7 D i s cu s s ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 7 .1In t rodu c t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 7 .2A p l ann in g app ro a ch fo r ch an ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 7 .3Le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion in p l ann in g fo r ch an ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 7 .3 .1Nons t a tu to r y app ro a che s no t g i ven enou gh c red i t in p l ann in g fo r ch an ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 7 .4Con c lu s ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Chap te r 8 Con c lu s ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Append i x A New Zea l and Le g i s l a t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 8 .1Re sou r ce M an a gemen t A c t 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 8 .2New Ze a l and Co a s t a l Po l i c y S t a temen t 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 8 .3C an te rbu r y Re g ion a l Po l i c y S t a temen t 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 8 .4C an te rbu r y Re g ion a l Co a s t a l En v i ronmen t P l an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 8 .5C i v i l De fen ce and Eme r gen c y M an a gemen t A c t 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 8 .6Bu i ld in g A c t 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 8 .7Lo c a l Go ve rnmen t and O f f i c i a l In fo rm a t ion and Mee t in g s A c t 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Re fe ren ce s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Boo km a r k no t de f ined . v L i s t o f T ab le s T ab le 1 : Summ a r y o f how p l ann in g app ro a che s in co rpo r a te ch an ge and pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 T ab le 2 : P l ann in g app ro a che s and the i r pe r cep t ion o f ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y a s e xemp l i f ied in Ch r i s t chu r ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 T ab le 3 : P l ann in g app ro a che s and the i r le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion a s e xemp l i f ied in Ch r i s t chu r ch . . 60 v i L i s t o f F i gu re s F i gu re 1 : L adde r o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion (A rn s te in , 1969 )………………………………………………………………11 F i gu re 2 : Ro adm ap to d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion (G a i l l a rd & Me r ce r , 2012 ) ……………………………………… .16 F i gu re 3 : Gene r a l ch a r a c te r i s a t ion o f the c l im a te ch an ge ad ap t a t ion and d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion commun i t ie s ( Thom a l l a e t a l . , 2006 ) ………………………………………………… ………… . .20 F i gu re 4 : New Ze a l and ’ s le g i s l a t i ve f r amewo r k fo r m an a g in g h a z a rd s (G l a vo v i c e t a l . , 2010 and S aunde r s e t a l . , 2011 in L an g r i gde & Beb an , 2011 ) ……………………………………………… .31 F i gu re 5 : P l a nn in g f r amewo r k unde r the RMA fo r the co a s t a l en v i ronmen t (M in i s t r y fo r the En v i ronmen t , 2008 ) ………………………… . .………………………………. . ……………………………… .32 F i gu re 6: P ro te c t i ve se a w a l l s t ru c tu re a lon g The E sp l an ade , Sumne r , Ch r i s t chu r ch ( Sou r ce : Au tho r ) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………43 v i i Ch ap te r 1 In t rodu c t ion We l i ve in a wo r ld th a t i s con s t an t l y ch an g in g , sh i f t in g , ad ap t in g and e vo l v in g . Ch r i s t chu r ch , New Ze a l and , h a s re cen t l y e xpe r ien ced d r a s t i c ch an ge s a f te r e a r thqu a ke s s t ru c k the c i t y . T he e a r thqu a ke s c au s ed the c i t y to ph y s i c a l l y sh a ke ; de s t ro y in g home s and bu s ine s s and t r a g i c a l l y t a k in g l i ve s . L ique f a c t ion bubb led to the su r f a ce and the l and a l so t i l t ed ; s in k in g in some p l a ce s and r i s in g in o the r s . Now fu r the r ch an ge i s fo r c a s t fo r Ch r i s t chu r ch and pa r t s o f the c i t y cou ld be unde r w a te r b y 2115 a c co rd in g to se a le ve l r i se p red i c t ion s . “ S ea l e v e l r i s e i s an in e v i tab l e con s equ en c e o f a wa rm ing wo r ld and w i l l con t inu e long a f t e r g loba l a v e rag e t emp e ra tu r es ma y ha v e b e en s tab i l i s ed . Non e th e l e s s , p lann ing fo r s ea l e v e l r i s e i s d i f f i cu l t b e cau s e no p ra c t i ca l upp e r bound fo r s ea l e v e l r i s e o v e r th e tw en t y f i r s t c en tu r y can b e g i v en a t p r e s en t… D e c i s ion s on how to manag e c l ima t e r e la t ed coa s ta l ha za rd s , th e r e fo r e , ha v e to r ema in r e spon s i v e no t on l y to chang ing so c i e ta l and en v i ronm en ta l p r e s su r e s bu t a l so to n ew in fo rma t ion abou t fu tu r e r i s k s ” (R e i s ing e r , Law r en c e , Ha r t & Chapman , 2015 , p . 285 286) . Se a le ve l r i se c an be iden t i f ied a s a s low on se t d i s a s te r . A s oppo sed to r ap id on se t d i s a s te r s th a t h appen w i th no w a rn in g , s low on se t d i s a s te r s o c cu r s low l y , o ve r a longe r pe r iod o f t ime , bu t s t i l l mu s t be con s ide red d i s a s te r s be c au se o f the de v a s t a t ion the y c an c au se . The g r adu a l ch an ges o ve r a s i gn i f i c an t pe r iod o f t ime c an po ten t i a l l y h a ve d am a g in g e f fe c t s fo r vu lne r ab le commun i t ie s in the lon g te rm . P l ann in g fo r s low on se t d i s a s te r s now c an redu ce the r i s k fo r the se e f fe c ted commun i t ie s and m a ke them mo re re s i l ien t to ch an ge s and un ce r t a in t ie s . P l ann in g theo r y and p r a c t i ce h a s de ve loped o ve r i t s h is to r y , to be mo re a c cep t in g o f ch an ge s th a t m a y o c cu r in the en v i ronmen t, and a c know led ge th a t ce r t a in t y c anno t be gu a r an teed . Bu t no s in g le theo r y o r app ro a ch to p l ann in g h a s e ve r been e s t ab l i shed . Th i s m a y be me s s y and con fu s in g fo r p l anne r s , o r i t m a y gi ve them the f le x ib i l i t y to app l y an app ro a ch th a t be s t su i t s the commun i t y the y a re p l ann in g fo r and w i th . To add to the v a s t repe r to i re o f the p l anne r , the d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion f ie ld h a s e xp loded in re cen t ye a r s . P ro g r amme s , m an y o f wh i ch a re non s t a t u to r y , su ch a s the H yo go F r amewo r k fo r A c t ion , h a ve be gun to eme r ge ; a im in g to in c re a se the re s i l ien ce o f commun i t ie s and n a t ion s to di s a s te r s . The re i s no one w a y to p l an fo r ch an ge , howe ve r be g inn in g p l ann in g now c an redu ce the r i s k fo r vu lne r ab le commun i t ie s . 1 1 .1 The i s sue P a r t s o f co a s t a l Ch r i s t chu r ch cou ld be inund a ted b y se a w a te r b y 2115 i f se a le ve l r i se e ven tu a te s to the p red i c ted le ve l s . Ton k in and T a y lo r (2013 ) h a ve p red i c ted a one me te r r i se in se a le ve l in the ne x t 100 ye a r s , w i th the po s s ib i l i t y o f up to two me te r s o f se a le ve l r i se in some a re a s. The Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l i s requ i red to p l an fo r se a le ve l r i se o ve r the ne x t 100 ye a r s unde r the New Ze a l and Co a s t a l Po l i c y S t a temen t (N ZCP S ) 2010 . The y a re u s in g Ton k i n and T a y lo r’ s p red i c t ion s and mode l l in g to p l an fo r the e xpe c ted imp a c t s o f se a le ve l r i se on commun i t ie s . Th i s in c lude s u s in g th i s new in fo rm a t ion to upd a te the co a s t a l h a z a rd s p l ann in g p ro v i s ion s in the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an, w h i ch , in 2015 h a s been go in g th rou gh a f a s t t r a c ked d i s t r i c t p l an re v iew p ro ce s s unde r the C an te rbu r y E a r thqu a ke Re spon se and Re co ve r y A c t 2010 . The C h r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l pu t h a z a rd zone s on the p l ann in g m ap s and h a z a rd in fo rm a t ion on L and In fo rm a t ion Memo r and a . Howe ve r the re w a s hu ge pub l i c d i s s a t i s f a c t ion abou t th i s new se a le ve l r i se in fo rm a t ion and abou t the Coun c i l ’ s re spon se . A s a re su l t , the N a tu r a l H a z a rd s ch ap te r w a s remo ved f rom the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Repl a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an in Sep tembe r 2015 , and i t w i l l be re v iewed ou t s ide o f the f a s tt r a c ked d i s t r i c t p l an re v iew p ro ce s s , unde r a no rm a l Re sou r ce M an a gemen t A c t 1991 p ro ce s s in 20161. The man a gemen t o f se a le ve l r i se i s d i f f i cu l t , no t on l y be c au se o f the un ce r t a in t ie s su r round in g the s c a le and m a gn i tude o f the i s sue , bu t a l so be c au se the co a s t i s a v a lued en v i ronmen t fo r m an y . P l ann in g fo r se a le ve r i se i s the re fo re a con ten iou s and emo t i ve i s sue . P l ann in g fo r ch an ge i s c le a r l y no t e a s y , howe ve r le s son s c an be le a rned f rom the Ch r i s t chu r ch e x amp le . Th i s d i s se r t a t ion a imed to in ve s t i g a te p l ann in g re spon se to s low on se t d i s a s te r s , ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y u s in g the e x amp le o f se a le ve l r i se in Ch r i s t chu r ch . To add re s s th i s a im p l ann in g theo r y and p r a c t i ce w a s an a l y sed in l i gh t o f how i t cope s , o r f a i l s to cope , w i th ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y . Th i s d i s se r t a t ion a l so in ve s t i g a ted Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l ’ s re spon se to the Ton k in and T a y lo r se a le ve l r i se p red i c t ions in re l a t ion to how the y in tend to p l an fo r th i s ch an ge and e f fe c t i v el y redu ce the vu lne r ab i l i t y o f commun i t ie s to co a s t a l h a z a rd s . Th e s cope o f th i s re se a r ch d id no t co ve r the s c ien ce beh ind c l im a te ch an ge indu ced se a le ve l r i se o r the me ch an i c s o f co a s t a l p ro ce s s l i ke inund a t ion o r e ro s ion . Se a le ve l r i se h a s been iden t i f ied a s a po ten t i a l g lob a l i s sue , an un ce r t a in one a t th a t , bu t one th a t i s h appen in g, and w i l l con t inue to h appen. The re fo re th i s d i s se r t a t ion fo cu sed on how lo c a l au tho r i t ie s c an p l an fo r th a t un ce r t a in t y , 1 Th i s d i s se r t a t ion h a s been comp le ted wh i l s t the d i s t r i c t p l an re v iew p ro ce s s h a s been l i ve . I t i s i ron i c th a t th i s d i s se r t a t ion, on p l ann in g in a ch an g in g en v i ronmen t, h a s been sub je c t to i t s own p rob lem . Howe ve r , i t doe s p ro ve the re le v an ce o f th i s re se a r ch and emph a s i se s how impe r a t i ve i t i s th a t p l ann in g re co gn i se s and a c commod a te s ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y . 2 and i f i t doe s e ven tu a te to the le ve l s th a t a re p red i c ted , how to sen s ib l y p l an to p reemp t and a vo id d i s a s te r . Th i s d i s se r t a t ion f i r s t l y d i s cu s se s the a r gumen t s in the cu r ren t l i te r a tu re abou t the me s s y and con ten t i ou s f ie ld th a t i s p l ann in g ; how p l ann in g theo r ie s and p r a c t i ce s a c kn ow led ge ch an ge and pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion ; the re a son ab l y new f ie ld o f d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion ; and the bene f i t s and ch a l len ge s o f co a s t a l m an a gemen t app ro a che s . Then Ch r i s t chu r ch ’ s ch an g in g en v i ronm en t w i l l be de s c r ibed . Fo l low in g th a t , the qu a l i t a t i ve re se a r ch s t r a te g y , in c lud in g the u se o f sem i s t ru c tu red in te r v iew s and comp a r a t i ve do cu men t an a l y s i s , w i l l be e xp l a ined. Ne x t , the re se a r ch f ind in g s w i l l de s c r ibe Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l ’ s p l ann in g re spon se to ch an ge . F in a l l y , the se re su l t s w i l l be d i s cu s sed in l i gh t o f the iden t i f ied l i te r a r y a r gumen t s abou t how p l ann in g app ro a che s a c know led ge ch an ge , un ce r t a in t y and the ro le o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion in p l ann in g . 3 Ch ap te r 2 L i te r a tu re Re v iew Th i s l i te r a tu re re v iew con t a in s fou r se c t ion s . The f i r s t se c t ion co ve r s the h i s to r y o f p l ann in g theo r y and how ch an ge , un ce r t a in t y and pub l i c p a r t i c i p a t ion h a ve been a c know led ged in theo r y and p r a c t i ce. The se cond se c t ion de s c r ibe s d i s a s te r m an a gemen t and p l ann in g app ro a che s , n ame l y d i s a s te r r i s k reduc t ion and c l im a te ch an ge ad ap t a t ion . The th i rd se c t ion o f the l i te r a tu re re v iew w i l l d i s cu s s m an a ged re t re a t a s a co a s t a l r i s k redu c t ion s t r a te g y . F in a l l y , two c a se s tud ie s w i l l be de s c r ibed to g i ve p r a c t i c a l unde r s t and in g to the theo re t i c a l deb a te s . 2 .1 The me s s y , con ten t iou s f ie ld th a t i s p l ann in g Th i s f i r s t se c t ion iden t i f ie s how de c ade s wo r th o f p l ann in g l i te r a tu re de f ined p l ann in g theo r y and p r a c t i ce . Th rou gh th i s p l ann in g l i te r a tu re , the h i s to r y o f p l ann in g and wh a t i t i s me an t to a ch ie ve be come s c le a r . To a vo id repe a t in g some o f p l ann in g ’ s fundamen t a l theo r y and h i s to r y te x t s , su ch a s F a lud i ’ s 1973 re ade r , th i s a c coun t o f p l ann in g h i s to r y and theo r y a im s to fo cu s on wh a t p l ann in g i s me an t to a ch ie ve and how su c ce s s fu l l y i t cope s w i th ch an ge . 2 .1 .1 De f in in g P lann in g theo r y I f an y th in g i s c le a r w i th in p l ann in g theo r y , i t i s th a t the re i s no s in g le theo r y in p l ann in g . To de f ine p l ann in g i s d i f f i cu l t (Keeb le , 1959 ) , and to con f ine i t to a s in g le de f in i t ion i s t re a che rou s (B rown & She r r a rd , 1951 ) . C ampbe l l & F a in s te in (2003 ) c a l led p l ann in g “ an e lu s i ve sub je c t o f s tud y ” (p . 1 ) th a t doe s no t h a ve a s in g le de f in in g p a r ad i gm and i s in f luen ced b y m an y d i ve r se d i s c ip l ine s . Thomp son (2012 ) , que s t ioned i f i t i s “be c au se the theo r y and p r a c t i ce o f p l ann in g eme r ge d f ro m se ve r a l d i s c ip l in a r y a re a s and h a ve e vo l ved f rom d i f fe ren t so c ipo l i t i c a l , e conom i c and h i s to r i c a l con te x t s ” (p . 12 ) , th a t the p rob lem o f de f in in g p l ann in g e x i s t s . The d i f f i cu l t y in de f in in g p l ann in g theo r y h a s fou r ke y e xp l an a t ion s a c co rd in g to C ampbe ll and F a in s te in (2003 ) . F i r s t l y , fund amen t a l con ce rn s w i th p l ann in g a re embedded w i th in the de c i s i ve ro le o f the s t a te in so c i a l and sp a t i a l ch an ge . Se cond l y , the re i s no t an e x c lu s i ve bound a r y be tween p l anne r s and nonp l anne r s ; “p l anne r s don ’ t ju s t p l an , and non p l anne r s a l so p l an ” (C ampbe l l & F a in s te in , 2003 , p . 2 ) . Th i rd l y , p l ann in g h a s two d i f fe ren t se t s o f theo re c t i c a l que s t ion s and p r io r i t ie s be c au se the re a re tho se who de f ine the f ie ld b y ob je c t (n a tu r a l and bu i l t en v i ronmen t ) and tho se who de f ine b y i t me thod (de c i s ionm a k in g p ro ce s s ) . F in a l l y , i t s me thodo lo g ie s a re d i ve r se and t a ken 4 f rom a r an ge o f d i s c ip l ine s m a k in g the theo re c t i c a l b a se o f p l ann in g h a rd to de te rm ine f rom i t s an a l y t i c a l too l s . A s a re su l t o f the ab s t r a c t ch a r a c te r i s t i c s o f p l ann ing theo r y , the re a re d i s a g reemen t s o ve r bo th s cope and fun c t ion in the p r a c t i ce o f p l ann in g , me an in g some p l anne r s d i s re g a rd i t (C ampbe l l & F a in s te in , 2003 ) . A l lmend in ge r (2009 ) iden t i f ied th i s theo r y p r a c t i ce g ap , l i ken in g i t to a b a t t le g round ; “ a b a t t le ove r the c re a t ion o f know led ge and theo r y , a b a t t le o ve r the d i s t r ibu t ion and (m i s )u se o f powe r , and a b a t t le o ve r the t r an s l a t ion o f theo r y in to p r a c t i ce ” (p . 25 ) . Wh i le some , l i ke W a t son (2008 ) , G l a s s (1959 ) and Re ade (1987 ) , we re con ce rned abou t the re bein g a l a c k o f cohe s ion be tween p l ann in g theo r y and con te x tu a l i sed p l ann in g p r a c t i ce s ( in A l lmend in ge r , 2009 , p . 24 ) , o the r s , l i ke A le x ande r (1997 ) , que s t ioned whe the r the e x i s ten ce o f the theo r yp r a c t i ce g ap i s su ch a bu rden . A le x ande r (1997 ) a r gued th a t it a l lowed p r a c t i t ione r s to ‘p i c k and choo se ’ theo r ie s , u s in g the d i ve r s i t y and abund an ce o f theo r ie s to the i r ad v an t a ge . Wh a t p l anne r s ‘do ’ in th i s a l re ad y fo g g in g f ie ld i s rede f ined w i th e ve r y new theo r y th a t eme r ge s ( S ande r co c k , 1998 ) . De sp i te the con te n t iou s re a lm o f p l ann in g theo r y and the ab sen ce o f a s in g le p l ann in g p a r ad i gm in p l ann in g l i te r a tu re , Thomp son (2012 ) s t a ted th a t the theo re c t i c a l e vou l t ion o f p l ann in g i s s t i l l impo r t an t to unde r s t and in g the con tempo r a r y n a tu re o f p l ann in g . I t ’ s d i ve r s i t y and f le x ib i l i t y m a y a l low p l ann in g p r a c t i ce to cope be t te r w i th the ch an g in g wo r ld . 2 .1 .2 Wh a t i s p l ann in g me an t to a ch ie ve ? The d i f fe ren t p l ann in g p a r ad i gm s h a ve d i f fe ren t imp lemen t a t ion me thod s and d i f fe ren t go a l s . Cen tu r y and b rou gh t w i th i t a deepe r P l ann in g in i t i a l l y c ame ou t o f the En l i gh tenmen t o f the 18th s c ien t i f i c unde r s t and in g o f how to con t ro l the en v i ronmen t to the hum an ad v an t a ge ( T a y lo r , 1998 ) . The a im o f p l ann in g w a s to con t ro l the ph y s i c a l en v i ronmen t to imp ro ve the qu a l i t y o f hum an l i fe . “P l ann in g i s in te r ven t ion w i th an in ten t ion to a l te r the e x i s t in g cou r se o f e ven t s ” (C ampbe l l & F a in s te in , 2003 , p . 6 ) . O r i g in a l l y th i s in te r ven t ion w a s o f a ph y s i c a l n a tu re ; fo cu s in g on the fo rm and s t ru c tu re o f se t t lemen t s . C ampbe l l and F a in s te in (19 96 ), and Thomp son (2012 ) , a r gued th a t p l ann in g eme r ged f rom the g a rden c i t y mo vemen t , the c i t y be au t i fu l mo vemen t and pub l i c he a l th re fo rm s a t the be g inn in g o f th Cen tu r y . D r aw in g on the en g inee r in g and a r ch i te c tu re p ro fe s s ion s , and in f luen ced he a v i ly b y the 19 the r a t ion a l and fun c t ion a l emph a s i s o f mode rn i s t thou gh t , e a r l y p l ann in g w a s con ce rned w i th the ab i l i t y to c re a te and con t ro l the ph y s i c a l en v i ronmen t . P l ann in g a s an ae s the t i c a c t i v i t y , w a s de f ined b y Keeb le (1959 ) a s, “ the a r t and s c ien ce o f o rde r i n g the u se o f l and and the ch a r a c te r and s i t t in g o f bu i ld in g s… to se cu re the m a x imum… de g ree o f e conom y , con ven ien ce and be au t y ” (p . 9 ) . 5 The mode rn i s t de s i re to “ r a t ion a l l y o rde r and con t ro l l andu se and de ve lopmen t ” ( Thomp son , 2012 , p , 15 ) , to a ch ie ve a comp rehen s i ve v i s ion w a s t yp i c a l l y a ch ie ved th rou gh l and u se zon in g and m a s te r p l ann in g . M a s te r p l an s too k in to a c coun t fun c t ion , a s we l l a s e conom i c a spe c t s o f the u rb an a c t i v i t ie s and the i r re l a t ion sh ip w i th ae s the t i c s and sp a t i a l de s i gn (Be au re g a rd , 198 9 ) . “M a s te r p l anne r s… o f ten w an ted to see them se l ve s a s a k ind o f supe rm an , r i gh t in g w ron g s and c re a t in g the ide a l c i t y ” (R yd in , 2011 , p . 8 ) . Mode rn i s t p l anne r s we re the e xpe r t s , con t ro l l in g and m an ipu l a t in g . ‘P l ann in g i s p a r t o f the mode rn “ s t ru g g le to m ake ou r se l ve s a t home in a con s t an t l y ch an g in g wo r ld ” ’ (Be rm an 1988 , p . 6 in Be au re g a rd , 1989 , p . 218 ) . The e a r l y ju s t i f i c a t ion fo r p l ann in g , be in g to con t ro l the re l a t ion sh ip be tween the ph y s i c a l cond i t ion s ( s lum hou s in g ) and i t s so c i a l imp l i c a t ion s ( i l l h e a l th ) (A l lmend in ge r , 2009 ) , show s the re i s mo re to p l ann in g th an the ph y s i c a l en v i ronmen t and “mode rn i s t p l anne r s be l ie ve in a fu tu re in wh i ch so c i a l p rob lem s a re t amed ” (Be au re g a rd , 2009 ) . Mode rn i s t p l ann in g a s a p ro ce s s i s ch a r a c te r i sed b y a sp i r a t ion s to a comp rehen s i ve app ro a ch , t a k in g a l l f a c to r s in to a c coun t in de v i s in g the p l an . I t a s sume s a g re a t de a l o f p r io r know led ge abou t cu r ren t s i tu a tuon s and fu tu re t rend s , a s we l l a s comm and o ve r the me an s o f imp lemen t in g the p l an (R yd in , 2011 ) . The r a t ion a l comp rehen s i ve mode l o f p l ann in g i s the fund amen t a l mode rn i s t p l ann in g app ro a ch . Ad vo c a te s o f the r a t ion a l comp rehen s i ve p l ann in g p a r ad i gm a r gued th a t a l l cou r se s o f a c t ion a re iden t i f ied and e v a lu a ted a g a in s t a l l re le v an t end s so th a t the re w i l l be no un c e r t a in t ie s ( F a lud i , 1973 ) . The comp rehen s i vene s s p ro v ided b y mode rn i s t r a t ion a l p l ann in g app ro a che s i s o f ten the ju s t i f i c a t ion fo r p l ann in g . Howe ve r , r a t ion a l comp rehen s i ve p l ann in g h a s been c r i t iqued fo r i t s n a i ve t y and i t s a s sump t ion o f ce r t a in t y . R a t ion a l p l ann in g a s sume s a p r io r know led ge (R yd in , 2011 ) and th a t th i s in fo rm a t ion w i l l be app l ied to mee t the spe c i f i c a im s o f a p l an . Bu t a s R yd in (2011 ) a r gue s , p l anne r s se ldom h a ve a l l the in fo rm a t ion the y need and the re fo re a s sump t ion s h a ve to be m ade . I t i s “n ie the r po s s ib le no r de s i rab le to pe r fo rm su ch a comp rehen s i ve e v a lu a t ion ” ( F a lud i , 1973 , p . 153 ) . Fo r some , the hope o f r a t ion a l p l ann in g i s s imp l y to rep l a ce the un ce r t a in t y o f the m a r ke t w i th the lo g i c o f the p l an . Ye t o the r s ho ld the re ve r se be l ie f: th a t the lo g i c o f the m a r ke t shou ld rep l a ce the ch ao s le f t b y p l ann in g (C ampbe l l & F a in s te in , 2003 , p . 6 ) . Howe ve r , G lee son & Low (2000 ) a r gued th a t p l ann in g i s needed e ven in a m a r ke t so c ie t y . The se d i f fe ren t deb a te s r a i se the que s t ion fo r p l ann in g o f whe the r and how to in te r vene , fo r whom , and u s in g wh a t ju s t i f i c a t ion ? When the comp le x i t ie s o f the u rb an en v i ronmen t and the need fo r p l ann in g to be in te r conne c ted ( Thomp son , 2012 ) w a s re a l i sed , p l ann in g a s an “ ab s t r a c t mode l o f pe r fe c t r a t ion a l i t y in so c i a l 6 de c i s ion m a k in g ” (B an f ie ld , 1955 in F r iedm ann , 1973 , p . 345 ) w a s e x tended. A s a re su l t , p l ann in g app ro a che s th a t in co rpo r a ted comp le x i t ie s and the in te r conne c tedne s s o f the en v i ronmen t we re e s t ab l i shed . Fo r e x amp le , M c Lou gh l in ’ s (1969 ) s y s tem s app ro a ch, wh i ch w a s “ ch a r c te r i sed b y in te r conne c t i v i t y and con t inuou s re v iew , and con cep tu a l i sed p l ann in g a s a se r ie s o f ph a se s in a c y c le ” ( Thomp son , 2012 , p . 19 ) . S y s tem s a re d yn am i c , the y ad ap t , sh i f t and e vo l ve and t he re fo re the y a re a good p l ann in g app ro a ch fo r m an a g in g ch an ge (A l lmend in ge r , 2009 ) . A l lmend in ge r (2009 ) s t a ted th a t , “p l an s shou ld no t be s t a t i c do cumen t s bu t r a the r a s d yn am i c and ch an g in g a s the s y s tem s them se l ve s ” (p . 55 ) . A l thou gh a c know led g in g th a t ch an ge cou ld no t be p red i c ted w i th ce r t a in t y , M c Lo u gh l in ’ s (1969 ) app ro a ch w a s s t i l l an e x amp le o f s t ron g r a t ion a l de c i s ionm a k in g in p l ann in g . T a y lo r (1998 ) a r gued th a t the s y s tem s v iew o f p l ann in g and the r a t ion a l p ro ce s s v iew o f p l ann in g eme r ged w i th the f a i th in s c ien ce and th a t the y sh a red the mode rn a s sump t ion o f con t ro l l in g the en v i ronmen t fo r hum an p ro g re s s th a t G idden s (1994 , in T a y lo r , 1998 , p . 73 ) c a l led the ‘ c ybe rne t i c ’ mode l o f con t ro l . A l lmend in ge r (2009 ) a g reed th a t s y s tem s and r a t ion a l app ro a che s p red i c t and con t ro l ; the p l anne r i s the ‘he lm sm an s tee r in g the c i t y ’ (M c Lou gh l in , 1969 , p . 86 in A l lmend in ge r , 2009 ) . In c remen t a l i sm and s t r a te g i c p l ann in g a re re spon se s to the c r i t ique s o f r a t ion a l p l ann in g . “Bo th… sh a re a f ru s t r a t ion w i th the unw ie ld ine s s and ine f f i c ien c ie s o f com p rehen s i ve p l ann in g ” (C ampbe l l & F a in s te in , 1996 , p . 261 ) . In c remen t a l i sm ch a l len ge s the e s sen ce o f comp le x , l a r ge s c a le p l ann in g th rou gh i t s mo re mode s t app ro a ch o f comp a r in g on l y l im i ted po l i c y ch an ge s in de c i s ion m a k in g (C ampbe l l & F a in s te in , 1996 ) . S im i l a r i l y , s t r a te g i c p l ann in g , wh i ch h a s co rpo r a te and m i l i t a r y roo t s , mo ve s aw a y f rom fo cu s in g on b ro ad go a l s o f comp rehen s i ve p l ann in g to a fo cu s on spe c i f i c t a s k s a ch ie ved in a s t re am l ined , e f f ie c ien t w a y (C ampbe l l & F a in s te in , 1996 ) . Ch ambe r s and T a y lo r (1999 ) a r gued th a t the “b a s i c ro le o f s t r a te g i c p l ann in g i s to a c t a s a ‘ loo kou t ’ ” (p . 27 ) . The fu tu re i s no t f i xed ; the re a re m an y po s s ib le a l te rn a t i ve fu tu re s and the one th a t e ven tu a te s w i l l be con s t ru c ted b y the cho i ce s and a c t ion s o f hum an s (Ch ambe r s & T a y lo r , 1999 ) . Be c au se o f th i s , Ch ambe r s and T a y lo r (1999 ) , a r gued th a t “p l ann in g i s no t an end in i t se l f , i t i s the me an s to an end ” (p . 86 ) . F a lud i (1973 ) o f fe red the b luep r in t mode l o f p l ann in g a s an a l te rn a t i ve to the r a t ion a l p l ann in g app ro a ch , and the p ro ce s s mode l o f p l ann in g to rep l a ce the in c remen t a l app ro a ch . The b luep r in t mode l o f p l ann in g i s s im i l a r to the r a t ion a l app ro a ch in th a t i t a vo id s un ce r t a in t ie s and a ch ie ve s i t s de s i red ou t come s b y g a the r ing a l l in fo rm a t ion and ide a s a t the s t a r t o f the de c i s ion m a k in g p ro ce s s . In b luep r in t p l ann in g “ a p l ann in g a gen c y ope r a te s a p ro g r amme thou gh t to a t t a in i ts ob je c t i ve s w i th ce r t a in t y… mo d i f i c a t ion du r in g imp lemen t a t ion i s no t an t i c ip a ted ” ( F a lud i , 1973 , p . 131 ) . In con t r a s t , in the p ro ce s s mode o f p l ann in g , “p ro g r amme s a re ad ap ted du r in g the i r imp lemen t a t ion a s and when in com in g in fo rm a t ion requ i re s su ch ch an ge s ” (F a lud i , 1973 , p .132 ). F a lu di (1973 ) f a vou red the p ro ce s s mode l be c au se “p l ann in g i s no t abou t the p rodu c t ion o f g lo s s y p l an s and the un swe r v in g 7 e xe cu t ion o f p ropo s a l s the y con t a in ” (p . 131 ) , bu t r a the r the p ro ce s s b y wh i ch p l ann in g i s done . In th i s mode l, F a lud i ’ s (1973 ) p ro ce s s p l ann in g w a s in a g remen t w i th Ch ambe r s and T a y lo r (1999 ) who s a id i t i s the p ro ce s s o f p l ann in g r a the r the te chn i que s o f p l ann in g th a t i s impo r t an t . In the 1980 s c ame the eme r gen ce o f po s t mode rn i s t ide a s . Po s tmode rn i sm rep re sen ted a s kep t i sm tow a rd s r a t ion a l p l ann in g (Be au re g a rd , 1989 ) and the comp rehen s i ve p l an , and w an ted to mo ve aw a y f rom the se in f a vou r o f m u l tip le d i s cou r se s (C ampbe l l & F a in s te in , 1996 ) . P l ann in g t r an s i t ioned f rom the mode rn i s t , r a t ion a l i s t , and comp rehen s i ve app ro a ch to one wh i ch emph a s i sed co l l abo r a t ion and con sen su s bu i ld in g amon g s t s t a keho lde r s (R yd in , 2011 ; Thomp son , 2012 ) . Commun i c a t i ve Ra t ion a l i t y and Co l l abo r a t i ve P l ann in g Commun i c a t i ve and co l l abor a t i ve p l ann in g a re the p r in c ip l e po s tmode rn i s t p l ann in g app ro a che s . The commun i c a t i ve app ro a ch to p l ann in g too k i t s found a t ion s f rom , and bu i l t upon, H abe rm a s ’ ide a s o f commun i ca t i ve r a t ion a l i t y . H abe rm a s a imed to add to the ide a s o f mod e rn i t y r a the r th an d i sm i s s in g them, b y re t hin k in g the con cep t o f re a son f rom an ind i v idu a l i sed , sub je c t ob je c t re a son in to in te r sub je c t i ve commu ni c a t i ve re a son in g (He a le y , 1992 ) . Cen t r a l to H abe rm a s ’ commun i t c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y i s the “ ro le o f l an gu a ge and the se a r ch fo r the und i s to r ted commun i t c a t ion a s a b a s i s fo r con sen su s and a c t ion ” ( Tewdw r Jone s & A l lend in ge r , 1998 , p . 1976 ) . He a le y (1992 ) e xp l a ined th a t in H abe rm a s ’ commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y , “ l iv in g to ge the r bu t d i f fe ren t l y ” (p . 242 ) , c au se s u s to a g ree on w a y s to a c t on common con ce rn s . C r i t i c s h a ve , a c co rd in g to He a le y (1992 ) , a r gued th a t H abe rm a s ’ theo r y in f a c t , ho ld s on to mode rn i t y ’ s re a son in g and the re a re d i f fe ren ce s in c l a s s , gende r , r a ce and cu l tu re wh i ch c anno t be so l ved th rou gh deb te , on l y th rou gh powe r s t ru g g le s . H abe rm a s ju s t i f ied add in g to mode rn i t y ’ s con cep t o f re a son , r a the r th an who le y d i s sm i s s in g i t , be c au se in o rde r to deb a te and a r gue, e a ch ind i v idu a l need s the i r own re a son in g to en g a ge and the re fo re co l le c t i ve re a son in g i s in fo rmed b y d i f fe ren t ‘ l i fewo r ld s ’ (He a le y , 1992 ) . He a le y (1992 ) , he r se l f , c r i t iqued H abe rm a s b y iden t i f y in g th a t the re a re d i f fe ren ce s in the w a ys we commun i c a te , wh i ch need to be a c know led ged , r a the r th an j u s t a c know led g in g d i f fe ren t so c i a l and e conom i c w an t s and need s, and H abe rm a s ’ commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y cou ld re su l t in the dom in an t w a y s o f be in g , know in g and v a lu in g re f le c t in g in de c i s ion m a k in g . We h a ve d i f fe r in g s y s tem s o f me an in g , wh i ch m a y ch an ge a nd e vo l ve th rou gh ou r in te r a c t ion s w i th o the r s . The re fo re , whe re H abe rm a s ’ commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y w a s ‘ l i v in g to g the r , bu t d i f fe ren t l y ’ , He a le y (1992 ) a r gued th i s new w a y in p l ann in g i s abou t in te r sub je c t i ve commun i c a t ion ; “ l i v in g to ge the r d i f fe ren t l y t h rou gh s t ru g g l in g to m a ke sen se to ge the r ” (p . 245 ) . Tewdw r Jone s and A l lmend in ge r (1998 ) s t a ted th a t m an y te rm s su ch a s Fo re s te r ’ s ‘ commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g ’ and ‘ a r guemen t a t i ve p l ann in g ’ , and He a le y ’ s ‘p l ann in g th rou gh deb a te ’ , ‘ in c lu s ion a r y d i s cou r se ’ and ‘ co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g ’ , h a ve been u sed in p l ann in g l i te r a tu re to con ve r t H abe rm a s ’ 8 ide a s o f commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y in to some th in g wo r k ab le in p l ann in g p r a c t i ce. He a le y (1992 , in Tewdw r Jone s & A l lemnd in ge r , 1998 ) p re sen ted 10 cond i t ion s o f the commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l p l ann in g ap ro a ch a s : 1 . P l ann in g i s an in te r a c t i ve and in te rp re t i ve p ro ce s s . 2 . P l ann in g i s unde r t a ken amon g d i ve r se and f lu id d i s cou r se commun i t ie s . 3 . The me thod s requ i re re spe c t fu l in te rpe r son a l and in te r cu l tu r a l d i s cu s s ion. 4 . Fo cu se s re s t on the “ a ren a s o f s t ru g g le ” (He a le y , 1993 , p . 84 ) whe re pub l i c d i s cu s s ion o c cu r s and whe re p rob lem s , s t r a te g ie s , t a c t i c s and v a lue s a re inden t i f ied , d i s cu s sed , e v a lu a ted , and whe re con f l i c t s a re med i a ted . 5 . The re a re mu l t i f a r iou s c l a im s fo r d i f fe ren t fo rm s and t ypes o f po l i c y de ve lopmen t . 6 . A re f le c t i ve c ap a c i t y i s de ve loped th a t en ab le s p a r t i c ip an t s to e v a lu a te and ree v a lu a te . 7 . S t r a te g i c d i s cou r ce s a re opened up to in c lude a l l in te re s ted p a r t ie s wh i ch , in tu rn , gene r a te s new p l ann in g d i s cou r ce s . 8 . P a r t i c ip an t s in the di s cou r se g a in know led ge o f o the r p a r t i c ip an t s in add i t ion to le a rn in g new re l a t ion s , v a lue s , and unde r s t and in g s . 9 . P a r t i c ip an t s a re ab le to co l l abo r a te to ch an ge e x i s t in g cond i t ion s . 10 .P a r t i c ip an t s a re en cou r a ged to f ind new w a y s o f p r a c t i c a l l y a ch ie v in g the i r p l ann in g de s i re s , no t s imp l y to a g ree and l i s t the i r ob je c t i ve s . (He a le y , 1992 , in Tewdw r Jone s & A l lem end in ge r , 1998 , p . 1976 ) Tewdw r Jone s and A l lmend in ge r (1998 ) be l ie ved th a t con ve r t in g commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y in to a wo r k ab le p l ann in g p r a c t i ce , common l y co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g o r commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g , h a s f a i led o r th ree a c coun t s : theo r y ; p r a c t i ce ; and v a lue . F i r s t l y , Tewdw rJone s and A l lmend in ge r (1998 ) que s t ioned the theo re c t i c a l found a t ion s o f co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g s a y in g i t “ i s no t so mu ch a theo r y , r a the r i t cou ld be de s c r ibed a s a ‘ l i fe v iew ’ b a sed a p a r t i c ip a to r y pe r spe c t i ve o f demo c r a c y and a d i s l i ke… o f f reem a r ke t e conom ie s ” (p . 1978 ) . H abe rm a s ’ theo r y a s sumed con sen su s c an be rea ched , howe ve r i t i s que s t ioned how the se d i f fe ren t ‘ l i fe wo r ld s ’ th a t a re in vo l ved , a s we l l a s d i i fe ren t d i s cou r se s o f powe r, w i l l w an t to re a ch con sen su s . Se cond l y , p l a gued b y p r a c t i c a l p rob lem s , commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y h a s s t ru g g led to t r an s l a te in to re a l p ro je c t s and h a s been mo re fo cu sed on p ro ce s s r a the r th an ou t come ( Tewdw r Jone s & A l lmend in ge r , 1998 ) . Bu i ld in g on the po in t abo ve , i t i s w ron g to a s sume d i f fe ren t s t a keho lde r s w i l l be s t r i v in g fo r en h an ced demo c r a c y o r sh a re a de s i re to m a ke sen se to ge the r and come up w ith a so lu t ion . A s Tewdw r Jone s and A l lmend in ge r (1998 ) a r gued , d i f fe ren t ad gend s and d i f fe ren t ob je c t i ve s fo rm the a r gument a t ion p ro ce s s o f p l ann in g , so one c anno t a s sume tho se a t tend in g w i l l be s t r i v in g fo r con sen su s . O the r ch a l len ge s o f pu t t in g commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y in to p r a c t i c a l 9 p l ann in g, a c co rd in g to Tewdw r Jone s and A l lmend in ge r (1998 ) , in c lude , ( a ) the a s sump t ion t h a t the who le commun i t y c an be in c luded in co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g , o r th a t a l l s t a keho lde r s c an be inden t i f ied , i s unwo r k ab le ; (b ) p l anne r s a re no t me an t to be e xpe r t s , bu t in th i s c a se the re wou ld be no one to f a c i l i te d i s cu s s ion; ( c ) i t c anno t be a s sumed th a t th rou gh bu i ld in g t ru s t , s t a keho lde r s e l im in a te powe r b a se s and f in a l l y ; (d ) i t i s n a ï ve to om i t th e po s s ib i l i t y th a t ind i v idu a l s m a y ob s cu re f a c t s to ben f i t the i r a r gumen t . In the i r th i rd a c coun t o f f a i lu re , Tewdw r Jone s and A l lmend in ge r (1998 ) we re d i s s a t i s f ied th a t commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y i s fu l f i l l in g i t s p rom i se s and i t i s h a rd fo r some p l anne r s to be neu t r a l in the i r v a lue s in the p ro ce s s . Tewdw r Jone s & A l lmend in ge r (1998 ) a r gued the re fo re th a t commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y a s a p l ann in g app ro a ch i s too ide a l i s t i c in te rm s o f how v a lue s a re fo rmed and how s t a keho lde r s en g a ge in a r gumen t a t ion and i t doe sn ’ t re co g i se powe r re l a t ion s . He a le y ’ s (1992 ) re spon se to the se con ce rn s w a s th a t an y p l ann in g app ro a ch h a s an t idemo c r a t i c po ten t i a l and in he r e xpe r in ce s i t c an be su ce s s fu l . En v i ronmen t a l p l ann in g c an be unde r s tood , in l i gh t o f the commun i c a t i ve app ro a ch , “ a s a p ro ce s s fo r co l l abo r a t i ve l y , and in te r a c t i ve l y , add re s s in g and wo r k in g ou t how to a c t , in re spe c t o f sh a red con ce rn s abou t how f a r and how to “m an a ge ” en v i ronmen t a l ch an ge ” (He a le y , 1992 , p . 245 ) . Due to the comp le x n a tu re o f p l ann in g fo r ch an ge and a c know led g in g un ce r t a in t y , a l l s t a keho lde r s mu s t be in v i ted to en g a ge in t a l k and deb a te , to f i gu re ou t , to ge the r , how to m an a ge th a t ch an ge . 2 .1 .3 P a r t i c ip a t ion in P l ann in g The ro le th a t pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion p l a y s in p l ann in g i s de te rm ined p r in c ip a l l y b y the p l ann in g app ro a ch be in g in i t i a ted . A s p l ann in g p a r ad i gm s h a ve e vo l ved , demo c r a t i c go ve rn an ce h a s be come mo re impo r t an t and pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion h a s the re fo re p l a yed a b i g ge r ro le in some o f the se l a te r p a rad i gm s . L ane (2005 ) a r gued th a t “ the w a y in wh i ch p l anne r s and po l i c y m a ke r s de f ine the i r f ie ld and app ro a ch the i r wo r k i s to a l a r ge e x ten t ind i c a ted b y the ro le the y p ro v ide to non p l anne r s ” (p . 284 ) . L ane ’ s (2005 ) wo r k p l a ced p l ann in g mode l s on A rn s te in ’ s f amou s con t inuum o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion o r ‘l adde r ’ . 10 F i gu re 1: L adde r o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion (A rn s te in , 1969 ) A rn s te in ’ s (1969 ) l adde r ( F i g . 1 ) showed the su c ce s s ion o f the le ve l o f p a r t i c ip a t ion , and the amoun t o f powe r and con t ro l , th a t p a r t i c ip an t s c an h a ve in p rob lem so l v in g and sh ap in g ou t come s . The bo t tom run g s o f the l adde r , the r ap y and m an ipu l a t ion , a re whe re A rn s te in (1969 ) p l a ced nonp a r t i c ip a t ion . L ane (2005 ) a s so c i a ted the b luep r in t mode l o f p l ann in g , “ the co rne r s tone o f the r a t ion a l comp rehen s i ve app ro a ch ” (p . 288 ) , to th i s le ve l o f p a r t i c ip a t ion . Th i s mode l o f p l ann in g p rodu ced b luep r in t s o r m a s te r p l an s, and fo cu sed on the end p rodu c t s r a the r th an a con t inuou s p l ann in g p ro ce s s . Th i s de s i red end s t a te w a s a chie ved b y p l anne r s , the e xpe r t s , th rou gh the a s sump t ion o f ce r t a in t y . The re w a s no s cope fo r pub l i c inpu t o r p a r t i c ip a t ion in th i s p l ann in g re g ime ( L ane , 2005 ) . The ne x t g roup on A rn s te in ’ s (1969 ) l adde r a re ‘de g ree s o f to ken i sm ’ , in c lud in g in fo rm in g , con s u l t a t ion , and p l a c a t ion . L ane (2005 ) d i s ce rned th a t in c remen t a l i sm and s y s tem s p l ann in g a re a l i gned w i th th i s le ve l o f c i t i zen p a r t i c ip a t ion . The s y s tem s p l ann in g p ro ce s s in c luded p ro fe s s ion a l p l anne rled con su l t a t ion w i th the pub l i c , rep re sen t in g the f i r s t o f i t s k ind in p l ann in g and a s i gn i f i c an t de ve lopmen t on b luep r in t p l ann in g . Howe ve r , L ane (2005 ) d id a c know led ge th a t the s y s tem s app ro a ch s t i l l he ld on to m an y a spe c t s o f the r a t ion a l comp rehen s i ve app ro a ch . A comp rehen s i ve unde r s t and in g o f u rb an and env i ronmen t a l s y s tem s w a s requ i red in o rde r to de ve lop go a l s and s t r a te g ie s . L ane (2005 ) a r gued th a t “pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion w a s con s t r a ined to p ro v id in g a commen t a r y 11 on the go a l s o f p l ann in g ” (p . 290 ) . He a le y (1992 ) , a g reed th a t “ c i t i zen s con t r ibu te to the pr o ce s s , bu t on l y b y ‘ feed in g in ’ the i r r a t ion a l i zed go a l s , r a the r th an deb a t in g the unde r s t and in g s th rou gh wh i ch the y come to h a ve the i r go a l s ” (p .250 ) . In c remen t a l i sm m a r ked an impo r t an t sh i f t tow a rd s a c know led g in g the p lu r a l i s t in te re s t s in p l ann in g , and tho se s t a keho lde r s ou t s ide the fo rm a l p l ann in g and po l i c y m a k in g a ren a . Wh i le p a r t i c ip a t ion w a s s t i l l l im i ted to con su l t a t ion , L indb l om ’ s (1959 ) ide a s abou t the “ s c ien ce o f mudd l in g th rou gh ” be g a n to unde r s t and th a t the re i s no t ju s t one un i f ied in te re s t th a t con t r ibu te s to de c i s ion m a k in g in p l ann in g . A c co rd in g to A rn s te in (1969 ) , p a r tne r sh ip , de le g a ted powe r and c i t i zen con t ro l a re the h i ghe s t fo rm s o f c i t i zen p a r t i c ip a t ion , wh i ch c an be g rouped a s ‘ de g ree s o f c i t i zen powe r’ . L ane (2005 ) a l i gned the se top run g s o f A rn s te in ’ s l adde r w i th the m an y p l ann in g mode l s th a t eme r ged a s c r i t i c i sm s o f the r a t ion a l comp rehen s i ve mode l , in c lud in g the commun i c a t i ve app ro a ch to p l ann in g . The in te r sub je c t i ve commun i c a t i ve n a tu re o f th i s p l an n in g app ro a ch, “ in fe r s a sub s t an t i a l ro le fo r pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion ” (p . 295 ) . Commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g en g a ge s a d i ve r se r an ge o f s t a keho lde r s in d i a lo gue , a r gumen t a t ion and d i s cou r se , the re fo re mo v in g be yond con su l t a t ion and p l a c a t ion , to p a r t i c ip a t ion in vo l v in g ne go t i a t ion , b a r g a in in g and deb a t in g . Pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion i s fund amen t a l to the commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g app ro a ch ( L ane , 2005 ) . The mode l o f p l ann in g be in g u sed i s the fund amen t a l de te rm in an t o f the ro le o f pub l i c . The de f in i t ion o f the p l ann in g p rob lem , the k ind s o f know led ge u sed in p l ann in g p r a c t i ce , and the con cep tu a l i s a t ion o f the p l ann in g and de c i s ion m a k in g con te x t de te rm ine the e x ten t o f p a r t ic ip a t ion o f fe red to the pub l i c ( L ane , 2005 , p . 297 ) . No t on l y do d i f fe ren t p l ann in g theo r ie s a c know led g e ch an ge d i f fe ren t l y, bu t the y a l so re co gn i se pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion d i f fe ren t l y. 2 .1 .4 P l ann in g fo r Ch an ge W a rd (2004 ) s t a ted th a t “ town p l ann in g , b y i t s n a tu re , i s e s sen t i a l l y con ce rned w i th sh ap in g the fu tu re ” (p . 1 ) . The re fo re p l anne r s mu s t f ind w a y s o f m an a g i n g and a c commod a t in g ch an ge (A l lmend in ge r , 2009 ) . The d i f fe ren t app ro a che s to p l ann in g h a ve h ad d i f fe ren t w a y s o f v iew in g and m an a g in g ch an ge . In e a r l y mode rn i s t p l ann in g , the a im w a s to f i x a spe c t s o f the c i t y to imp ro ve i t s ph y s i c a l fo rm and fun c t ion . Desp i te theo r y su g ge s t in g o the rw i se , the a c tu a l p r a c t i ce o f p l ann in g h a s been a c cu sed o f be in g too re a c t i ve ; a p ro ce s s o f c a t ch in g up w i th the de ve lopmen t th a t h a s a l re ad y o c cu r red r a the r th an le ad in g fu tu re ch an ge (R yd in , 2011 ) . Ad vo c a te s o f the s y s tem s p l ann in g app ro a ch , l i ke A l lmend in ge r (2009 ) , a r gued th a t “p l an s shou ld no t be seen a s s t a t i c do cumen t s bu t r a the r a s d yn am i c and ch an g in g a s the s y s tem s them se l ve s ” (p . 55 ) . S im i l a r l y , s t r a te g i c p l ann in g 12 re co gn i sed ch an ge th rou gh i t s roo t s in r ap id l y ch an g in g and g row in g co rpo r a t ion s , wh i ch needed to p l an and m an a ge the i r own fu tu re in t ime s o f un ce r t a in t y (K au fm an & J a cob s , 1987 ) . Commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g and co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g go a s tep fu r the r th an the se app ro a che s . R a the r th an s imp l y re co gn i s in g th a t p l a nn in g mu s t a l low room fo r ch an ge , co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g and commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g en g a ge s t a keho lde r s in t a l k and deb a te to co l le c t i ve l y wo r k ou t how to p l an fo r ch an ge . He a ley (1992 ) , de s c r ibe s p l ann in g , in l i gh t o f the commun i c a t i ve app ro a ch , “ a s a p ro ce s s fo r co l l abo r a t i ve l y , and in te r a c t i ve l y , add re s s in g and wo r k in g ou t how to a c t , in re spe c t o f sh a red con ce rn s abou t how f a r and how to ‘m an a ge ’ en v i ronmen t a l ch an ge ” (p . 245 ) . The p l ann in g app ro a che s d i s cu s sed in th i s l i te r a tu re re v iew , a c know led ge and de a l w i th ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y d i f fe ren t l y . E a ch app ro a ch ’ s pe r cep t ion o f ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y , and i t s le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion, h as been summ a r i sed in t ab le 1 . T ab le 1: Summ a r y o f how p l ann in g app ro a che s in co rpo r a te c h an ge and pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion P l ann in g App ro a ch Mode rn i s t p l ann in g / R a t ion a l Comp rehen s i ve Mode l / B luep r in t p l ann in g / m a s te r p l ann in g S t r a te g i c p l ann in g S y s tem s P l ann in g Pe r cep t ion o f ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y •De s i re to r a t ion a l l y o rde r , and c re a te and con t ro l the ch an g in g ph y s i c a l en v i ronmen t an th ropo cen t r i c a l l y •A l l cou r se s o f a c t ion a re iden t i f ied and e v a lu a ted a g a in s t a l l re le v an t end s to a vo id un ce r t a in t ie s •Mod i f i c a t ion o f a p l an du r in g imp lemen t a t ion i s no t an t i c ip a ted •P l ann in g ’ s ro le i s to a c t a s a ‘ loo kou t ’ . Fu tu re i s no t f i xed ; the re a re m an y po s s ib le fu tu re s th a t cou ld be con s t ru c ted . •Re co gn i se s un ce r t a in t y •Re co gn i t ion th a t the wo r ld i s comp le x and i t h a s lo t s o f in te r conne c ted p a r t s . •A c know led ge s th a t ch an ge c anno t be p red i c ted w i th ce r t a in t y . •P l an s shou ld no t be s t a t i c do cumen t s bu t shou ld be d yn am i c and f le x ib le l i ke the en v i ronmen t the y a re p l ann in g Le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion •No s cope fo r pub l i c inpu t •P l anne r s we re the e xpe r t s who h ad a l l the p r io r know led ge to m a ke de c i s ion s and to c re a te the ide a l c i t y •A l i gned w i th the bo t tom run g s o f A rn s te in ’ s l adde r – the r ap y and m an ipu l a t ion ( L ane , 2005 ) •P l anne rled con su l t a t ion a t s t a ge s de c ided a t the be g inn in g o f the p ro ce s s i f de s i red •De g ree o f to ken i sm ( L ane , 2005 ) •P l anne rled con su l t a t ion •Howe ve r , con su l t a t ion con s t r a ined to commen t a r y on the go a l s o f the p l ann in g p ro je c t •Pub l i c c an on l y fed in the i r r a t ion a l i sed go a l s 13 In c remen t a l i sm •A c knowled ge s un ce r t a in t y and th a t ch an ge m a y o c cu r . •Sm a l l ch an ge s m a y be m ade to imp lemen t a t ion o f a p l an P ro ce s s Mode l o f p l ann in g •Fo cu s i s on the p ro ce s s b y wh i ch p l ann in g i s done , r a the r th an the ou t come , the re fo re p l an s c an ch an ge i f new in fo rm a t ion i s re ce i ved Co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g / Commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g •P l ann in g i s an in te r a c t i ve and in te rp re t i ve p ro ce s s whe re you wo r k ou t how to re spond to ch an ge to ge the r •A c know led ge s ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y th rou gh a c know led g in g d i f fe ren t op in ion s •De g ree o f to ken i sm ( L ane , 2005 ) •Be g in to a c know led ge mo re th an one ide a and a w ide r an ge o f in te re s t s in p l ann in g de c i s ionm a k in g . •Pub l i c c an on l y fed in the i r r a t ion a l i sed go a l s •No t de f ined bu t c an be a s in c lu s i ve o f pub l i c op in ion a s the p ro ce s s a l low s . I t i s a s sumed i t w i l l in c lude pub l i c inpu t be c au se the fo cu s i s on the p l ann in g p ro ce s s r a the r th an the ou t come . •No t a homo genou s pub l i c •Engage s a w ide r an ge o f s t a keho lde r in d i a lo gue , a r gumen t a t ion and d i s cou r se •Goe s be yond con su l t a t ion and p l a c a t ion to p a r t i c ip a t ion th a t in vo l ve s ne go t i a t ion and deb a te to f ind the be s t so lu t ion . •De g ree o f c i t i zen con t ro l ( L ane , 2005 ) E a ch p l ann in g app ro a ch re co gn i se s new in fo rm a t ion d i f fe ren t l y . In i t i a l l y , the r a t ion a l p l ann in g app ro a ch w a s top down and d r i ven b y e xpe r t s . Now , a l l app ro a ch e s o f ten in co rpo r a te mon i to r in g , e v a lu a t ion and re v iew and e xp l i c i t l y in c lude pub li c con su l t a t ion a t ce r t a in s t a ge s , howe ve r , l i ke He a ley (1992 ) , L ane (2005 ) a r gued fo r the s y s tem s and in c remen t a l app ro a che s , th i s t ype o f con su l t a t ion on l y a l low s the pub l i c to feed in the i r r a t ion a l i sed go a l s th a t re l a te to the end go a l s o f the p ro je c t , r a the r th an deb a t in g how the se go a l s c ame to be . Ap a r t f rom e a r l y mode rn i s t p l ann in g , a l l app ro a che s h a ve an e lemen t o f fo cu s on the p ro ce s s o f p l ann in g , r a the r th an a se t ou t come . R yd in (2011 ) a r gued th a t , “p l ann in g i s no t ju s t an in te r ven t ion in p ro ce s se s o f u rb an ch an ge ; i t ’ s p a r t o f u rb an ch an ge ” (p . 11) . The re fo re , He a le y (1992 ) ad vo c a ted fo r h i gh le ve l s o f c i t i zen p a r t i c ip a t ion and a r gued th a t e ve r yone mu s t wo r k ou t how be s t to m an a ge ch a n ge to ge the r . 2 .2 D i s a s te r m an a gemen t and p l ann in g Re s i l ien ce p l ann in g and d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion a re re a son ab l y new f ie ld s th a t f i t unde r the o ve r a r ch in g p l ann in g p ro fe s s ion . Two o f the se m a in app ro a che s fo r m an a g in g and p l ann in g fo r 14 c l im a te ch an ge indu ced s low on se t d i s a s te r s a re Di s a s te r Ri s k Redu c t ion and C l im a te Ch an ge Ad ap t a t ion . The se app ro a che s w i l l now be d i s cu s sed . 2 .2 .1 D i s a s te r R i s k Redu c t ion D i s a s te r R i s k Redu c t ion (DRR ) i s de f ined b y Un i ted N a t ion s In te rn a t ion a l S t r a te g y fo r D i s a s te r R i s k Redu c t ion (UN I SDR ) a s “ the s y s tem a t i c de ve lopmen t and app l i c a t ion o f po l i c ie s , s t r a te g ie s and p r a c t i ce s to m in im i se vu lne r ab i l i t ie s , h a z a rd s and the un fo ld in g o f d i s a s te r imp a c t s th rou ghou t a so c ie t y , in the b ro ad con te x t o f su s t a in ab le de ve lopmen t ” (p .3 ) . Thu s i t a im s to redu ce r i s k th rou gh redu c in g e xpo su re to th re a t s , m a k in g peop le and p rope r t y le s s vu lne r ab le , m an a g in g the l and and en v i ronmen t mo re w i se l y and be com in g mo re p rep a red fo r e ven t s (Be gum , S a r k a r , J a a f a r & Pe re i r a , 2014 ) . DRR i s a p a r t o f d i s a s te r m ana gemen t . T yp i c a l l y , d i s a s te r m an a gemen t h a s fou r fo cu s a re a s o r fou r ph a se s . Be gum e t a l. (2014 ) c a l led the se ‘ m i t i g a t ion’ (p rep l ann in g ) , ‘ p rep a r a t ion’ , ‘ re spon se ’ and ‘ re co ve r y ’ . In New Ze a l and , the se a re common l y re fe r red to b y C i v i l De fen ce and Eme r gen c y M an a gemen t a s r edu c t ion , re ad ine s s , re spon se and re co ve r y. Wh i le , DRR p r im a r i l y fo cu se s on the f i r s t o f the se fou r s t a ge s , ‘ redu c t ion ’ , i t doe sn ’ t d i s re g a rd the o the r th ree . DR R i s a b ro ad app ro a ch to h a z a rd m an a gemen t b y in co rpo r a t in g the “w ide r so c i a l , po l i t i c a l , en v i ronmen t a l and e conom i c en v i ronmen t s in wh i ch a h a z a rd i s s i tu a ted ” (Me r ce r , 2010 ) . Me r ce r (2010 ) added th a t con s ide r in g r i s k redu c t ion and the w ide r in f luen c in g f a c to r s o f h a z a rd s and d i s a s te r s i s a hu ge de ve lopmen t f rom the p re v iou s v iew , wh i ch s aw d i s a s te r s a s ‘n a tu r a l e ven t s ’ th a t cou ld no t be a vo ided . F rom know led ge to a c t ion De sp i te the we a l th o f know led ge in DRR , G a i l l a rd and Me r ce r (2012 ) a r gued the re i s a g ap be tween know led ge and a c t ion in DRR and the re i s a need fo r a mo re in te g r a t i ve p ro ce s s i f DRR i s to be su c ce s s fu l l y imp lemen ted . Thu s t he y l i ken the re l a t ion sh ip be tween know led ge and a c t ion to a b a t t le f ie ld. G a i l l a rd and Me r ce r (2012 ) a s sumed “ th a t the e s c a l a t in g o c cu r ren ce o f d i s a s te r s… re f le c t an in ab i l i t y to b r id ge the g ap be tween lo c a l and s c ien t i f i c know led ge , and bo t tom up and topdown a c t ion s in DRR ” (p .94 ) . N a t ion a l DRR mo s t l y fo l low s , a top down and comm and and con t ro l mode l th a t re l ie s on e xp e r t know led ge and go ve rnmen t in te r ven t ion wh i le d i s re g a rd in g lo c a l know led ge and a c t ion (G a i l l a rd & Me r ce r , 2012 ) . Howe ve r , p r a c t i t ione r s and non go ve rnmen t o r g an i s a t ion s a re be g inn in g to unde r s t and the impo r t an ce and u se fu lne s s o f lo c a l know led ge a re ad voc a t i n g fo r commun i t y b a sed DRR th a t in vo l ve s tho se d i re c t l y a f fe c ted b y the h a z a rd (G a i l l a rd & Me r c e r , 2012 ) . G a i l l a rd and Me r ce r (2012 ) p re sen ted a DRR “ ro adm ap fo r in te g r a t in g know led ge , a c t ion and s t a keho lde r s ” (p .95 ) , wh i ch i s shown in f i gu re 2 . 15 F i gu re 2: Ro adm ap to d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion (G a i l l a rd & Me r ce r , 2012 ) G a i l l a rd and Me r ce r ’ s (2012 ) ro adm ap s t a r ted w i th a r i s k a s se s smen t wh i ch i s in c lu s i ve and re co gn i se s th a t d i f fe ren t t ype s o f know led ge a re v a lu ab le . Ne x t , mu l t ip le s t a keho lde r s a re en g a ged . DRR i s mu l t is c a l a r and mu l t i d imen s ion a l the re fo re the fu l l r an ge o f a f fe c ted s t a keho lde r s mu s t be en g a ged and wo r k co l l abo r a t i ve l y ; one know led ge i s no t to be pe r ce i ved a s be t te r th an ano the r (G a i l l a rd & Me r ce r , 2012 ) . F in a l l y , top down and bo t tomup s t r a te g ie s need to be comb ined fo r e f fe c t i ve DRR a c t ion s . Me r ce r (2010 ) a r gued th a t g r a s s roo t s in i t i a t i ve s , topdown s t r a te g ie s , f rom in te rn a t ion a l o r n a t ion a l le ve l , and lo c a l go ve rnmen t in te r ven t ion s shou ld a l l be l in ked to en su re su s t a in ab i l i t y i s a ch ie ved . I t a l so me an s th a t a l l le ve l s o f know led ge c an be in co rpo r a ted . G a i l l a rd and Me r ce r (2012 ) a r gued the b i g ge s t d i f f i cu l t y in tu rn in g DRR know led ge in to a c t ion i s e s t ab l i sh in g t ru s t be tween s t a keho lde r s and the re fo re c re a t ing sp a ce fo r th a t d i a lo gue to h appen i s a c ru c i a l componen t in DRR . H yo go F r amewo r k fo r A c t ion The H yo go F r amewo r k fo r A c t ion i s a s t r a te g y th a t re co gn i se s an un ce r t a in wo r ld and u se s know led ge and edu c a t ion to in c re a se re s i l ien ce to ch an ge . The H yo go F r ame wo r k fo r A c t ion (H FA ) 20052015 , t i t led ‘Bu i ld in g the Re s i l ien ce o f N a t ion s and Commun i t ie s ’ w a s c re a ted b y the Un i ted N a t ion s In te rn a t ion a l S t r a te g y fo r D i s a s te r Redu c t ion . I t w a s deb a ted and adop ted a t the Wo r ld Con fe ren ce on D i s a s te r R i s k Redu c t ion , he ld in Kobe , H yo go , J ap an , in 2005 , b y o ve r 162 coun t r ie s . The H FA i s a tenye a r s t r a te g y to bu i ld the re s i l ien ce o f coun t r ie s and commun i t ie s , and redu ce the 16 r i s k s to so c ie t y , the e conom y and the en v i ronmen t f rom d i s a s te r s ( Zhou , Pe re r a , J a y aw i c k r am a & Adeni y i , 2014 ) . Zhou e t a l . (2014 ) c a l l the H FA an “ in te rn a t ion a l b luep r in t fo r d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion ” (p . 578 ) . Con ve r se l y , Be gum e t a l . (2014 ) de s c r ibe i t a s a “ ro ad m ap fo r DRR ” (p . 364 ) , fo cu s in g on the p ro ce s s . The f i ve p r io r i t ie s fo r the H FA a re iden t if ied b y UN I SDR (2005 , p . 1 ) a s : • En su re th a t d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion (DRR ) i s a n a t ion a l and a lo c a l p r io r i t y w i th a s t ron g in s t i tu t ion a l b a s i s fo r imp lemen t a t ion . • Iden t i f y , a s se s s and mon i to r d i s a s te r r i s k s and enh an ce e a r l y w a rn in g • U se know led ge , inno v a tion and edu c a t ion to bu i ld a cu l tu re o f s a fe t y and re s i l ien ce a t a l l le ve l s • Redu ce the unde r l y in g r i s k f a c to r s • S t ren g then d i s a s te r p rep a redne s s fo r e f fe c t i ve re spon se a t a l l le ve l s Tw i g g (2005 , in Khou e t a l . , 2014 ) s imp l i f ie s the se p r io r i t ie s in to the f i ve theme s th a t c an be iden t i f ied a s f r a gmen t s o f re s i l ien ce ; go ve rn an ce , know led ge and edu c a t ion , r i s k m an a gemen t and vu lne r ab i l i t y redu c t ion , r i s k a s se s smen t , and d i s a s te r p rep a redne s s and re spon se . The H FA in c re a sed the wo r ldw ide aw a rene s s o f the con c ep t o f re s i l ien ce a s i t i s the fund amen t a l p r in c ip le o f the s t r a te g y (D j a l an te , Thom a l l a , S in apo y & C a rne g ie , 2011 ) . Re s i l ien ce i s de f ined a s : The ab i l i t y o f a s y s tem , commun i t y o r so c ie t y e xpo sed to h a z a rd s to re s i s t , ab so rb , a c commod a te to , and re co ve r f rom , the e f fe c t s o f a h a z a rd i n a t ime l y and e f f i c ien t m anne r, in c lud in g th rou gh the p re se r v a t ion and re s to r a t ion o f i t s e s sen t i a l b a s i c s t ru c tu re s and fun c t ion s (UN I SDR , 2009 , p . 24 ) . Fou r th in g s we re su g ge s ted b y Be r ke s, Co ld in g and Fo l ke (2003 ) a s impe r a t i ve to in c re a s in g re s i l ien ce : le a rn in g to l i ve w i th un ce r t a in t y and ch an ge ; nu r tu r in g v a r iou s t ype s o f e co lo g i c a l , so c i a l and po l i t i c a l d i ve r s i t y fo r in c re a s in g op t ion s and redu c in g r i s k s ; in c re a s in g the r an ge o f know led ge fo r le a rn in g and p rob lem s o l v in g ; and c re a t in g oppo r tun i t ie s fo r se l fo r g an i s a t ion , in c lud in g the s t ren g then in g o f lo c a l in s t i tu t ion s and bu i ld in g c ro s s s c a le l in k a ge s and p rob lem so l v in g ne two r k s . Re s i l ien ce i s common l y g rouped w i th wo rd s su ch a s vu lne r ab i l i t y , ad ap t a t ion and ad apt i ve c ap a c i t y the re fo re deem in g i t a ke y con cep t in DRR (D j a l an te e t a l . , 201 2) . DRR i s abou t redu c in g the unde r l y in g s t re s se s and c au se s o f d i s a s te r s , the re fo re redu c in g vu lne r ab i l i t y and in c re a s in g the commun i t y ’ s re s i l ien ce and ab i l i t y to ‘boun ce b a c k ’ . The se con cep t s re co gn i se un ce r t a in t y and 17 ch an ge . I t i s abou t be in g p rep a red fo r ch an ge and re co gn i s in g th a t ch an ge i s un ce r t a in , and thu s h a v in g me a su re s in p l a ce to de a l w i th th a t . Howe ve r , the H FA ha s been c r i t i c i sed b y G a i l l a rd and Me r ce r (2012 ) fo r be in g a nonb ind in g a g reemen t th a t i s too v a gue and h a s no se t t a r ge t s , and the re fo re w i l l no t re ap an y con c re te ou t come s . En i a (2013 ) a r gued th a t imp lemen t a t ion o f the H FA h a s been ‘ spo t t y ’ de sp i te the in c re a s in g numbe r o f d i s a s te r s , wo r ldw ide , s in ce 2005 , and quo te s the H FA ’ s 2011 M idTe rm re v iew, whi ch con c lude s th a t the p ro g re s s th rou ghou t the wo r ld in imp leme n t in g i t h a s been i r re gu l a r . En i a (2013 ) u sed the pub l i c good s f r amewo r k to e xp l a in wh y coope r a t ion and coo rd in a t ion o f the H FA m a y be d i f f i cu l t, and imp lemen t a t ion p a t ch y . Imp ro v in g re s i l ien ce and de c re a s in g vu lne r ab i l i t y to redu ce the r i s k to commun i t ie s i s u l t im a te l y con ce rned w i th imp ro v in g pub l i c good s . Be c au se o f the non r i v a l and non e x c lud ab le n a tu re o f pub l i c good s no pe r son h a s in cen t i ve to imp ro ve pub l i c good s . Fo r e x amp le , fu l l y comp l y in g w i th the bu i ld in g code in a h a z a rd zone p rodu ce s a pub l i c good and the ne i ghbou r in g p rope r t ie s w i l l bene f i t f rom h a v in g a s a fe , su i t ab le bu i ld in g ne x t to them re g a rd le s s o f whe the r the y h a ve con t r ibu ted to the pub l i c good them se l ve s ( En i a , 2013 ) . Zhou e t a l . (2014 ) , iden t i f ied edu c a t ion a s an impo r t an t p r io r i t y o f the H FA , bu t a l so one th a t p ro v ide s ch a l len ge s fo r the s t r a te g y be yond 2015 . P r io r i t y th ree p romo te s the u se o f know led ge , inno v a t ion and edu c a t ion to imp ro ve re s i l ien ce . Zhou e t a l . (2014 ) a r gue d th a t edu c a t ion i s a ke y f a c to r o f redu c in g the r i s k and imp a c t s o f d i s a s te r s , howe ve r a l a c k o f edu c a t ion i s a l so a m a jo r ch a l len ge o f DRR . S im i l a r l y , G a i l l a rd and Me r ce r (2012 ) a r gued th a t edu c a t ion i s needed in o rde r to con ve r t DRR p l ann in g and po l i c y in to a c t ion . Be c au se DRR in co rpo r a te s th i s le ve l o f pub l i c edu c a t ion o f ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y, i t o ve r come s c r i t ique s o f be in g an ine f fe c t i ve , nonb ind in g s t r a te g y, and p ro ve s i t c an s t i l l a ch ie ve i t s go a l s in imp lemen t a t ion . Fo rm a l and in fo rm a l e du c a t ion, a t in te rn a t ion a l , n a t ion a l , re g ion a l and lo c a l le ve l s , i s needed po s t H FA, in 2015 and be yond , i f DRR i s the be su c ce s s fu l ( Zhou e t a l . , 2014 ) . Po s t2015 F r amewo r k fo r D i s a s te r R i s k Redu c t ion The Send a i F r amewo r k fo r D i s a s te r R i s k Redu c t ion 2015 2030 rep l a ced the H FA in M a r ch 2015 a t the Th i rd Un i ted N a t ion s Wo r ld Con fe ren ce . A t th i s con fe ren ce the p ro g re s s o f the H FA and the ne x t s tep s fo r d i s a s te r r i s k m an a gemen t we re d i s cu s sed . The H FA e s t ab l i sh ed aw a rene s s o f , gene r a ted comm i tmen t to , and de ve loped a c t ion s fo r , d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion and bu i ld in g re s i l ien ce (Un i ted N a t ion s , 2015 ) . Howe ve r d i s a s te r s h a ve con t inued to o c cu r , m an y o f wh i ch a re e x a ce rb a ted b y c l im a te ch an ge , and s low se t d i s a s te r s be in g p a r t i cu l a r l y de v a s t a t in g to commun i t ie s . The re fo re , “i t i s u r gen t and c r i t i c a l to an t i c ip a te , p l an fo r , and redu ce , d i s a s te r r i s k in o rde r to mo re e f fe c t i ve l y 18 p ro te c t pe r son s , commun i t ie s and coun t r ie s , the i r l i ve l ihood s , he a l th , cu l tu r a l he r i t a ge , s o c ioe conom i c a s se t s and e co s y s tem s , and thu s s t ren g then the i r re s i l ien ce ” (Un i ted N a t ion s , 2015 , p .10 ) . Th i s be c ame the a im o f the Send a i F r amewo r k fo r D i s a s te r R i s k Redu c t ion . To a ch ie ve th i s ou t come , the fo l low in g fou r p r io r i t y a re a s we re se t : P r io r i t y 1: Unde r s t and in g d i s a s te r r i s k . P r io r i t y 2 : S t ren g then in g d i s a s te r r i s k go ve rn an ce to m an a ge d i s a s te r r i s k . P r io r i t y 3 : In ve s t in g in d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion fo r re s i l ien ce . P r io r i t y 4 : Enh an c in g d i s a s te r p rep a redne s s fo r e f fe c t i ve re spon se and to “Bu i ld B a c k Be t te r ” in re co ve r y , reh ab i l i t a t ion and re con s t ru c t ion . (Un i ted N a t ion s , 2015 ) I t i s too e a r l y to be ab le to a s se s s the Send a i F r amewo r k , a s i t h a s on l y ju s t been e s t ab l i shed . Howe ve r , the p r io r i t y a re a s it iden t i f ie s , bu i ld on the H FA and the re fo re d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion shou ld con t inue in a po s i t i ve d i re c t ion w i th imp lemen t a t ion o f the Send a i F r amewo r k . 2 .2 .2 C l im a te Ch an ge Ad ap t a t ion D i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion s t r a te g ie s a re usu a l l y fo cu sed on sudden sho c k s , fo r e x amp le e a r thqu a ke s , vo l c an i c e rup t ion s o r f l a sh f lood in g . C l im a te ch an ge indu ced h a z a rd s , tend to be o ve r a lon ge r te rm and s low on se t d i s a s te r s , howe ve r sudden sho c k s c an be e x a ce rb a ted b y c l im a te ch an ge . C l im a te ch an ge ad ap t a t ion the re fo re co ve r s a b ro ade r su i te o f sudden sho c k s and lon g eme r gen c ie s . C l im a te ch an ge ad ap t a t ion (CCA ) h a s the s ame a gend a a s d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion (DRR ); to u l t im a te l y redu ce vu lne r ab i l i t y t o r i s k s and in c re a se re s i l ien ce . Howe ve r the f ield s h a ve de ve loped sep a r a te l y . CCA i s “ the ad ju s tmen t o f n a tu r a l o r hum an s y s tem s in re spon se to a c tu a l o r e xpe c ted c l im a t i c s t imu l i o r the i r e f fe c t s , wh i ch mode r a te s h a rm o r e xp lo i t s bene f i c i a l oppo r tun i t ie s ” (Be gum e t a l . , 2014 ) . Ad ap t in g to c l im a te ch ange i s impo r t an t fo r r i s k redu c t ion o f c l im a te ch an ge indu ced h a z a rd s , o r imp a c t s th a t a re e x a ce rb a ted b y c l im a te ch an ge , and i t m a y he lp to in c re a se fu tu re re s i l ien ce (Be gum e t a l . , 2014 ) . Ad ap t a t ion requ i re s m an y d i f fe ren t a c t ion s a c ro s s d i f fe ren t s c a le s and in vo l ve s mu l t ip le s t a keho lde r s . CCA a im s to de c re a se vu lne r ab i l i t y b y ch an g in g the e xpo su re o r redu c in g the sen s i t i v i t y o f a s y s tem to r i s k s , o r b y in c re a s in g a s y s tem ’ s c ap a c i t y to ad ap t to , o r a c commod a te , r i s k (Be gun e t a l . , 2014 ) . 19 2 .2 .3 S im i l a r i t ie s and d i f fe ren ce s be tween DRR and CCA The re a re some ke y s im i l a r i t ie s be tween CCA and DRR , de sp i te be in g de ve loped , and ope r a t in g , sep a r a te l y . Th e fund amen t a l common a l i t y i s th a t bo th CCA and DRR a im to redu ce the vu lne r ab i l i t y , and in c re a se the re s i l i en ce , o f commun i t ie s to c l im a te ch an ge re l a ted h a z a rd s and d i s a s te r s (Be gum e t a l . , 2014 ) . The ke y s im i l a r i t ie s and d i f fe ren ce s in the app ro a ch to DRR and CCA a re b r ie f l y shown in f i gu re 3 , an e x t r a c t o f a bo x con s t ru c ted b y Thom a l l a , Down in g , Sp an ge r S ie g f r ied , H an & Ro c k s t rom (2006 ) . F i gu re 3: Gene r a l ch a r a c te r i s a t ion o f the c l im a te ch an ge ad ap t a t ion and d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion commun i t ie s ( Thom a l l a e t a l . , 2006 ) Thom a l l a e t a l . (2006 ) , in f i gu re 3 , iden t i f y th a t c l im a te ch an g e ad ap t a t ion i s a lon ge r te rm r i s k m an a gemen t app ro a ch be c au se d i s a s te r s o f th i s n a tu re tend to be lon g eme r gen c ie s . In the i r op in ion c l im a te ch an ge ad ap t a t ion requ i re s a s t ron g re l i an ce on s c ien ce , a topdown app ro a ch , o ve r a g lob a l s c a le and i s in te rd i s c ip l in a r y . Con ve r se l y, Thom a l l a e t a l . (2006 ) iden t i f y d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion a s a sho r te r te rm app ro a ch fo r sudden sho c k s , wh i ch i s fo cu sed a t a lo c a l s c a le and the re fo re i s mo re commun i t y b a sed , fo cu se s on aw a rene s s and p rep a redne s s, and in co rpo r a te s bo t h en g inee r in g and n a tu r a l s c ien ce s . 2 .2 .4 In te g r a t ion o f DRR and CCA D i s a s te r s a re o c cu r r in g mo re f requen t l y and w i l l be e x a ce rb a ted b y c l im a te ch an ge (Be gum e t a l . , 2014 ) . Due to th i s re l a t ion sh ip , p lu s the common con cep t s o f vu lne r ab i l i t y and re s i l ien ce i t i s bene f i c i a l to l in k DRR and CCA app ro a che s fo r imp ro ved r i s k redu c t ion and d i s a s te r m an a gemen t (Be gum e t a l , 2014 ; Thom a l l a e t a l . , 2006 ; Me r ce r , 2010 ) . In te g r a t ion o f DRR and CCA wou ld he lp a ch ie ve d i s a s te r m an a gemen t fo r lon g eme r gen c ie s and sudden sho c k s , and wou ld the re fo re a ch ie ve ho l i s t i c m an a gemen t o f d i s a s te r s and h a z a rd s (Be gum e t a l . , 2014 ) . 20 Be gum e t a l . (2014 ) iden t i f ied the ke y bene f i t s o f in te g r a t ion a s : • Be t te r u se o f re sou r ce s . Fo r e x amp le , dup l i c a ted e f fo r t s and adm in i s t r a t i ve ine f f i c ien c ies wou ld be a vo ided and app ro a che s cou ld be come mo re co s te f fe c t i ve . • Be t te r qu a l i t y d a t a and p red i c t ion s fo r c l im a te ch an ge , and a l so mo re know led ge and e xpe r ien ce in bo th CCA and DRR , due to the w ide r an ge o f go ve rnmen t o r g an i s a t ion s , NGO s , e xpe r t s , in te rna t ion a l en t i t ie s and lo c a l en t i t ie s in vo l ved . • Le s s lo s s re l a ted to c l im a te ch an ge due to the in vo l vemen t o f DRR me a su re s . • A c ce le r a ted redu c t ion in d i s a s te r r i s k and ad ap t a t ion to c l im a te ch an ge . • Con t r ibu t ion to su s t a in abi l i t y th rou gh a ch ie v in g a be t te r en v i ronmen t fo r p re sen t and fu tu re gene r a t ion s . The fund amen t a l con cep t o f DRR i s redu c t ion and the f i r s t s tep i s p re ven t ion . To e f fe c t i ve l y redu ce vu lne r ab i l i t y o f bo th h a z a rd s and c l im a te ch an ge a w ide r an ge o f s t a keho lde r s mu s t be in co rpo r a ted and a c t ion s mu s t be imp lemen ted a t a l l le ve l s o f go ve rn an ce f rom in te rn a t ion a l o r g an i s a t ion s to commun i t y g roup s (Be gum e t a l . , 2014 ) . Me r ce r (2010 ) a r gued th a t DRR in vo l ve s bo th top down and bo t tomup app ro a che s , wh i le CCA i s d r i ven b y topdown , in te rn a t ion a l po l i c y th a t i s f a r remo ved f rom the e f fe c ted commun i t ie s . Thu s , “DRR p ro v ide s a n a tu r a l en t r y po in t fo r ad ap t a t ion ” (Be gum e t a l . , 2014 , p . 368 ) . Mo re spe c i f i c a l l y , commun i t y b a sed DRR cou ld be a good p l a ce to in je c t CCA and conne c t in te rn a t ion a l c l im a te po l i c y w i th commun i t y r i s k redu c t ion wo r k , wh i ch Me r ce r (2010 ) e xp l a ined h ad su c ce s s fu l l y been a ch ie ved in P apu a New Gu ine a , an i s l and n a t ion f a c in g the e f fe c t s o f c l im a te ch an ge . 2 .3 Co a s t a l H a z a rd s and R i s k M an a gemen t Th i s se c t ion in ve s t i g a te s h a z a rd m an a gemen t app ro a che s in the co a s t a l en v i ronmen t , loo k in g a t the common p ro te c t , a c commod a te and re t re a t app ro a che s to r i s k redu c t ion , bu t fo cu s in g on the bene f i t s and ch a l len ge s o f m an a ged re t re a t , and ad ap t a t ion a s an a l te rn a t i ve . “C l im a te ch an ge indu ced co a s t a l imp a c t s a re fund amen t a l l y a l te r in g the f ie ld o f co a s t a l m an a gemen t p l ann in g b y a c ce le r a t in g the need fo r inno v a t i ve s t r a te g ie s to comb a t the a s so c i a ted s to rm su r ge , e ro s ion , s a l in i z a t ion and f lood in g ” (D y c km an, S t . John & London , 2014 ) . New co a s t a l h a z a rd s w i l l no t p re sen t them se l ve s a s a re su l t o f c l im a te ch an ge ; c l im a te ch an ge w i l l howe ve r ch an ge the d r i v in g fo r ce s o f co a s t a l h a z a rd s , re su l t in g in the n a tu re and e x ten t o f cu r ren t h a z a rd s be in g enh an ced 21 (M in i s t r y fo r the En v i ronmen t , 2009 ) . D y c km an e t a l . (2014 ) a r gued th a t c l im a te ch an ge indu ced co a s t a l h a z a rd s h a ve th ree m a in sou r ce s : on go in g de ve lopmen t o f co a s t a l a re a s ; lon g te rm sho re l ine ch an ge s ; and se a le ve l r i se . Se a le ve l r i se i s p red i c ted , b y the 2014 In te r go ve rnmen t a l P ane l on C l im a te Ch an ge ( IP CC ) repo r t, to r an ge be tween 0 .27m and 1m , bu t i t w i l l d i f fe r a c ro s s the wo r ld ( IPCC , 2014 ) . Howe ve r , a lo t o f un ce r t a in t y su r round s se a le ve l r i se p red i c t ion s (P a r l i amen t a r y Comm i s s ione r fo r the En v i ronmen t , 2014 ; Re is in ge r e t a l . , 2015 ) . The m an a gemen t o f co a s t a l h a z ard s th a t a re e x a ce rb a ted b y se a le ve l r i se f a l l s in to th ree c a te go r ie s : p ro te c t , a c commod a te and re t re a t (N i cho l l s , & Sh ih , 2007; A le x ande r , R y an , & Me a sh am , 2012 ; Kou s k y , 2014; Re i s in ge r e t a l . , 2015 ) . A le x ande r e t a l . (2012 ) , iden t i f y p ro t e c t ion w i th h a rd , en g inee red de fen ce s ; a c commod a t ion w i th a redu c t ion in sen s i t i v i t y o r e xpo su re to co a s t a l h a z a rd s ; and re t re a t w i th the l andw a rd re lo c a t ion o f vu lne r ab le p rope r t ie s and in f r a s t ru c tu re . P ro te c t ion f rom , and a c comod a t ion to , cu r ren t h a z a rds , i s t r ad i t ion a l l y the common ap ro a ch in co a s t a l m an a gemen t . Coope r (2003 ) re co gn i sed th a t in En g l and , h a rd de fen ce s a re the s t and a rd app ro a ch . He see s th i s app ro a ch a s a sho r t s i gh ted and p ie ceme a l so lu t ion wh i ch c an h a ve ne g a t i ve e f fe c t s fo r o the r lo c a tion s a lon g the co a s t . S im i l a r l y , Re i s in ge r e t a l . (2015 ) , s t a ted th a t New Ze a l and h a s t r ad i t ion a l l l y t a ken a ‘ho ld the l ine ’ app ro a ch o r an a c commod a t ion to cu r ren t h a z a rd s . Re i s in ge r e t a l . (2015 ) c a l led th i s a s t a t i c re spon se th a t m a y be co me in c re a s in g l y f ru i t le s s due to a l a c k o f re co gn i t ion o f the d yn am i c i t y o f the co a s t a l en v i ronmen t . Wh i le h a rd de fen ce s h a ve been the c l a s s i c m i t i g a t ion too l fo r co a s t a l h a z a rd s , “ a s the th r re a t o f hum anindu ced c l im a te ch an ge and se a le ve l r i se be come mo re p ronoun ced , a w ide r r an ge o f ad ap t a t ion op t ion s h a ve to be con s ide red ” (N i cho l l s & Sh ih , 2007 , p . 1525 ) and a mo re d yn am i c , f le x ib le app ro a ch i s needed (Re i s in ge r e t a l . , 2015 ) . 2 .3 .1 M an a ged Re t re a t M an a ged re t re a t i s a “ s t r a te g i c de c i s ion to w i thd r aw , re lo c a te o r ab andon p r i v a te o r pub l i c a s se t s th a t a re a t r i s k o f be in g imp a c ted b y co a s t a l h a z a rd s ” (M in i s t r y fo r the En v i ronmen t , 2009 , p . 28 ) . I t i s a lon g te rm , p ro a c t i ve me thod o f ad ap t i ve m an a gemen t to co a s t a l h a z a rd s r a the r th an the a l te rn a t i ve o f h a rd p ro t e c t ion ( Rei s in ge r e t a l . , 2015 ) . D y c km an e t a l . (2014 ) c a l led m an a ged re t re a t “ an a c adem i c ide a l ” (p . 213 ) . The l i te r a tu re show s m an a ged re t re a t i s “unque s t ion ab l y con t ro ve r s i a l ” (p . 101 ) . A l thou gh i t h a s been u sed in p r a c t i ce in G r an th am , Au s t r a l i a, a f te r the 2011 f l a sh f lood s , and v a r iou s subu rb s o f S t a ten I s l and , New Yo r k , a f te r Hu r r i c ane S and y in 2012 . I t i s mo s t con t ro ve r s i a l in de ve loped We s te rn coun t r ie s, whe re l and r i gh t s m a ke i t h a rde r to re t re a t be c au se l and i s ‘owned ’ b y ind i v idu a l s . Howe ve r in nom ad i c commun i t ie s , o r whe re l and r i gh t s a re tenuou s , peop le a re 22 d i sp l a ced o r choose to le a ve rou t ine l y . Thu s , m an a ged re t re a t i s l aden w i th le g a l and cu l tu re v a lue s , m a k in g i t somewh a t con te s ted . A le x ande r e t a l . (2012 ) re co gn i sed th a t “ i t i s e xpe c ted th a t co a s t a l lo c a t ion s w i th h i gh l y v a lued and immo v ab le a s se t s , s u ch a s c i t ie s , w i l l m i t i g a te se a le ve l r i se r i s k s b y in ve s t in g in e xpen s i ve p ro te c t ion and a c commod a t ion s t r a te g ie s ” (p . 410 ) . M in i s t r y fo r the En v i ronmen t (2009 ) gu id an ce su g ge s ted th a t c o a s t a l h a z a rd s be a vo ided a s a p re c au t ion . P l ann in g con t ro l s c an be imp lemen ted to lo c a te p ropo sed new de ve lopmen t be yond the co a s t a l h a z a rd, and edu c a t ion , l and u se p l ann in g , ru le s , bu i ld in g con t ro l s and con sen t s , and nons t a tu to r y s t r a te g ie s a re me ch an i s m s th a t c an be u sed to a vo id , redu ce and m an a ge h a z a rd s in de ve loped a re a s (M in i s t r y fo r the En v i ronmen t , 2009 ) . D y c km an e t a l . (2014 ) a g reed th a t a vo id an ce m a y be the be s t re spon se to co a s t a l h a z a rd s in unde ve loped a re a s , bu t the y d i s a g reed w i th A le x ande r e t a l . (2012 ) and in s te ad con c luded th a t in de ve loped a re a s , l andw a rd re lo c a t ion o f a s se t s m a y be p re fe ren t i a l (D y c km an e t a l . , 2014 ) . Re i s in ge r e t a l . (2015 ) a g reed th a t m an a ged re t re a t c an be “ an add i t ion a l too l to p romo te the re s i l ien ce o f h i gh l y de ve loped c ap i t a l re g ion s and to in c re a se the f le x ib i l t i y o f lo c a l re spon se op t ion s ” (p . 285 ) . Bene f i t s The re a re con s ide r ab le bene f i t s o f m an a ged re t re a t . N icho l l s and Sh ih (2007 ) su g ge s ted th a t m an a ged re t re a t i s w ide l y re co gn i sed fo r imp ro v in g co a s t a l de fence and redu c in g fu tu re r i s k , enh an c in g and p ro te c t in g h ab i ta t s and the re fo re be in g a su s t a in ab le co a s t a l m an an a gemen t app ro a ch . Coope r (2003 ) a l so re co gn i sed the bene f i t s o f m an a ged re t re a t . The th ree s i gn i f i c an t bene f i t s su g ge s ted b y Coope r (2003 ) a re : (1) th a t m an a ged re t re a t i s a mo re e f f i c ien t and e f fe c t i ve op t ion fo r f lood de fen ce and co a s t a l m an a gemen t ; (2 ) th a t i t he lp s the i s sue o f co a s t a l squee ze whe re n a tu r a l h ab i ta t s a re lo s t due to r i s in g se a le ve l s con sum in g the sp a ce be fo re the p ro te c t ion s t ru c tu re and ; (3 ) th a t i t i s e conom i c a l l y ad v an t a geou s fo r p l a ce s whe re i t i s be com in g une conom i c a l to m a in t a in h a rd de fen ce s comp a red to the v a lue o f a s se t s a t r i s k . M an an ged re t re a t a l so t a ke s in to a c coun t the s a fe t y o f the who le co a s t a l commun i t y be c au se i t i s a p l anned , s t r a te g i c p ro ce s s a s oppo s sed to ad ho c p ro te c t ion , a c commoda t ion o r re lo c a t ion me a su re s b y ind i v idu a l s a s and when the y p le a se (Coope r , 2003 ) . Ind i v idu a l re a c t i ve and au tonomou s re spon se s to se a le ve l r i se a re a l so l i ke l y to impo se co s t s on the who le commun i t y (Kou s k y , 2014 ) . O ve r the lon g te rm , m an a ged re t re a t i s che ape r th an p ro te c t ion o r a c comod a t ion re spon se s (A le x ande r e t a l . , 2012 ) , howe ve r , i t i s no t co s t f ree (Coope r , 2003 ) . “P l ann in g i s mo re e f fe c t i ve and le s s co s t l y o ve r the l on g te rm , th an re a c t in g to e ven ts when the y o c cu r ” (M in i s t r y fo r the En v i ronmen t , 2009 ) . Thu s re co gn i t ion o f un ce r t a in ty and p ro a c t i ve l y p l ann in g fo r ch an ge i s p re fe r red to be in g re a c t i ve to ch an ge . 23 Ch a l len ge s M an a ged re t re a t f a ce s ideo lo g i c a l and p r a c t i ce ch a l len ge s and b a r r ie r s in i t s imp lemen t a t ion . F i r s t l y , m an a ged re t re a t c an h a ve s i gn i f i c an t f in an c i a l co s t s a s so c i a ted w i th i t , e spe c i a l l y i f the a re a i s a l re ad y fu l l y de ve loped . M an a ged re t re a t doe s no t h a ve the on go in g co s t s th a t p ro te c t ion and ad ap t a t ion app ro a che s h a ve in m a in t an in g in f r a s t ru c tu re . Howe ve r , m an a ged re t re a t doe s h a ve s i gn i f i c an t one o f f co s t s a s so c i a ted w i th c le a r in g the a re a and compen s a t in g p rope r t y owne r s and m an a ged re t re a t c an a l so be h i gh l y d i s rup t i ve to the commun i t y (Re i s in ge r e t a l . , 2014 ) . I f m an a ged re t re a t i s p ropo sed fo r a l re ad y de ve loped a re a s , m a r ke t un ce r t a in t y m a y in c re a se , and redu ce l and v a lue s (A le x ande r e t a l . , 2012 ) . Coope r (2003 ) iden t i f ied th a t ano the r e conom i c b a r r ie r to m an a ged re t re a t i s the i s sue o f compen s a t ion fo r lo s t l and o r p rope r t y . Compen s a t ion i s sue s a re the mo s t p rom inen t re a son fo r a con s e r v a t i ve u se o f m an a ged re t re a t s t r a te g ie s in the UK (Coope r , 2003 ) . Howe ve r , imp ro vemen t s to compen s a t ion i s sue s and gu id an ce on how to de a l w i th i t cou ld le ad to mo re con s ide r a t ion o f m an a ged re t re a t in co a s t a l m an a gemen t (Coope r , 2003 ) . In con jun c t ion w i th b a r r ie r s to m an a ged re t re a t in p r a c t i ce o r re gu l a t ion , the mo s t d i f f i cu l t ch a l len ge s m a y be the unde r l y in g ideo lo g ie s and v a lue s a s so c i a ted w i th the co a s t a l en v i ronmen t and de ve lopmen t . N i cho l l s and Sh ih (2007 ) reco gn i sed th a t a lon g the Th ame s E s t au r y in London : The v iew th a t open sp a ce a lw a y s need s to be u sed fo r de ve lopmen t i s one th a t need s to be ch a l len ged , so th a t sp a ce re se r v ed fo r re a l i gnmen t i s pe r cei ved a s a re a l p l ann in g bene f i t r a the r th a t ju s t a sm a l l s c a le e xpe r imen t a l p l ann in g op t ion (N i cho l l s & Sh ih , 2007 , p . 1533 ) . I t i s c le a r th a t owne r sh ip r i gh t s and the ide a l o f e conom i c de ve lopmen t a re b a r r ie r s th a t m an a ged re t re a t mu s t o ve r come . 2 .3 .1 . .1Cha l l enge s fo r managed r e t r ea t in New Zea land New Ze a l and i s an i s l and n a t ion s i tu a ted in the P a c i f i c O ce an . “New Ze a l and ’ s co a s t l ine me a su re s 18 ,000 km in len g th ” (M a k g i l l, 2011 , p . 78) . Mu ch o f the co a s t l ine i s o c cup ied fo r e conom i c a c t i v i t y su ch a s po r t s fo r in te rn a t ion a l t r ade , tou r i sm and mo s t l y u rb an de ve lopmen t (M a k g i l l , 2011) . “ A s popu l a t ion and te chno lo g i c a l c ap ab i l i t y g row , so too w i l l the compe t i t ion fo r o c cup a t ion r i gh t s and a c ce s s to the co a s t a l m a r ine a re a ” (M a k g i l l , 2011 , p . 78 ) , thu s h a vin g fu r the r imp l i c a t ion s fo r the imp lemen t a t ion o f m an a ged re t re a t . New Ze a l and ’ s fund amen t a l le g i s l a t ion fo r m an a g in g n a tu r a l and ph y s i c a l re sou r ce s , in c lud in g the co a s t l ine , i s the Re sou r ce M an a gemen t A c t 1991 (RMA ) . The p r im a r y a im o f the RMA i s to su s ta in ab l y m an a ge n a tu r a l and ph y s i c a l re sou r ce s to mee t the need s o f cu r ren t and fu tu re gene r a t ion s . 24 A s we l l a s the ch a l len ge s ou t l ined in the abo ve se c t ion , wh i ch w i l l e f fe c t a l l commun i t ie s con s ide r in g m an a ged re t re a t no m a t te r whe re the y a re lo c a ted, the re a re some ch a l len ge s spe c i f i c to New Ze a l and be c au se o f the p l ann in g f r amewo r k in p l a ce . The RMA p romo te s de vo l ved p l ann in g , whe re the e f fe c t s a re m an a ged a s c lo se a s po s s ib le to the sou r ce . Th i s me an s th a t lo c a l au tho r i t ie s p l a y an impo r t an t ro le in p l ann in g in New Ze a l and . The re fo re a ch a l len ge p l anne r s and de c i s ion m a ke r s in New Ze a l and h a ve, in con s ide r in g m an a ged re t re a t , i s the re i s a l a c k o f a be s t p r a c t i ce mode l o r gu id an ce on how to imp lemen t su ch a re spon se (Coope r , 2003 ) . B a rne t t e t a l . (201 4 ) s t a ted th a t “ lo c a l go ve rnmen t s a re no t ad ap t in g to se ale ve l r i se be c au se i t i s d i f f i cu l t to bu i ld con sen su s on the need fo r ch an ge and the be s t w a y to imp lemen t i t ” (p . 1103 ) . Re i s in ge r e t a l . (2015 ) re in fo r ced th a t m an a ged re t re a t requ i re s lo c a l au thor i te s to be comm i t ted to a con s i s ten t s t r a te g y and de c i s ion m a k in g o ve r the lon g te rm, b a sed on commun i t y suppo r t . The y the re fo re iden t i f y the sho r t p l ann in g c y c le s in New Ze a l and lo c a l go ve rnmen t s a s a ch a l len ge to m an a ged re t re a t imp lemen t a t ion . Coup led w i th the p re s su re s f rom ind i v idu a l p rope r t y owne r s , who a re l i ke l y to on l y h a ve sho r t te rm p l ann in g ho r i zon s and p re fe r commun i t y funded p ro te c t ion , coun c i l s a re f a ced w i th d i f f i cu l t de c i s ion s and the re fo re cen t r a l go ve rnmen t le g i s l a t ion , gu id an ce and sup po r t a re e s s ten t i a l (Re i s in ge r e t a l . , 2015 ) . E x i s t in g u se r i gh t s , a s in se c t ion 10 o f the RMA , a re re co gn i sed in some l i te r a tu re a s ano the r b a r r ie r to m an a ged re t re a t (M in i s t r y fo r the En v i ronmen t , 2009 ; Re i s in ge r e t a l . , 2015 ) . Howe ve r the se c an be m an a ged b y re g ion a l p l an p ro v i s ion s unde r se c t ion 12 o f the RMA th a t con t ro l h a z a rd s and the co a s t a l m a r ine a re a (M in i s t r y fo r the En v i ronmen t , 2009 ) . Ano the r re gu l a to r y ch a l len ge a c co rd in g to Re i s in ge r e t a l . (2015 ) i s th a t pro v i s ion s in the RMA and the Lo c a l Go ve rnmen t A c t 2002 h a ve no t been fu l l y e f fe c t i ve in s topp in g r ibbon de ve lopmen t a lon g the co a s t . De sp i te the New Ze a l and Co a s t a l Po l i c y S t a temen t 2010 now iden t i f y in g the u se o f h a rd en g inee red p ro te c t ion a s a l a s t re so r t , the cu r re n t app ro a ch in New Ze a l and i s gene r a l l y to ho ld the l ine o r a c commod a te , wh i ch i s a ch ie ved th rou gh zon in g , se t b a c k s and m in imum f loo r le ve l s (Re i s in ge r e t a l . , 2015 ) . Re i s in ge r e t a l . (2015 ) de s c ibed se tb a c k s me t apho r i c a l l y a s a “doub leed ged swo rd ” (p . 302 ) . H a z a rd zone s a re ne ce s s a r y to s i gn a l r i s k s and c an be a su ce s s fu l re gu l a to r y too l i f the y a re u sed in a d yn am i c m ana gemen t app ro a ch whe re the y a re u sed to sh i f t de ve lpomen t o ve r t ime . Howe ve r i f the y a re ju s t u sed s t a t i c a l l y to p re ven t de ve lopmemen t i n a h i gh h az a rd a re a the y m a y en cou r a ge in ten s i f i c a t ion in an a re a th a t m a y be sub je c t to the h a z a rd in the fu tu re , a t wh i ch t ime the r i s k w i l l be in c re a sed be c au se o f the e x ten s i ve de ve lopmen t . Due to the cu l tu r a l and le g a l ch a l len ge s and i t s h i gh l y con te s ted n a tu re , m an a ged re t re a t i s o f ten no t a p re fe r red op t ion fo r co a s t a l h a z a rd s m an a gemen t . Ad ap t a t ion i s a mo re p re fe r red op t ion and c an in co rpo r a te m an a ged re t re a t a s a lon g te rm me a su re . 25 2 .3 .2 S t r a te g i c Ad ap t a t ion M an y re co gn i se th a t su c ce s s fu l co a s t a l m an a gemen t requ i re s a s t r a te g i c ad ap t i ve m an a gemen t app ro a ch , o f wh i ch m an a ged re t re a t i s a p a r t . B a rne t t e t a l . (2014 ) a r gued th a t ad ap t a t ion p a thw a y s c an , i n theo r y , bu i ld con sen su s on the need to , and the p ro ce s s fo r, ch an ge . Ad ap t a t ion p a thw a y s con s i s t o f a v i s ion th a t i s a ch ie ved th rou gh a se r ie s o f in c remen t a l s tep s th a t a re e a ch t r i g ge red b y en v i ronmen t a l o r so c i a l ch an ge . The fund amen t a l p r in c ip le o f B a rne t t e t a l . ’ s (2014 ) ad ap t a t ion p a thw a y s i s th a t ch an ge w i l l no t e ven tu a te f rom a s in g le a c t ion bu t r a the r ad ap t a t ion i s a p ro ce s s th a t o c cu r s o ve r t ime th rou gh s t r a te g i c de c i s ion s th a t in i t i a l l y c an h a ve low re g re t s and imp a c t s and keep i t open fo r fu tu re gene r a t ion a s the en v i ronmen t t r i g ge r s fu r the r a c t ion . Kous k y (2014 ) p re sen ted a th ree p a r t s t r a te g y fo r the imp lemen t a t ion o f p ro a c t i ve m an a ged re t re a t wh i ch p re ven t s new de ve lopmen t , remo ve s o r mod i f ie s e x i s t in g de ve lopmen t and u se s d i s a s te r s a s oppo r tun i t ie s fo r re t re a t . A l te rn a t i ve l y , the m a r ke t cou ld be le f t to imp lemen t re t re a t . When inund a t ion o c cu r s o r e ro s ion c au se s e x ten s i ve d am a ge , p rope r t y v a lue s shou ld theo re t i c a l l y de c re a se and peop le wou ld mo ve l andw a rd aw a y f rom the h a z a rd (Kou s k y , 2014 ) . Bu t Kou s k y (2014 ) a r gued th a t ad ho c m a r ke t re t re a t wou ld no t be op t im a l . I t wou ld l i ke l y be th a t the a f f luen t wou ld re t re a t , bu t the a re a w i th de c re a sed p rope r t y v a lue s cou ld be come popu l a ted w i th poo re r peop le who c an on l y a f fo rd to l i ve in a re a s su ch a s th a t . Le a v in g the m a r ke t to de c ide , and a l low in g poo re r peop le to popu l a te the a re a unde r th re a t, fu r the r in c re a se s the vu lne r ab i l i t y o f th a t commun i t y and de fe a t s the pu rpo se o f m an a ged re t re a t . P ro a c t i ve , p l anned re t re a t th a t redu ce s new de ve lopmen t , remo ve s o r mod i f ie s e x i s t in g de ve lopmen t in h i gh r i s k a re a s , and re co gn i se s d i s a s te r s a s oppo r tun i t ie s (Kou s k y , 2014 ) . The f i r s t p a r t in Kou s k y ’ s (2014 ) th ree p a r t m an a ged re t re a t s t r a te g y i s to redu ce o r p re ven t new de ve lopmen t f rom o c cu r r in g in h i gh h a z a rd co a s t a l a re a s . Re i s in ge r e t a l . (2015 ) s t a ted th a t th i s i s the common app ro a ch o f lo c a l go ve rnmen t in New Ze a l and . De ve lopmen t i s re s t r i c ted th rou gh s t a t i c re spon se s su ch a s h a z a rd zone s and se t b a c k l ine s th a t do no t re co gn i se the d yn am i c s o f th e en v i ronmen t (Re i s in ge r e t a l . , 2015 ) . S im i l a r l y , Kou s k y (2014 ) s t ated th a t h a z a rd zone s h a ve po ten t i a l a s a re gu l a to r y too l bu t the i r s imp l i c i t y m a y “m a s k v a r i a t ion s in r i s k le ve l s and c an c re a te “wh i te l ine s ” th a t appe a r to sep a r a te r i s k y f rom s a fe , when r i s k i s , in re a l i t y , ch an g in g con t inu a l l y a c ro s s the l and s c ape ” ( p . 12) . Se cond l y , Kou s k y (2014 ) , a r gued th a t mod i f i c a t ion o r remo v a l mu s t be con s ide red fo r e x i s t in g de ve lopmen t . Th i s in vo l ve s “ re lo c a t in g in f r a s t ru c tu re in l and in ad v an ce o f an y inund a t ion ” (Kou s k y , 2014 , p . 14 ) . Howe ve r , m an a ged re t re a t i s a con ten t ious p ro ce s s e spe c i a l l y when p r i v a te p rope r t y i s in vo l ved . 26 Th i rd l y , “ s to rm e ven t s c an be w indow s o f oppo r tun i t y fo r ch an ge be c au se the y c re a te a fo r ced tu rno ve r in c ap i t a l s to c k and a ch an ce to rebu i ld d i f fe ren t l y ” (Kou s k y , 2014 ) , o r no t rebu i ld a t a l l . In t h i s c a se , p l ann in g c an o c cu r p red i s a s te r so th a t po l i c ie s fo r re t re a t a re in p l a ce be fo re the e ven t o c cu r s , o r a l te rn a t i ve l y , p l ann in g o c cu r s po s td i s a s te r , mo s t common l y in the fo rm o f bu you t s o f e f fe c ted p rope r t ie s (Kou s k y , 2014 ) . The re a re m an y e x amp l e s o f po s td i s a s te r m an a ged re t re a t p ro ce s se s . Po s td i s a s te r m an a ged re t re a t cou ld be seen a s be in g re a c t i ve , howe ve r some m a y see i t s t i l l a s a p ro a c t i ve s t r a te g y be c au se i t i s p reemp t in g fu tu re e ven t s . 2 .4 C a se S tud ie s 2 .4 .1 G r an th am , Queen s l and , Au s t r a l i a G r anth am , Queen s l and , i s a c a se s tud y o f a su c ce s s fu l commun i t y led m an a ged re t re a t p ro ce s s . G r an th am i s a sm a l l town in ru r a l B r i sb ane , in the Lo c k ye r V a l le y re g ion . In J anu a r y 2011 , mo s t o f the town w a s de s t ro yed b y f l a sh f lood in g th a t too k l i ve s , home s and bu s ine s se s . Wh a t eme r ged a f te r the d i s a s te r w a s an Au s t r a l i anf i r s t , vo lun t a r y l and sw ap p ro ce s s . The S t ren g then G r an th am P ro je c t w a s led b y the Lo c k ye r V a l le y Re g ion a l Coun c i l , howe ve r , i t “h a s shown commun i t y co l l abo r a t ion l i ke no o the r ” ( S immond s & D a v i e s , n .d . ), and i t en g a ged the pub l i c s t r a i gh t a f te r the e ven t to f i gu re ou t a so lu t ion to ge the r , m a k in g the p ro je c t a su c ce s s . M an a ged re t re a t , o r ‘ l andsw ap ’ a s i t w a s te rmed in G r an th am , w a s an app rop r i a te op t ion fo r the town a f te r the f lood in g be c au se r e s iden t s m ade i t c le a r the y w an ted to rebu i ld in G r an th am , bu t d id no t w an t to be f looded a g a in in the fu tu re ( S immond s & D a v ie s , n .d . ) . O k ad a , H a yne s , B i rd , v an den Hone r t & K in g (2014 ) de s c r ibed how a f te r the e ven t the M a yo r and the Coun c i l we re th in k in g th a t i t wou ld no t be a good ide a to rebu i ld on the s ame s i te be c au se the f lood in g h a s h appened be fo re and cou ld h appen a g a in , and the y w an ted to bu i ld b a c k s t ron ge r . The p l ann in g so lu t ion w a s no t to s imp l y m i t i g a te fu tu re r i s k, bu t i t w a s to a vo id i t a l to ge the r . The Lo c k ye r V a l le y Re g ion a l Coun c i l pu r ch a sed 935 a c re s o f l and ad j a cen t to the f looded town sh ip th a t w a s h i ghe r and the re fo re une f fe c ted b y the f lood in g (O k ad a e t a l . , 2014 ) . Th i s p a r ce l o f l and w a s l a r ge enou gh to a c commod a te the rebu i ld bu t a l so fo r fu tu re g row th o f G r an th an . The p ro je c t a imed to h a ve re s iden t s re lo c a ted in to new home s w i th in a 12mon th pe r iod and the re fo re requ i red a f a s t t r a c ked p l ann in g repon se unde r the Queen s l and Re con s t ru c t ion Au tho r i t y A c t 2011 ( the Q ldRA A c t ) ( S immond s & D a v ie s , n .d . ) . Unde r the Q ldRA A c t , G r an th am w a s de c l a red a Re con s t ru c t ion A re a , wh i ch en ab led r ap id p l ann in g p ro ce s se s 27 and the Coun c i l ’ s m a s te r p l an fo r the rebu i ld a re a w a s t r an s fe r red in to a P ropo sed De ve lopmen t S cheme wh i ch p ro v ided the re gu l a to r y f r ame wo r k fo r the p ro je c t to go ahe ad qu i c k l y . The commun i t y w a s fu l l y en g a ged in the re lo c a t ion p ro je c t and the y we re in c luded in de c i s ion s o f how the town shou ld be rebu il t . Con su l t a t ion and commun i t y mee t in g s be g an immed i a te l y a f te r the e ven t and ide a s f rom the se we re in co rpo r a ted in to a m a s te r p l an , wh i ch w a s then p re sen ted b a c k to the commun i t y fo r the i r commen t (O k ad a e t a l . , 2014 ) . F i r s t l y the re we re the v i s ion in g se s s ion s, wh i ch we re wee k l y commun i t y mee t in g and one on one in te r v iew s to p r io r i t i se wh a t the G r an th am c ommun i t y w an ted f rom the re lo c a t ion, and to e s t ab l i sh the m a s te r p l an ( S immond s & D a v ie s , n .d . ) . Then de s i gn wo r k shop s w i th the commun i t y p re sen ted some op t ion s fo r the rebu i ld and commun i t y cou ld re v iew the se ( S immond s & D a v ie s , n .d . ) . The commun i t y in vo l vmen t en su red h i gh p a r t i c ip a t ion b y re s iden t s in the s cheme and demon s t r a ted a w ide a c cep t an ce o f i t b y re s iden t s (O k ad a e t a l . , 2014 ) . P a r t i c ip a t ion in the l andsw ap w a s vo lun t a r y . E l i g ib le re s iden t s we re ab le to nom in a te the i r f i r s t , se c ond and th i rd op t ion s fo r a se c t ion o f s im i l a r s i ze to the i r d am an ged one , and the f in a l a l lo c a t ion s we re m ade b y b a l lo t . The u su a l Coun c i l p l ann in g co s t s we re remo ved fo r re s iden t s and g r an t s o f $35 ,000 f rom the s t a te go ve rnmen t cou ld a l so be app l ied fo r (O k ad a e t a l . , 2014 ) . The su c ce s s o f the G r an th am l andsw ap i s c red i t to the Lo c k ye r V a l le y Re g ion a l Coun c i l , who we re “ comm i t ted to wo r k on the G r an th am l and sw ap p ro je c t in an inno v a t i ve m anne r , w i th a commun i t y –led fo cu s ” (O k ad a e t a l . , 2014 , p .30 ) . Co mmun i t y in vo l vemen t f rom the be g inn in g and po l i t i c a l suppo r t a l lowed G r an th am to re co ve r f rom the f lood e ven t in 2011 , bu t i t a l so en su red th a t the y bu i l t b a c k s t ron ge r and w i l l now be mo re re s i l ien t to fu tu re e ven t s be c au se the y h a ve mo ved to h i ghe r g round . 2 .4 .2 We l l in g ton , New Ze a l and We l l in g ton , New Ze a l and, i s a c a se s tud y fo r an e f fe c t i ve non s t a tu to r y r i s k commun i c a t ion p ro je c t . We l l in g ton i s s i tu ated a t the bo t tom o f the No r th I s l and o f New Ze a l and . I t i s the c ap i t a l c i t y o f New Ze a l and , e x ten s i ve l y de ve loped, and home to the m a in go v e rnmen t a l bu i ld in g s . The re g ion i s a se i sm i c a re a and a m a jo r f au l t l ine , the We l l in g ton F au l t , run s s t r a i gh t th rou gh the c i t y . We l l in g ton ’ s mo s t e x ten s i ve in ve s t i ga t ion s to d a te on the re g ion ’ s e a r thqu a ke r i s k, h a ve been a p ro je c t e s t ab l i shed in 2006 , c a l led “ I t ’ s Ou r Fau l t ” . W i th the u l t im a te go a l o f in c re a s in g re s i l ien ce in the We l l in g ton re g ion , the “ I t ’ s ou r f au l t ” p ro je c t s tud ie s the l i ke l ihood o f e ven t s and the e f fe c t s o f an e a r thqu a ke to peop le and the en v i ronmen t . The p ro je c t f ind in g s h a ve “been u sed fo r be t te r c i t y and c i v i l de fen ce eme r gen c y m an a gemen t p l ann in g , a s we l l a s in f luen c in g ne g a t i ve pe r cep t ion s th a t 28 h a ve a f low on e f fe c t to in ve s tmen t and in su r an ce p rem ium s” (Peppe re l l , 2012 . p . 1 ) . The ou t come s o f the in ve s t i g a t ion s h a ve re su l ted in p rob ab i l i t y and f requen c y s t a t i s t i c s , th ree d imen s ion a l mode l l in g and the m app in g o f f au l t s and the i r imp a c t s on co a s t a l h a z a rd s su ch a s t sun am i . Howe ve r the se “ f ind in g s to d a te a re ch a l len g in g lon g he ld a s sump t ion s abou t t he beh a v iou r o f f au l t l ine s in the We l l in g ton re g ion and h i gh l i gh t the need to re v i se the b a s i s o f We l l in g ton ’ s p l ann in g and p rep a redne s s fo r e a r thqu a ke” (Peppe re l l , 2012 , p . 1 ) , the re fo re commun i c a t in g the se re su l t s to the pub l i c i s a ch a l len ge o f the p roje c t . Commun i t y mee t in g s , t i t led “We l l in g ton Ro c k s ”, we re de s i gned to in fo rm the pub l i c o f the re su l t s o f the “ I t ’ s ou r f au l t ” p ro je c t . The se p re sen t a t ion s , and o the r r i s k in fo rm a t ion re le a sed to the commun i t y , u sed an a lo g ie s and humou r to en g a ge the pub l i c . Th ree ke y an a lo g ie s we re u sed (M cB r ide , V an D i s sen , L an g r id ge , B rown & Nee l y , 2013 ) : • The g ame o f Ru s s i an rou le t te w a s u sed to show e a r thqu a ke r i s k in We l l in g ton h ad gone down , bu t i t w a s s t i l l d an ge rou s – “ the gun i s s t i l l lo aded bu t the re a re now few e r bu l le t s ” (GN S S c ien ce , 2013 ) . • S t i l e t to h i gh hee l s we re comp a red to b l a c k boo t s and the y we re l i kened to how the bu i ld in g s t and a rd s mu s t d i f fe r be tween Au c k l and and We l l in g ton . S t i le t to s m a y be mo re s t y l i sh , bu t b l a c k boo t s a re mo re p r a c t i c a l and s t ab le fo r the le ve l o f r i s k We l l in g ton f a ce s comp a red to Au c k l and . • To e xp l a in the ch an ge s in the Bu i ld in g Code , cho co l a te b a r s we re u sed to i l lu s t r a te the t ype s o f bu i ld in g s . C run ch ie B a r s we re comp a red to Mo ro Ba r s to show th a t one i s mo re d u c t i le th an the o the r and Mo ro B a r l i ke bu i ld in g s a re needed in We l l in g ton . The an a lo g ie s con te x tu a l i sed the r i s k fo r the commun i t y who h ad l i t t le te chn i c a l know led ge o f the i s sue s and r i s k s . Th rou gh e xp l a in in g r i s k and bu i ld in g re s i l ien ce in w a y s th a t the commun i t y cou ld re l a te to , the y “ seemed to g a in a be t te r unde r s t and in g ” (M cB r ide e t a l . , 2013 ) and the feedb a c k f rom the commun i t y p re sen t a t ion s su g ge s ted the y we re popu l a r add i t ion s to the p re sen t a t ion s . Commun i c a t in g r i s k in fo rm a t ion to the We l l in g ton pub l i c , a s p a r t o f the ‘ I t ’ s Ou r F au l t ’ p ro g r amme , a l so con s i s ted o f ad ve r t i semen t s whe re the f au l t l ine w a s d i sp l a yed abo ve g round . A b i g o r an ge shee t abo ve g round , showed whe re the f au l t r an ; th rou gh peop le ’ s hou se s and b a c k y a rd s , mo to rw a y s and mo re . Th i s emph a s i sed to the commun i t y th a t e ve r yone wou ld be e f fe c ted and i t m ade the u su a l l y in v i s ib le f au l t , ‘ re a l ’ . 29 2 .5 L i te r a tu re Re v iew Summ a r y The l i te r a tu re re v iew w a s co l l a ted in to fou r se c t ion s . The f i r s t se c t ion re v iewed the me s s y and con ten t iou s f ie ld th a t i s p l ann in g and e xp l a ined wh a t the in ten t ion s o f e a ch p l ann in g theo r y a re . Se c t ion one then su mm a r i sed how p l ann in g app ro a che s in co rpo r a te ch an ge and pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion . The se cond se c t ion comp a red d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion fo r sudden sho c k s, and c l im a te ch an ge ad ap t a t ion fo r lon g eme r gen c ie s . Bo th o f the se app ro a che s a re re l a t i ve l y new con s ide r a t ion s fo r p l anne r s in r i s k redu c t ion p l ann in g and i t i s c le a r th a t the se app ro a che s en cou r a ge pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion in o rde r to tu rn know led ge in to a c t ion . The th i rd se c t ion in ve s t i g a ted the l i te r a tu re on co a s t a l r i s k m an a gemen t app ro a che s . I t fo cu sed on the bene f i t s and ch a l len ge s o f m an a ged re t re a t and su g ge s ted ad ap t a t ion a s an a l te rn a t i ve s t r a te g y . F in a l l y , the l i te r a tu re re v iew p re sen ted two c a se s t ud ie s to demon s t r a te the theo r y in a c t ion . F i r s t l y , G r an th am , Queen s l and p ro v ided an e xp l an a t ion fo r how commun i t yled m an a ged re t r e a t c an be su c ce s s fu l in mo v in g commun i t ie s to a le s s vu lne r ab le a re a and in c re a s in g the i r r i s k re s i l ien ce . We l l in g ton , New Ze a l and w a s the se cond c a se s tud y and i t i l lu s t r a ted how nons t a tu to r y r i s k co mmun i c a t ion , be fo re s t a tu to r y en fo r cemen t, c an be e f fe c t i ve in in c re a s in g a commun i t y ’ s r i s k re s i l ien ce . The l i te r a r y deb a te s h a ve r a i sed the fo l low in g que s t ion s fo r m y re se a r ch : • How i s the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l p l ann in g fo r s low on se t ch an ge? Wh a t doe s th a t s a y abou t how p l ann in g theo r y cope s w i th ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y in p r a c t i ce ? • Wh a t i s the ro le o f the pub l i c in p l ann in g fo r s low on se t ch an ge s ? The se que s t ion s h a ve f o rmed the b a s i s o f m y re se a r ch ob je c t i ve s and h a ve gu ided the re su l t s and d i s cu s s ion ch ap te r s th a t fo l low. 30 Ch ap te r 3 New Ze a l and Le g i s l a t ion Re v iew Th i s se c t ion e xp l a in s whe re p l ann in g fo r ch an ge o c cu r s in New Ze a l and ’ s p l ann in g f r amewo r k and how po l i c y i s re l a ted to p l ann in g p r a c t i ce . An unde r s t and in g o f the New Ze a l and p l ann in g f r amewo r k i s impo r t an t to unde r s t and p l ann in g theo r y in p r a c t i ce . New Ze a l and’ s le g i s l a t ion th a t i s re le v an t to the m an a gemen t o f n a tu r a l h a z a rd s , p a r t i cu l a r l y to co a s t a l h a z a rd s , c l im a te c h an ge indu ced se a le ve l r i se and m an a ged re t re a t , i s ou t l ined in Append i x A . 3 .1 P l ann in g h ie r a r ch y L an g r id ge & Beb an (2011 ) a r gue the re a re f i ve ke y p ie ce s o f le g i s l a t ion fo r the m an a gemen t o f n a tu r a l h a z a rd s in New Ze a l and ; the Lo c a l Go ve rnmen t A c t 2002 ( LGA ) , Re sou r ce M an a gemen t A c t 1991 (RMA ) , Bu i ld in g A c t 2004 , Lo c a l Go ve rnmen t O f f i c i a l In fo rm a t ion and Mee t in g s A c t 1987 and C i v i l De fen ce and Eme r gen c y M an a gemen t A c t 2002 (CDEM) . The in te r a c t ion be tween the se s t a tu t e s and the i r sub sequen t p l an s , a s we l l a s the h ie r a r ch i c a l le ve l o f them , i s i l lu s t r a ted in f i gu re 4. F i gu re 4: New Ze a l and ’ s le g i s l a t i ve f r amewo r k fo r m an a g in g h a z a rd s ( L an g r i gde & Beb an , 2011 ) 31 The R e sou r ce Man a gemen t Ac t 199 1 (RMA ) i s New Ze a l and ’ s fund amen t a l le g i s l a t ion fo r su s t a in ab l y m an a g in g n a tu r a l and ph y s i c a l re sou r ce s . The RMA he ad s a h ie r a r ch y o f p l ann in g do cumen t s and i t requ i re s p l an s and po l i c ie s to be p rep a red fo r the m an a gemen t o f the co a s t al en v i ronmen t a s shown in F i gu re 5. F i gu re 5: P l ann in g f r amewo r k unde r the RMA fo r the co a s t a l en v i ronmen t (M in i s t r y fo r the En v i ronmen t , 2008 ) The New Ze a l and Co a s t a l Po l i c y S t a temen t gu ide s re g ion a l and d i s t r i c t coun c i l s in p rep a r in g re g ion a l po l i c y s t a temen t s , re g ion a l co a s t a l p l an s , and d i s t r i c t p l an s . Nons t a tu to r y p l an s o r s t r a te g ie s , su ch a s iw i m an a gemen t p l an , r i s k redu c t ion p l an s o r n a tu r a l h a z a rd s s t r a te g ie s a re a l so a v a i l ab le in the New Ze a l and p l ann in g f r amewo r k and c an p l a y an impo r t an t r o le in p l ann in g fo r ch an ge. 3 .2 Re spon s ib i l i t ie s The re l a t ion sh ip be tween the v a r iou s p ie ce s o f le g i s l a t ion i s comp le x , a s shown in f i gu re 4. In o rde r to p l an fo r ch an ge e f fe c t i ve l y , the se s t a tu to r y p ro v i s ion s mu s t wo r k to ge the r and the p l ans unde r the RMA mu s t comp lemen t e a ch o the r . Be c au se o f the comp le x f r amewo r k , the d i f fe ren t le ve l s o f go ve rnmen t ope r a t in g unde r the se v a r iou s A c t s , mu s t wo r k to ge the r to p l an fo r ch an ge . Re g ion a l coun c i l s ’ re spon s ib i l i t ie s co ve r tho se a spe c t s th a t en su re t he su s t a in ab i l i t y o f the re g ion . The i r re spon s ib i l i t ie s in c lude, ( a ) e f fe c t s b a sed m an a gemen t o f f re shw a te r , l and , a i r , co a s t a l w a te r s and the bed s o f l a ke s and r i ve r s , th rou gh re g ion a l po l i c y s t a temen t s and re sou r ce con sen t s ; (b ) c i v i l de fen ce and eme r genc y m an a gemen t fo r the re g ion ; ( c ) re g ion a l l and t r an spo r t p l ann in g and ; (d ) m a in t a in in g and enh an c in g w a te r qu a l i t y , e co s y s tem s and so i l (Dep a r tmen t o f In te rn a l A f f a i r s , 2011 ) . 32 Su s t a in ab i l i t y o f the d i s t r i c t i s the re spon s ib i l i t y o f the te r r i to r i a l au tho r i t y ( c i t y and d i s t r i c t coun c i l ) . Re spon s ib i l i t ie s o f c i t y o r d i s t r i c t coun c i l s in c lude , ( a ) lo c a l in f r a s t ru c tu re su ch a s w a te r supp l y , w a s tew a te r , s to rm w a te r and ro ad s ; (b ) m an a g in g the e f fe c t s o f l and u se , subd i v i s ion , d i s ch a r ge o f con t am in an t s , no i se an d a c t i v i t ie s on the su r f a ce o f l a ke s and r i ve r s and ; ( c ) d i s t r i c t le ve l c i v i l de fen ce and eme r gen c y m an a gemen t (Dep a r tmen t o f In te rn a l A f f a i r s , 2011 ) . The re a re , the re fo re , po ten t i a l o ve r l ap s in re g ion a l and te r r i to r i a l re spon s ib i l i t ie s th a t c an h a ve imp l i c a t ion s fo r m an a g in g , and p l ann in g fo r , ch an ge . The re a re a l so po ten t i a l con t r ad i c t ion s be tween the A c t s th a t m an a ge ch an ge in New Ze a l and , fo r e x amp le , be tween the C i v i l De fen ce and Eme r gen c y M an a gemen t A c t 2002 (CDEM A c t ) and the Lo c a l Go ve rnmen t A c t 200 2 ( LGA ) . The CD EM A c t ’ s pu rpo se ( a s in Append i x A ) , i s to imp ro v e and p romo t e th e su s ta inab l e manag em en t o f ha za rd s in a wa y tha t con t r ibu t e s to th e so c ia l , e conom i c , cu l tu ra l , and en v i ronm en ta l w e l l b e ing and sa f e t y o f th e pub l i c and a l so to th e p ro t e c t ion o f p rop e r t y. Thu s the CDEM A c t re co gn i se s the imp a c t o f en v i ronmen t a l ch an ge on the we l lbe in g o f the commun i t y . In con t r a s t , the LGA ’ s pu rpo se i s to p ro v id e fo r lo ca l au tho r i t i e s to p la y a b road ro l e in m e e t ing th e cu r r en t and fu tu r e n e ed s o f th e i r comm un i t i e s fo r goodqua l i t y lo ca l in f ra s t ru c tu r e , lo ca l pub l i c s e r v i c e s , and p e r fo rman c e o f r egu la to r y fun c t ion s . Thu s the LGA fo cu se s on m an a g in g ch an ge th rou gh in f r a s t ru c tu re p ro v i s ion s . The se A c t s c re a te the po ten t i a l fo r con f l i c t be c au se in t ime s o f d i s a s te r , unde r the CD EM A c t , lo c a l go ve rnmen t i s requ i red to be re spon s ib le fo r the we l l be in g o f the commun i t y ; some th in g th a t i s no t the i r re spon s ib i l i t y in pe a ce t ime . Th i s cou ld po ten t i a l l y add p re s su re to lo c a l go ve rnmen t in d i s a s te r t ime s be c au se the y wou ld be requ i red to t a ke on a re spon s ib i l i t y th a t the y a re no t ab le to p r a c t i ce d a yto d a y unde r the LGA . 33 Ch ap te r 4 Con te x t Ch r i s t chu r ch Chan g in g Ch r i s t chu r ch , New Ze a l and , h a s h ad a h i s to r y o f ch an ge in wh i ch the geo lo g y o f the a re a h a s a lw a y s been an in f luen t i a l f a c to r . The s i te now known a s Ch r i s t chu r ch w a s o c cup ied a s e a r l y a s 1000 AD b y Po l yne s i an s fo r mo ahun t in g (R i ce , 1999 ) and b y 1800 the a re a w a s inh ab i ted b y N g ā i Tū āhu r i r i o f N g ā i T ahu and v a lued fo r i t s food re sou r ce s (Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y L ib r a r ie s , n .d . ) . The f i r s t m a jo r ch an ge s o ccu r red in the m id 1800 ’ s when Eu rope an se t t le r s be gun to o c cup y the a re a and e s t ab l i sh Ch r i s t chu r ch . ‘ Ch r i s t chu r ch i s a p l anned c i t y ’ (C a s t le , 1971 ) . I t w a s be l ie ved th a t Ch r i s t chu r ch town cou ld be o r g an i sed l i ke town s in En g l and and p l anned be fo re se t t le r s a r r i ved (Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y L ib r a r ie s , n .d . ) . The g r id s t ru c tu re w a s p l anned a round a cen t r a l squ a re and bounded b y fou r t ree l ined a venue s (C a s t le , 1971 ) . The s i te fo r the squ a re m i le g r id town w a s cho sen in 1849 ( B rown , Bee th am , P a t te r son & Weebe r , 1995 ) . I t w a s m a in l y sw amp , h ad the A von R i ve r cu t t in g th rou gh i t and w a s beh ind be a ch dune s and , e s tu a r ies and l a goon s ( B rown e t a l . , 1995 ) . The geo g r aph i c se t t in g o f Ch r i s t chu r ch a l so me an s i t i s con ce rned w i th f lood in g f rom the W a im a k ar i r i R i ve r , v i ab le found a t ion s be c au se o f the sw amp , in s t ab i l i t y o f the Po r t h i l l s , co a s t a l e ro s ion and s ie sm i c a c t i v i t y (B rown e t a l . , 1995 ) . Hum an in te r ven t ion on the se geo lo g i c a l con s t r a in t s h a s ch an ged the l and to m a ke i t su i t ab le fo r se t t lemen t . The sw amp s we re d r a ined e a r l y in Ch r i s t chu r ch ’ s se t t lemen t h i s to r y and sho r t l y a f te r the c i t y ’ s e s t ab l i shmen t the W a i km a k i r i r i R i ve r w a s re a l i gned and s topb an k s we re c re a ted to s top the r i ve r f lood in g Ch r i s t chu r ch . B rown e t a l . (1995 ) , re co gn i se d th a t the : …o r i g in a l co a s t a l f loodp l ain en v i ronmen t o f the Ch r i s t chu r ch u rb an a re a h a s been a l te red so mu ch b y d r a in a ge and in f i l l in g o f sw amp s th a t i t s de s c r ip t ion a s ‘ a c i t y bu i l t on a sw amp ’ a l thou gh h i s to r i c a l l y co r re c t , i s no lon ge r app a ren t to the c a su a l ob se r ve r (B rown e t a l . , 1995 ) . Ch r i s t chu r ch ’ s geo g r aph y a l so me an s i t i s p rone to sp r aw l . The sou th o f the c i t y i s con s t r a ined b y the Po r t H i l l s , the e a s t b y the se a and the no r th i s con s t r a ined b y m a r sh l and s ( Sw a f f ie ld , 2102 ) . Bu t the C an te rbu r y P l a in s th a t e xp and to the we s t and sou th we s t p ro v ide v a s t oppo r tun i t y fo r sp r aw l w i th no n a tu r a l fe a tu re to con t a in the c i t y . F lood in g and c o a s t a l e ro s ion h a ve lon g been i s sue s fo r Ch r i s t chu r ch ’ s co a s t a l f loodp l a in en v i ronmen t and the e f fe c t s o f c l im a te ch an ge a re no re cen t d i s co ve r y . B a sh ie r , H i c k s , M c S a vene y and 34 Wh i tehou se (1988 , in B rown e t a l . , 1995 ) , iden t i f ied th a t c l im a te ch an ge cou ld r e su l t in g re a te r f requen c y o f f lood in g in low l y in g co a s t a l a re a s , inund a t ion f rom s to rm su r ge s , ch an ge s in e ro s ion and a c c re t ion p ro ce s se s , and h i ghe r g roundw a te r . Ch r i s t chu r ch h a s re cen t l y unde r gone mo re d r a s t i c ch an ge fo l low in g s i gn i f i c an t se i sm i c sequen ce s be g inn in g in 2010 and con s i s t in g o f two m a jo r e a r thqu a ke s ; the f i r s t , a m a gn tude 7 .1 e a r thqu a ke on nd Sep tembe r 2010 and then a m a gn i tude 6 .3 e a r thqu a ke on 22 Feb ru a r y 2011 . A s we l l a s 4th e x ten s i ve l and , p rope r t y and in f r a s t ru c tu re d am a ge , the e a r thqu a ke s h a ve c au sed the l and to sub s ide b y mo re th an 0 .5m a lon g the A von R i ve r and r i se b y app ro x im a te l y 0 .45m in the A von He a th co te E s tu a r y ( Ton k in & T a y lo r , 2013 ) . Ch an ge s in the o r ien t a t ion o f the l and m a y h a ve s l i gh t l y d i f fe ren t imp l i c a t ion s fo r ho w se a le ve l r i se w i l l e f fe c t co a s t a l Ch r i s t chu r ch commun i t ie s . In New Ze a l and , coun c i l s a re requ i red to p l an fo r the lon g te rm in te re s t s o f commun i t ie s . In 2013 , the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l comm i s s ioned Ton k in and T a y lo r to a s se s s the po ten t i a l e f fe c t s o f se a le ve l r i se fo r Ch r i s t chu r ch , upd a te the 1999 se a le ve l r i se a s se s smen t and a c coun t fo r the l and ch an ge s the o c cu r red a s a re su l t o f the e a r thqu a ke s . The re su l t in g repo r t p red i c t s th a t b y 2115 , Ch r i s t chu r ch c an e xpe c t a r i se in se a le ve l b y up to one me te r, and the repo r t doe s no t e l im in a te the po s s ib i l i t y o f th i s in c re a s in g to two me te r s in some a re a s ( Ton k in & T a y lo r , 2013 ) . Re i s in ge r e t a l . (2015 ) , a r gued th a t be c au se o f the on go in g n a tu re o f se a le ve l r i se , soone r o r l a te r m an a ged re t re a t w i l l be come impe r a t i ve a lon g m an y p a r t s o f the New Ze a l and co a s t l ine . Ton k in and T a y lo r (2013 ) re co gn i se d th i s in the i r repo r t and ou t l ine d m an a ged re t re a t a s a po s s i lbe p l ann in g re spon se to se a le ve l r i se . Howe ve r the y a l so re co gn i sed i t i s po l i t i c a l l y d i f f i cu l t . Howe ve r , the ke y re commend a t ion s f rom Ton k in and T a y lo r , fo r the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l , in the 2013 repo r t th a t a re re le v an t to th i s d i s se r t a t ion a re th a t the y adop t a Se a Le ve l R i se Ad ap t a t ion S t r a te g y and th a t fu tu re s tud ie s re g a rd in g co a s t a l h a z a rd s con s ide r the e f fe c t s o f 1m o f se a le ve l r i se to the ye a r 2115 . Ton k in and T a y lo r (2013 ) e xp l a ined th a t m an a ged re t re a t requ i re s a numbe r o f d i f fe ren t p l ann in g re spon se s wh i ch c an be in co rpo r a ted in to the ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y and re su l t in m an a ged re t re a t in the lon g te rm . 35 Ch ap te r 5 Me thodo lo g y 5 .1 In t rodu c t ion Th i s d i s se r t a t ion a im s to in ve s t i g a te p l annin g re spon se to s low on se t d i s a s te r s, ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y u s in g the e x amp le o f se a le ve l r i se in Ch r i s t chu r ch . Mo re spe c i f i c a l l y , the fo l low in g re se a r ch que s t ion s ha ve been se t : • How i s the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l p l ann in g fo r s low on se t ch an ge ? Wh a t doe s th a t s a y abou t how p l ann in g theo r y cope s w i th ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y in p r a c t i ce ? • Wh a t i s the ro le o f the pub l i c in p l ann in g fo r s low on se t ch an ge s ? The se t t in g fo r th i s re se a r ch i s Ch r i s t chu r ch , New Ze a l and , du r in g the ye a r 2015 . D a t a co l le c t ion and an a l y s i s h a ve t a ken p l a ce in th i s se t t in g e x c lu s i ve l y and the se t t in g w i l l a l so be u sed fo r the app l i c a t ion o f the f ind in g s . The re se a r ch se t t in g i s fu r the r con s ide red in Ch ap te r 4 Ch r i s t chu r ch Con te x t . I t i s in te re s t in g to no te th a t the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y d i s t r i c t p l an re v iew p ro ce s s h a s been unde rw a y th i s ye a r and the re fo re th i s re se a r ch too k p l a ce in a ch an g in g p l ann in g en v i ronmen t . The n a tu r a l H a z a rd s ch ap te r o f the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an w a s w i thd r awn f rom the p ropo sed p l an in Sep tembe r 2015 , to be de a l t w i th ou t s ide o f the f a s t t r a c ked re v iew p ro ce s s in 2016 . Re se a r ch in g how p l ann in g cope s w i th ch an ge h a s been mo s t in te re s t in g du r in g th i s l i ve p ro ce s s be c au se th in g s cou ld ch an ge on a d a i l y b a s i s and the re we re m an y un ce r t a in t ie s to be m an a ged ; ju s t a s in p l ann in g p r a c t i ce . Th i s me thodo lo g y se c t ion e xp l a in s the re se a r ch de s i gn and d a t a an a l y s i s th a t h a ve been u sed to a ch ie ve the a im and ob je c t i ve s o f th i s d i s se r t a t ion . 5 .2 Qu a l i t a t i ve Re se a r ch Me thod s Qu a l i t a t i ve me thod s h a ve been cho sen fo r th i s d i s se r t a t ion be c au se un l i ke qu an t i t a t i ve me thod s, wh i ch p ro v ide “ l a r ge a g g re g a te s o f d a t a and the s t a t i s t i c a l te s t in g o f emp i r i c a l h ypo the se s ” (Be r g & Lune , 2012 , p . 15 ) , qu a l i t a t i ve me thod s p ro v ide de t a i led , indep th an a l y s i s o f a few c a se s ( F l i c k , 2011 ) . The qu a l i t a t i ve re se a r ch p ro ce s s doe sn ’ t ne ce s s a r i l y h a ve to be g in f rom a theo re t i c a l pe r spe c t i ve o r h ypo the se s ( F l i c k , 2011 ) bu t r a the r c an s t a r t w i th an i s sue . The d a t a co l le c ted in th i s re se a r ch gene r a ted n a tu r a l l y , and w a s a l lowed to spe a k fo r i t se l f , r a the r th an rou t in i sed d a t a 36 co l le c t ion and the mou ld in g o f i t in to p re s c r ibed f r amewo r k s a s qu an t i t a t i ve re se a r ch doe s . Den z in and L in co ln (2000 ) de s c r ibe d qu a l i t a t i ve rese a r ch a s : …a s i tu a ted a c t i v i t y th a t lo c a te s the ob se r ve r in the wo r ld . I t con s i s t s o f a se t o f in te rp re t i ve , m a te r i a l p r a c t i ce s th a t m a ke s the wo r ld v i s ib le . The se p r a c t i ce s… tu rn the wo r ld in to a se r ie s o f rep re sen t a t ions … A t th i s le ve l , qu a l i t a t i ve re sea r ch in vo l ve s an in te rp re t i ve , n a tu r a l i s t i c app ro a ch to the wo r ld . Th i s me an s th a t qu a l i t a t i ve re se a r che r s s tud y th in g s in the i r n a tu r a l se t t in g s , a t temp t in g to m a ke sen se o f , o r in te rp re t , phenomen a in te rm s o f the me an in g s peop le b r in g to them . (Den z in & L in co ln , 2000 , p . 3 ) Qu a l i t a t i ve me thod s we re u sed so I cou ld, ge t a deepe r in s i gh t in to how p l ann in g i s cop in g w i th ch an ge in Ch r i s t chu r c h in re g a rd s to se a le ve l r i se, and u s in g B lume r ’ s (1969 ) wo rd s , ‘ e xp lo re’ and ‘ in spe c t ’ the i s sue . 5 .2 .1 L i te r a tu re B a sed Re se a r ch L i te r a tu re b a sed re se a r ch w a s condu c ted a t the ou t se t in the fo rm o f a l i te r a tu re re v iew ( ch ap te r one ) . Th i s a l lowed fo r a theo re t i c a l an a l y s i s o f p l ann in g theo r y and the h i s to r y o f p l ann in g p r a c t i ce , wh a t p l ann in g i s me an t to a ch ie ve, and how the v a r iou s p l ann in g p a r ad i gm s cope , o r f a i l to cope w i th , ch an ge . I t a l so a l lowed me to e xp lo re the d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion f ie ld and co a s t a l m an a gemen t s t r a te g ie s , su ch a s m an a ged re t re a t . F rom th i s an a l y s i s o f e x i s t in g l i te r a tu re , que s t ion s we re r a i sed abou t how th i s theo r y re l a ted to Ch r i s t chu r ch ’ s m an a gemen t o f ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y in p l ann in g . 5 .2 .2 Empe r i c a l Re se a r ch Sem i s t ru c tu red in te r v iew s we re u sed in th i s re se a r ch to g a in an in s i gh t in to the v iew s o f the ind i v idu a l in te r v iewe e s . Sem is t ru c tu re d in te r v iew s we re u sed be c au se the y p ro v ided a med i an be tween fo rm a l , s t ru c tu red in te r v iew s and in fo rm a l , nond i re c t i ve , un s t ru c tu red in te r v iew s (Be r g & Lune , 2012 ) . S i x sem i s t ru c tu red in te r v iew s we re condu c ted . The in te r v iewee s we re p ro fe s s ion a l P l anne r s , Po l i c y Ad v i so r s o r D i s a s te r R i s k Redu c t ion Spe c i a l i s t s . The in te r v iewee s we re cho sen be c au se o f the i r know led ge on, and c lo se re l a t ion sh ip to , the top i c and the snowb a l l in g te chn ique w a s u sed whe re one in te r v iew u su a l l y le ad to ano the r po s s ib le in te r v iewee be in g iden t i f ied . The in te r v iew s we re gu ided b y an in te r v iew s chedu le , bu t the y rem a ined f le x ib le in th a t que s t ion s cou ld be ad ju s ted , added o r remo ved . The s em is t ru c tu red in te r v iew que s t ion s we re open, o r sem is t ru c tu red , and the y a v o ided be in g su g ge s t i ve to the in te r v iewee ( F l i c k , 2011 ) . One o f the cen t r a l tene t s o f sem i s t ru c tu red in te r v iew s i s th a t the in te r v iewe r c an p robe to g a in deepe r dep th f rom the d i s cu s s ion the re fo re m a k in g i t mo re bene f i c i a l to th i s re se a r ch th an s t ru c tu red in te r v iew s whe re the in te r v iew c anno t v a r y f rom the p re p rep a red s c r ip t . P robe s we re u sed in the se in te r v iew s to ge t a 37 deepe r unde r s t and in g o f theme s su ch a s ch an ge , un ce r t a in t y and p l ann in g p r a c t i ce in Ch r i s t chu r ch , a s we l l a s to ge t the in te r v iewee s to p ro v ide e x amp le s to b a c k up the i r an swe r s . E th i c a l con s ide r a t ion s we re a c coun ted fo r in th i s emp i r i c a l re se a r ch . The p l anne r s and po l i c y ad v i so r s f rom the pub l i c and p r i v a te se c to r we re in te r v iewed in the i r p ro fe s s ion a l c ap a c i t y . In te r v iewee s we re con t a c t ed v i a phone o r em a i l to a s k fo r pe rm i s s ion to in te r v iew and se t a mee t in g t ime and lo c a t ion . A t the in te r v iew , in te r v iewee s we re requ i red to s i gn a con f iden t i a l i t y a g reemen t wh i ch e s t ab l i shed the le ve l o f anon ym i t y the y w an ted and the cond i t ion s fo r the i r quo te s be in g in c luded in the f in a l pub l i shed wo r k . 5 .2 .3 C a se S tud y Re se a r ch Be r g and Lune (2012 ) po in ted ou t th a t the re a re m an y d i f fe ren t w a y s o f de f in in g the c a se s tud y me thod . S imp l y pu t , c a se s tud ie s a re the “ indep th , qu a l i t a t i ve s tud ie s o f one o r a few i l lu s t r a t i ve c a se s ” (H a g an , 2006 , p . 240 ) . C a se s tud ie s re ve a l the ch a r a c te r i s t i c s o f th a t spe c i f i c phenomenon , commun i t y o r ind i v idu a l , and a l low the re se a r che r to un co ve r some o f the h idden in te r a c t ion s and fe a tu re s th a t o the r re se a r ch me thod s m a y o ve r lo o k (Be r g & Lune , 2012 ) . “M an y good theo r ie s a re b a sed on e xemp l a r y o r o the rw i se ‘ te l l in g ’ c a se s , no t on ab s t r a c t no t ion s abou t how v a r i ab le s pe r se ou gh t to beh a ve ” (R a g in & S chne ide r , 2011) F l y vb je r g (2001 ) ad vo c a ted fo r the c a se s tud y me thod b y re v i s in g f i ve common m i s con cep t ion s o f the me thod . F i r s t l y , he a r gued th a t the “ p r a c t i c a l , con c re te know led ge g a ined f rom c a se s tud ie s i s mo re v a lu ab le th an gene r a l theo re t i c a l know led ge and v a in un i ve r s a l s ” (p . 73 ) . Se c ond l y , F l y vb je r g (2001 ) coun te red the c r i t iqu e th a t gene r a l i s a t ion c anno t be m ade f rom a s in g le c a se b y s a y in g , no t on l y th a t gene r a l i s a t ion s c an be m ade , bu t gene r a l i s a t ion s a re a l so o ve r v a lued in s c ien t i f i c de ve lopmen t and “ the powe r o f a good e x amp le ” (p . 77 ) i s no t g i ven enou gh c red i t . Th i rd l y , i t i s con ce i ved th a t c a se s tud ie s a re on l y v a lu ab le a t the ou t se t o f re se a r ch in gene r a t in g a h ypo the s i s , bu t F l y vb je r g a r gue s th a t i t i s u se fu l a t a l l re se a r ch s t a ge s . F l y vb je r g (2001 ) co r re c t s the fou r th m i s con cep t ion th a t c a se s tud ie s ve r i f y the re se a r ch e r ’ s p re con ce i ved ide a s b y s a y in g th a t the c a se s tud y me thod i s no mo re b i a s th an an y o the r and a c tu a l l y the c a se s tud y me thod con t a in s mo re b i a s to f a l s i f i c a t ion th an ve r i f i c a t ion . F in a l l y , r a the r th an be in g d i f f i cu l t to de v i se gene r a l theo r ie s f rom spe c i f i c c a se s tud ie s , F l y vb je r g (2011 ) a r gued th a t i s a f au l t of the c a se , no t the me thod . Ge r r in g (2001 ) iden t i f ied fou r t ype s o f c a se s : e x t reme c a se s ( s tud ied fo r the i r s t a r k d i f fe ren ce o r fo r d i cho tom i s in g a g roup o f s im i l a r c a se s ) ; t yp i c a lc a se s ( s tud ied b e c au se the y a re the mo s t rep re sen t a t i ve o f a popu l a t ion ) ; c ru c i a l c a se s ( s tud ied be c au se the y a re e xemp l a r y o r be s t p r a c t i ce mode l s ); and coun te r f a c tu a l c a se s ( f i c t ion a l bu t con ce i v ab le c a se s th a t a re s tud ied to te s t ou t a 38 h ypo the se s ) . Be c au se o f the re l a ti ve you th o f ‘m an a ged re t re a t ’ i t i s h a rd to choo se the be s t t ype o f c a se s tud y b a sed on Ge r r in g ’ s (2001 ) fou r t ype s . C a se s tud ie s h a ve been u sed in th i s re se a r ch be c au se the y see k unde r s t and in g , r a the r th an the p red i c t ion th a t i s sou gh t a f te r in po s i t i v is t s c ien t i f i c me thod . Th i s re se a r ch w a s b a sed in Ch r i s t chu r ch , New Ze a l and . Ch r i s t chu r ch p ro v ide s a good c a se se t t in g fo r th i s re se a r ch be c au se the C i t y i s cu r ren t l y f a ced w i th the i s sue o f how to re co gn i se un ce r t a in t y and p l an fo r ch an ge in re g a rd s to r i s in g se a le ve l s . A l thou gh the re su l t s a re se t in Ch r i s t chu r ch, o the r c a se s tud ie s h a ve been d r awn on to ge t an unde r s t and in g o f how p l ann in g fo r ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y c an o c cu r in p r a c t i ce . We l l in g ton , New Ze a l and p ro v ide s a g re a t c a se s tud y o f how non s t a tu to r y r i s k commun i c a t ion s t r a te g ie s c an imp ro ve pub l i c pe r cep t ion o f d i s a s te r r i s k and un ce r t a in t ie s a round it . Wh i le , G r an th am , Queen s l and , Au s t r a l i a , p ro v ide s an e xp l an a to r y c a se o f how commun i t yled m an a ged re t re a t c an be su c ce s s fu l when suppo r ted b y lo c a l and s t a te po l i c y . 5 .2 .4 Se cond a r y Re se a r ch “Con ten t an a l y s i s i s a c a re fu l , de t a i led , s y s tem a t i c , e x am in a t ion and in te rp re t a t ion o f a p a r t i cu l a r bod y o f m a te r i a l in an e f fo r t to iden t i f y p a t te rn s , theme s , b i a se s , and me an in g s ” (Be r g & Lune , 2011 , p . 349 ) . Con ten t an a l y s i s i s a fo rm o f unob t ru s i ve re se a r ch whe re a s i tu a t ion can be s tud ied w i thou t i t be in g a f fe c ted (B ab b ie , 2013 ) . Co f fe y (2014 ) a r gued th a t do cumen t an a l y s i s c an en r i ch qu a l i t a t i ve re se a r ch and c an p r o v ide in s i gh t no t on l y th rou gh con ten t (wh a t i s con t a ined w i th in the do cumen t s ) bu t a l so th rou gh how the do cumen t s we re p rodu ced and a re u sed . The con ten t o f the p re v iou s Ch r i s t chu r ch Ci t y D i s t r i c t P l an w a s comp a red to the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an to f ind s im i l a r i t ie s and d i f fe ren ce s in how ch an ge i s a c know led ged and mo re spe c i f i c a l l y to see i f the re cen t e a r thqu a ke s and Ton k in and T a y lo r se a le ve l r i se p red i c i t ion s h a ve t r i g ge red an y ch an ge s to the p ro v i s ion s on n a tu r a l h a z a rd s 5 .3 D a t a An a l y s i s D a t a co l le c t ion and d a t a an a l y s i s o c cu r red s imu l t aneou s l y . In te r v iew s we re t r an s c r ibed ve rb a t im and in i t i a l l y memo ed to iden t i f y theme s , in te re s t in g po in t s , o r fu r the r que s t ion s. The d a t a co l le c t ion and an a l y s i s the re fo re too k a snowb a l l e f fe c t and in fo rm ed e a ch o the r . Fo r e x amp le , an in te r v iew w a s memoed w i th in te re s t in g po in ts o r que s t ion s th a t a rose and then the se memo s m a y h a ve in fo rm ed que st ion s in the ne x t in te r v iew . In te r v iew t r an s c r ip t s and the d i s t r i c t p l an s we re then anno t a ted and coded iden t i f y in g common re cu r r in g theme s . 39 Ch ap te r 6 Re su l t s Th i s re su l t s ch ap te r an swe r s the fo l low in g re se a r ch que s t ion s th a t we re se t ou t in Ch ap te r 3 Me thodo lo g y : • How i s the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l p l ann in g fo r s low on se t ch an ge ? Wh a t doe s th a t s a y abou t how p l ann in g theo r y cope s w i th ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y in p r a c t i ce ? • Wh a t i s the ro le o f the pub l i c in p l ann in g fo r s low on se t ch an ge s ? 6 .1 Re spon se to the Ton k in and T a y lo r Repo r t The 201 5 D i s t r i c t P l an re v iew p ro ce s s h a s m ade i t c le a r th a t the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l a re t a k in g co a s t a l h a z a rd s in to a c coun t and a re t a k in g s tep s to p l an fo r the se , de sp i te the con ten t iou s n a tu re th a t the re spon se h a s b rou gh t . The P ropo sed Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an con s ide r s n a tu r a l h a z a rd s a t g re a te r dep th s th an the p re v iou s D i s t r i c t P l an . M y re v iew o f the p re v iou s p l an re ve a led th a t i t con s ide red n a tu r a l h a z a rd s in Se c t ion 2 , on the n a tu r al en v i ronmen t , in Ob je c t i ve 2 .5 ; t o a vo id o r m i t iga t e ad v e r s e e f f e c ts o f lo s s o r damag e to l i f e , p rop e r t y , o r o th e r pa r t s o f th e en v i ronm en t f rom na tu ra l ha za rd s . Th i s ob je c t i ve i s g i ven e f fe c t to th rou gh po l i c ie s , o f wh i ch Po l i c y 2 .5 .1 . P re sen ce o f N a tu r a l H a z a rd s , 2 .5 .2 L im i t a t ion s on de ve lopmen t , 2 .5 .4 Se a le ve l r i se and 2 .5 .8 F lood in g m i t i g a t ion, a re re le v an t to th i s an a l y s i s . The se p ro v i s ion s con t ro l de ve lopmen t to p ro te c t l i fe and in ve s tmen t , l im i t the s c a le and in ten s i t y o f de ve lopmen t to a vo id in c re a s in g the e f fe c t s o f h a z a rd s , and in a re a s sub je c t to in c re a sed f loor le ve l s a s a re su l t o f p red i c ted se a le ve l r i se , a vo id h i gh den s i t y de ve lopmen t and ad ve r se e f fe c t s f rom inund a t ion . The p re v iou s D i s t r i c t P l an, p l an s fo r h a l f a me te r o f se a le ve l r i se in f lood m an a gemen t a re a s wh i ch a r e m apped . The Bu i ld in g A c t se t s f loo r le ve l s to de a l w i th the e f fe c t s o f inund a t ion fo r the app l i c ab le m apped a re a s. M y comp a r i son o f the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an and the p re v iou s P l an re ve a led th a t the Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an con t a in s a mo re in dep th re spon se to n a tu r a l h a z a rd s and in p a r t i cu l a r co a s t a l h a z a rd s . Whe re the p re v iou s P l an con t a in s an ob je c t i ve fo r n a tu r a l h a z a rd s amon g s t the N a tu r a l En v i ronmen t ch ap te r , the Rep l a cemen t P l an con t a in s a who le ch ap te r ded i c a ted to n a tu r a l h a z a rd s, mo s t l i ke l y a s a re spon s e to the 2010 and 2011 e a r thqu a ke s. Ch ap te r 5 N a tu r a l H a z a rd s , o f the Rep l a cemen t P l an , h a s th ree n a tu r a l h a z a rd s ob je c t i ve s and then gene r a l 40 h a z a rd s po l i c ie s , po l i c ie s fo r f lood in g , geo te chn i c a l h a z a rd s , s lope in s t ab i l i t y , co a s t a l h a z a rd s and mu l t ip le h a za rd s , and then ru le s th a t app l y to e a ch m apped a re a . O f the th ree ob je c t i ve s fo r the n a tu r a l h a z a rd s ch ap te r , the fo l low in g a re re le v an t to th i s d i s se r t a t ion : redu c in g r i s k to peop le , p rope r t y , in f r a s t ru c tu re and the en v i ronmen t f rom the e f fe c t s o f inund a tion f rom the se a and s to rm su r ge , co a s t a l e ro s ion , and e x a ce rb a t ion o f h a z a rd s due to c l im a te ch an ge and se a le ve l r i se ; and in c re a s in g pub l i c aw a rene s s o f the r an ge and s c a le o f n a tu r a l h a z a rd s . In g i v in g e f fe c t to the se ob je c t i ve s , i t i s impo r t an t to ment ion the gene r a l n a tu r a l h a z a rd s po l i c ie s and the po l i c ie s f o r co a s t a l h a z a rd s . The gene r a l h a z a rd s po l i c ie s in the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an in c lude : • A vo id new subd i v i s ion , u se o r de ve lopmen t whe re the re i s un a c cep t ab le o r in to le r able r i s k . • C r i t i c a l in f r a s t ru c tu re shou ld be lo c a ted aw a y f rom s i gn i f i c an t h a z a rd s whe re po s s ib le • Con t ro l l and u se depend in g on r i s k • T a ke a p re c au t ion a r y app ro a ch to h a z a rd m an a gemen t , t a k in g in to a c coun t un ce r t a in t y in l i ke l ihood and s c a le , cumu l a t i ve e f fe c t s o f mu l t ip le h a z a rd s and whe re the re i s po ten t i a l fo r se r iou s e f fe c t s f rom h a z a rd s . • En su re h a z a rd m i t i g a t ion doe s no t wo r sen a known h a z a rd , c re a te a new h a z a rd o r t r an s fe r the r i s k to o the r peop le , p rope r t y , in f r a s t ru c tu re o r en v i ronmen t . • M a in t a in n a tu ra l m i t i g a t ion fe a tu re s su ch a s n a tu r a l pond in g a re a s , co a s t a l dune s , we t l and s and w a te rw a y m a r g in s . • En su re peop le a re in fo rmed and en cou r a ge re s i l ien t bu i ld in g • En su re c l im a te ch an ge i s con s ide red in r i s k a s se s smen t when new subd i v i s ion , u se o r de ve lopmen t i s be in g con s ide red . The re a re two po l i c ie s spe c i f i c to co a s t a l h a z a rd s , wh i ch i l lu s t r a te Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l ’ s m an a gemen t o f co a s t a l h a z a rd s fo l low in g the Ton k in and T a y lo r repo r t s . The f i r s t i s Po l i c y 5 .6 .1 , wh i ch i s fo r co a s t a l e ro s ion and se a w ate r inund a t ion . Th i s po l i c y a im s to redu ce the r i s k o f co a s t a l h a z a rd s to peop le , p rope r t y and c r i t i c a l in f r a s t ru c tu re b y : a vo id in g subd i v i s ion and de ve lopmen t in h i gh r i s k a re a s o ve r the ne x t 50 ye a r s ; con t ro l subd i v i s ion and de ve lopmen t in a re a s th a t w i ll be a f fe c ted b y co a s t a l h a z a rd s in the ne x t 50 100 ye a r s ; and o ve r the ne x t 100 ye a r s en ab le the mod i f i c a t ion o f e x i s t in g bu i ld in g s to redu ce r i s k . Th i s po l i c y re co gn i se s 41 p l ann in g t ime f r ame s fo r ch an ge and the po s s ib i l i t y o f wo r sen in g e f fe c t s f rom c l im a te ch an ge . Th i s po l i c y i s mu ch mo re spe c i f i c th an an y po l i c y in the p re v iou s P l an and re co gn i se s ch an ge . In the p re v iou s P l an , the re w a s no men t ion o f an y th in g s im i l a r to th i s whe re d i f fe ren t t ime f r ame s a re men t ioned . The o the r po l i c y i s Po l i c y 5 .6 .2 , fo r co a s t a l h a z a rd m i t i g a t ion wo r k s . Th i s po l i c y re s t r i c t s new ph y s i c a l m i t i g a t ion s t ru c tu re s un le s s the y a re deemed ab so lu te l y ne ce s s a r y . Th i s no t ion o f no mo re h a rd p ro te c t ion i s new to the Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an . The app ro a ch t a ken in the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an i s th a t a l l h a z a rd s a re m apped . The m ap s , a s we l l a s the i r p l ann in g fun c t ion s , a re me an t to r a i se aw a rene s s o f the h a z a rd s p re sen t in ce r t a in lo c a t ion s . The Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l h a s an on l ine too l whe re an yone c an se a r ch a p rope r t y and the re su l t in g m ap w i l l dep i c t a l l h a z a rd s zoned fo r th a t lo c a t ion . M y re su l t s su g ge s t th a t t he se m ap s h a ve m a y be too bu s y fo r the pub l i c to unde r s t and . I t i s hoped th i s on l ine too l w i l l be he lp fu l to the commun i t y bu t i t doe sn ’ t co me w i th an y e xp l an a t ion and the re fo re, a p l anne r s a id th a t the l a ype r son , “ma y th in k tha t i t i s th e end o f th e wo r ld wh en a l l th e s e ha za rd s app ea r to b e on th e i r p rop e r t y ” . Th i s p l anne r a l so a c know led ged th a t you c an pu t a l l the f a c t s in f ron t o f peop le but you c anno t a lw a y s a f fe c t peop le ’ s de c i s ion s . The ru le s in the Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an a re b a sed a round the m app in g and zon in g o f h a z a rd s . The re a re ru le s fo r f loo r le ve l and f i l l m an a gemen t a re a s , h i gh h a z a rd m an a gemen t a re as , co a s t a l e ro s ion m an a gement a re a s and co a s t a l inund a t ion a re a s . In the Co a s t a l E ro s ion M an a gemen t A re a s and Co a s t a l Inund a t ion M an a gemen t A re a s the re a re no p roh ib i ted a c t i v i t ie s . A p l anne r s a id th a t th e p roh ib i t ed a c t i v i t y s ta tu s i s spa r s e l y u s ed [ in th e R ep la c em en t D i s t r i c t P lan ] and tha t h e lp s w i th “ un c e r ta in t y [o f s ea l e v e l r i s e ] b e cau s e p eop l e can s t i l l app l y fo r [ r e sou r c e ] con s en t s on a ca s e b y ca s e ba s i s ; so e v e r yon e ha s oppo r tun i t y un l e s s [ s ea l e v e l r i s e o r a coa s ta l ha za rd e v en t i s ] ab so lu t e l y c e r ta in ” . S ubd i v i s ion and new de ve lopmen t i s a noncomp l y in g o r re s t r i c ted d i s c re t ion a r y a c t i v i t y , and mod i f i c a t ion o f e x i s t in g bu i ld in g s i s re s t r i c ted d i s c re t ion ar y a c t i v i t y . M y re su l t s a c know led ge th a t c le a r d i re c t ion i s p ro v ided b y the C an te rbu r y Re g ion a l Po l i c y S t a temen t h a z a rd s ch ap te r , wh i ch a p l anne r e xp l a ined s t a te s to a vo id new subd i v i s ion and de ve lopmen t , and the o the r co a s t a l e ro s ion and inund a t ion p ro v i s ion s . On l y the rep a i r and m a in ten an ce o f c r i t i c a l in f r a s t ru c tu re i s a pe rm i t ted a c t i v i t y . 42 6 .2 P l ann in g op t ion s fo r se a le ve l r i se M y re su l t s a f f i rmed th a t p l ann in g re spon se to se a le ve l r i se c an t a ke the fo rm o f p ro te c t ion , a c commod a t ion , re t re a t , o r a m i x o f the se th ree app ro a che s . 6 .2 .1 P ro te c t In the p a s t , the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l h a s , a s h a ve o the r lo c a l au tho r i t ie s , con s t ru c ted h a rd de fen ce s t ru c tu re s to p ro te c t a g a in s t the e f fe c t s o f co a s t a l h a z a rd s . The re i s no den y in g b y p l anne r s th a t the re i s a p l a ce and v a lue fo r h a rd de fen ce s t ru c tu re s , howe ve r the y a re u su a l l y u sed whe re the re i s an a s se t beh ind i t , wh i ch i s v a lu ab le enou gh th a t i t w a r r an t s a h a rd p ro te c t ion s t ru c tu re . Bu t gene r a l l y spe a k in g , Pub l i c Se c to r N a tu r a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r s a id th a t Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y doe sn ’ t h a ve enou gh a t s t a ke to w a r r an t th a t fo rm o f p ro te c t ion a s a b l an ke t app ro a ch . F i gu re 6: P ro te c t i ve se a w a l l s t ru c tu re a lon g The E sp l an ade , Sumne r , Ch r i s t chu r ch ( Sou r ce : Au tho r ) H a rd p ro te c t ion , a s a m i t i g a t ion te chn ique , i s mo re e f fe c t i ve a s sho r t te rm me a su re , “g en e ra l l y sp ea k ing , th e y [p ro t e c t ion s t ru c tu r e s ] don ’ t do th e job in th e long run ” (C an te rbu r y Re g ion a l O f f i ce r in ch a r ge o f redu c t ion ) . Ton k in and T a y lo r P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t s a id , f rom h i s ob se r v a t ion s o f the h a rd m i t i g a t ion s t ru c tu re s th a t Ton k in and T a y lo r h ad con s t ru c ted , the w a y the se 43 we re con s t ru c ted , and the p l a ce s the y we re pu t in , wou ld not be p r a c t i c a l so lu t ion s to p re ven t in g the e f fe c t s o f se a le ve l r i se . He added : “ Wh en th e s ea l e v e l r i s e in fo rma t ion cam e ou t in th e n ew spap e r s , a common r e spon s e b y th e pub l i c wa s tha t s ea wa l l s shou ld b e bu i l t to m i t iga t e th e e f f e c t s . O f cou r s e , you can eng in e e r th e s e s t ru c tu r e s , and on th e su r fa c e th e y ma y app ea r to b e a good op t ion . Bu t th e r e a r e o th e r e f f e c t s o f s ea l e v e l r i s e tha t a r e no t so appa r en t and canno t b e s imp l y so l v ed b y con s t ru c t in g a s ea wa l l” . Fo r e x amp le , se a le ve l r i se m a y c au se the g round w a te r le ve l to r i se in co a s t a l lo c a t ion s . A se a w a l l w i l l no t s top the e f fe c t o f r i s in g g roundw a te r le ve l on the l i ke s o f s to rm w a te r in f r a s t ru c tu re . So Ton k in and T a y lo r P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H az a rd s Spe c i a l i s t s a id i t i s impo r t an t to loo k a t the cumu l a t i ve e f fe c t s when de te rm in in g the p l ann in g re spon se . In re cen t t ime s th e re h a s been a sh i f t tow a rd s ho l i s t i c m an a gemen t and so f t app ro a che s . Sen io r P l ann in g A c adem i c s a id th a t: “ T h e r e ’ s a lo t mo r e fo cu s on und e r s tand ing coa s ta l p ro c es s e s and wo r k ing w i th tho s e… to m in im i z e i t s impa c t s, a nd in man y r e sp e c t s tho s e w i l l b e v i sua l impa c t s a s w e l l ” . P ro te c t ion , so th a t co a s t a l commun i t ie s c an con t inue to bu i ld on the co a s t , i s no t de s i red a s the so le so lu t ion fo r m an a g in g se a le ve l r i se in Ch r i s t chu r ch . 6 .2 .2 M an a ged Re t re a t M an a ged re t re a t i s the oppo s i te app ro a ch to p ro te c t ion . Howe ve r , m y re su l t s h a ve demon s t r a ted th a t , l i ke p ro te c t ion , m an a ged re t re a t h a s l i t t le suppo r t a s a se a le ve l r i se m an a gemen t app ro a ch . When a s ked ‘how do you p l an fo r se a le ve l r i se ’ , mo s t p l anne r s d i f fe ren t i a ted be tween m an a gemen t app ro a che s th a t m i t i g a te the p rob lem th rou gh m an a g in g the se a , o r m an a g in g the peop le and p l a ce s imp a c ted . C an te rbu r y Re g ion a l CDEM O f f i ce r in ch a r g e o f redu c t ion s a id : “ Tho s e s low on s e t [d i sa s t e r s ] a r e th ing s tha t cou ld o c cu r o v e r a long e r p e r iod o f t im e . W e wou ld t r y and manag e [ thos e ] th rough r edu c t ion and e i th e r pu t t ing m i t iga t ion in p la c e to s top th e ha za rd f rom impa c t ing on p eop l e , o r r emo v e p eop l e f rom th e a r ea i t s e l f” . When p romp ted on the l a t te r , remo v in g peop le f rom the a re a vu lne r ab le to the e f fe c t s o f se a le ve l r i se , and whe the r th i s wou ld me an m an a ged re t re a t , a l l re sponden t s m ade i t c le a r th a t re t re a t a lone , w a s no t the w a y to m ana ge se a le ve l r i se in Ch r i s t chu r ch ju s t ye t . “ [ ‘Manag ed r e t r ea t ’ ] i s a p ro vo ca t i v e t e rm… El e c t ed p eop l e a r e g en e ra l l y no t a l l tha t en thu s ed b y i t… I t ’ s no t a good th ing , p eop l e wan t d e v e lopm en t ” (Pub l i c Se c to r N a tu r a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r ) . Th i s i s e spe c i a l l y t rue fo r peop le in Ch r i s t chu r ch , whe re some o f the a re a s sub je c t to the e f fe c t s o f se a le ve l r i se a re tho se 44 th a t we re wo r s t a f fe c ted b y the e a r thqu a ke s in 2010 and 2011 , and a l l the y w an t to do i s to rebu i ld and mo ve on . U s in g te rm s c a re fu l l y in h a z a rd m an a gemen t i s impo r t an t be c au se i t i s a comp le x i s sue th a t h a s m an y emo t ion s a t t a ched to i t . Ton k in and T a y lo r P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t su g ge s ted th a t : “ R e t r ea t i sn ’ t a v e r y good wo rd to u s e , and adap ta t ion i s a b e t t e r wo rd to u s e . So it ’ s r ea l l y ju s t a s en s e o f t emp e r ing… wha t th e con s equ en c e o f a s t ra t eg y m igh t b e… [ Fo r e xamp l e ] , r e t r ea t i s ba s i ca l l y you run awa y and you g i v e e v e r y th ing up , wh e r ea s adap ta t ion , i f you s e t i t ou t p rop e r l y , p ro v id e s a b i t mo r e o f a s t ru c tu r ed wa y o f b e ing ab l e to wo r k w i th th e ha za rd fo r a wh i l e un t i l you… ha v e to po t en t ia l l y a c c ep t d e f ea t and wa l k awa y , bu t r e t r ea t r igh t a t th e up f ron t… a s a long t e rm goa l , u sua l l y k i l l s a p ro j e c t ” . The re i s a l so a lo t o f commun i ty v a lue in the se co a s t a l a re a s a t r i s k , wh i ch m a ke s re t re a t an un f a vou r ab le op t ion . Pub l i c Se c to r N a tu r a l H a z a rd s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r thou gh t th a t i f the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l w a s in a po s i t ion whe re the y cou ld imp lemen t a bu you t o r t a ke aw a y e x i s t in g u se r i gh t s , then the y co u ld go down th a t t r a c k , bu t the re i s too mu ch commun i t y v a lue in the se a re a s to imp lemen t re t re a t on a l a r ge s c a le w i thou t the se . Thu s , en g a gemen t s be tween lo c a l au tho r i t ie s and p r i v a te con su l t an t s h a ve t yp i c a l l y been l i ke th a t be tween the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i ty Coun c i l and Ton k in and T a y lo r whe re the p r i v a te con su l t an t s a re comm i s s ioned to unde r t a ke the a s se s smen t and m a ke su g ge s t ion s fo r m i t i g a t ion . A s Ton k in and T a y lo r P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t s a id : “ T yp i ca l l y sp ea k ing N ew Z ea land ’ s no t r ea l l y a t th e s tag e wh e r e th e coun c i l s a r e p r epa r ed to go th e r e w i th th e r ea l m ea t y qu e s t ion s o r i s su e s a round imp l em en t ing m i t iga t ion o r com in g up w i th d i f f e r en t s t ra t eg i e s wh i ch m igh t impa c t on p eop l e ’ s p rop e r t y r igh t s and th ing s l i k e tha t ” . The o the r po s s ib i l i t y i s th a t re t re a t w i l l h appen n a tu r a l l y . Pub l i c Se c to r N a tu r a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r be l ie ved th a t the i s sue s o f se a le ve l r i se and the co a s t a l h a z a rd s i t i s e x a ce rb a t in g , i s no t a new con cep t . “No th in g new i s h appen in g o the r th an se a le ve l r i se i s h appen in g f a s te r and we w i l l h a ve to th in k mo re qu i c k l y ” (Pub l i c Se c to r N a tu r a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r ) . Th i s w i l l p romo te in co rpo r a t ion o f o the r p l ann in g me thod s and too l s fo r se a le ve l r i se th a t a re cen t red on be in g mo re re s i l ien t to co a s t a l p ro ce s se s ; no t runn in g aw a y f rom the se a , bu t a l so no t ho ld in g the se a a t b a y in s te ad le t t in g the co a s t a l en v i ronmen t ch an ge , and a c commod a t in g th a t . New ru le s a re be in g in co rpo r a ted in to the Rep l a cemen t D is t r i c t P l an to a l low fo r the mod i f i c a t ion o f e x i s t in g bu i ld in g s so th a t the f loo r le ve l cou ld be r a i sed in the f loo r le ve l and f i l l m an a gemen t zone s . So in a sen se the Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an a l low s fo r mo re re s i l ien t bu i ld in g s . Howe ve r , p ie ceme a l ch an ge s , whe re on l y p a r t o f the ne i ghbou rhood ad ap t , and o the r s le a ve , i s no t the in ten t ion , b e cau s e th en you g e t th e i s su e s tha t ha v e o c cu r r ed in th e r ed zon e in B e x l e y fo r e xamp l e , th e wh e r e “ 45 coun c i l i s fa c ed w i th th e d e c i s ion wh e th e r to k e ep s e r v i c e s go ing to on l y a f ew r e s id en t s2” ( Pub l i c Se c to r N a tu r a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r ) . 6 .2 .3 Ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y o r a m i xed app ro a ch M y re su l t s ind i c a ted th a t pl anne r s and po l i c y m a ke r s wou l d l i ke to see a m i xed app ro a ch fo r m an a g in g se a le ve l r i se in Ch r i s t chu r ch ; a comb in a t ion o f p ro te c t , a c c ommod a te and re t re a t re spon se s . Ton k in and T a y lo r (2013 ) su g ge s t ed a Se a Le ve l R i se Ad ap t a t ion S t r a te g y wh i ch wou ld be ph a sed and f le x ib le in i t s imp lemen t a t ion . Th i s me an s th a t d i f fe ren t t ime s c a le s o r p l ann in g ho r i zon s wou ld be de ve loped fo r p a r t i cu l a r m an a gemen t me thod s . Ton k in and T a y lo r ’ s P r in c ipa l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t g a ve the fo l low in g e x amp le o f wh a t an ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y m i gh t loo k l i ke : “ I t m igh t b e tha t fo r y ea r 0 15 i t ’ s bu s in e s s a s u sua l and tha t p eop l e ju s t g e t to en jo y th e i r p rop e r t i e s and th e r e’ s no r ea l chang e to an y th ing . B e tw e en y ea r 15 and y ea r 50… you m igh t p r e v en t fu r th e r d e v e lopm en t o f th e lo t in t e rm s o f add ing s ign i f i can t add i t ion s to th e hou s e o r n ew d e v e lopm en t r igh t s in t e rm s o f subd i v i s ion… and th en you r long e r t e rm on e s m igh t b e , fo r c e r ta in a r ea s… th e p eop l e ju s t r e t r ea t f rom th em b e cau s e th e wa t e r i s inunda t ing th em to th e e x t en t tha t th e i r p rop e r t y ’ s no t r ea l l y v iab l e an ymo r e and i t do e sn ’ t ma k e s en s e fo r coun c i l to r e t i cu la t e tha t in f ra s t ru c tu r e o r t r y and fa c i l i ta t e on s i t e wa s t ewa t e r d i spo sa l b e low th e g round wa t e r tab l e, and a l l tho s e so r t s o f th ing s . So wh en w e ta l k abou t adap ta t ion s t ra t eg i e s , th e y ’ r e r ea l l y ju s t s e t t ing ou t pa thwa y s fo r g e t t ing p eop l e to bu y in to th e fa c t tha t long t e rm , th e re i s a chan c e th e y ma y no t b e ab l e to do wha t th e y ’ r e do ing now” . An ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y wou ld p romo te in co rpo r a t ion o f o the r p l ann in g me thod s and too l s fo r se a le ve l r i se a re cen t red on be in g mo re re s i l ien t to co a s t a l p ro ce s se s. Fo r e x amp le Ton k in and T a y lo r P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t s a id he h ad seen th in g s l i ke co a s t a l m an a gemen t gu ide l ine s a round how bu i ld in g s a re con s t ru c ted o r s i ted to be mo re re s i l ien t to co a s t a l p ro ce s se s , in te rm s o f the i r found a t ion s and the i r lo c a t ab i l i t y and th in g s l i ke re se r ve a re a s o f the s i te whe re you cou ld re lo c a te a bu i ld in g to and s t i l l h a ve a v i ab le , de ve lop ab le , o c cup i ab le lo t . An ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y i s a l so a mo re ho l i s t i c app ro a ch, and be c au se o f i t s f le x ib i l i t y , i t c an be ad ap ted and app l ied to an y lo c a t ion . Ton k in and T a y lo r P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t r a i sed the con ce rn th a t in Ch r i s t chu r ch , some o f the co a s t a l commun i t ie s a re f a ced w i th mu l t ip le h a z a rd s . Fo r e x amp le , Sumne r and Fe r r yme ad a re s andw i ched be tween co a s t a l h a z a rd s , and ro c k f a l l and sl ip h a z a rd s . So Ton k in and T a y lo r P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t be l ie ved th a t in th in k in g abou t the 2 Be x le y i s an e a s te rn subu rb o f Ch r i s t chu r ch th a t w a s b ad l y d am a ged b y e a r thqu a ke s in 2010 and 2011 . The subu rb w a s zoned a s ‘ red ’ , me an in g i t h ad w ide sp re ad l and and in f r a s t ru c tu re d am a ge and a so lu t ion to rep a i r the l and wou ld be un ce r t a in , c o s t l y and l i ke l y to be h i gh l y d i s rup t i ve . Re s iden t s we re o f fe red a p a you t fo r the i r d am a ged l and and p rope r t y , howe ve r some re s iden t s cho se to s t a y in the i r home s . Th i s c au sed a d i lemm a fo r the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l on whe the r o r no t to con t inue p ro v i d in g se r v i ce s to the few rem a in in g re s iden t s in red zoned subu rb s su ch a s Be x le y . 46 lon ge v i t y o f some o f the se co a s t a l commun i t ie s , a l l h a z a rd s h a ve to be con s ide red and wh i le se a le ve l r i se m i gh t be a s t a r t in g po in t , i t m a y be th a t ano the r h a z a rd , su ch a s ro c k f a l l , m i gh t h a ve a g re a te r po t en t i a l imp a c t . “So tha t ’ s wh y tha t adap ta t ion s t ra t eg y i s qu i t e a good id ea b e cau s e you can m i x and ma t ch , and chang e, th e so r t o r m e chan i c s o f i t to su i t th e pa r t i cu la r en v i ronm en t and s e t o f c i r cum s tan c e s” ( Ton k in and T a y lo r P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t ) . The bene f i t o f an ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y , r a the r th an re t re a t , i s th a t you c an mon i to r ch an ge s th a t a re o c cu r r in g and re spond in a c a re fu l , con s ide red m anne r , b a sed on the re su l t s o f th a t mon i to r in g . I f se a le ve l r i se e ven tu a te s a t the lowe r end o f the p red i c t ion s then the p l ann in g re spon se in th i s ad ap t a t ion w i l l be qu i te a d i f fe ren t ou t come to wh a t the ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y w i l l be a t the h i ghe r end . Th i s i s wh y Ton k in and T a y lo r ’ s P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t l i ke s ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g ie s : “ I t ’ s go t th i s conno ta t ion tha t i t ’ s a l i v e p ro c e s s tha t you ’ r e a lwa y s th in k ing abou t and you ’ r e a lwa y s upda t ing” . M an a ged re t re a t , on the o the r h and h a s ne g a t i ve conno t a t ion s th a t p rope r t ie s w i l l be inund a ted and re s iden t s w i l l h a ve to mo ve e l sewhe re . So Ton k in and T a y lo r ’ s P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t th in k s th a t po l i t i c a l l y , i t ’ s a good ide a to u se the te rm ‘ ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y ’ be c au se then i t i s abou t e xp l a in in g to peop le th a t i t doe sn ’ t me an the y w i l l be e v i c ted f rom the i r home s immed i a te l y , bu t r a the r th a t i t i s the wo r s t c a se s cen a r io and a lo t c an h appen in the m idd le so i t i s mo re o f a ‘ w a i t and see ’ app ro a ch . The p l ann in g p ro ce s s the re fo re in co rpo r a te s the po s s ib i l i t ie s fo r ch an ge r a the r th an se t t in g r i g id t a r ge t s wh i ch h a ve to be a ch ie ved . No t on l y doe s th i s l i ve p ro ce s s he lp p l anne r s and po l i c y m a ke r s to m a ke the be s t de c i s ion s, bu t i t a l so he lp s tho se peop le a f fe c ted to de a l w i th i t be c au se the y h a ve h ad w a rn in g . M y re su l ts ind i c a t e th a t the re i s no s i gn o f an ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y be in g in c luded in the p l an ju s t ye t , de sp i te i t be in g a ke y re commend a t ion o f Ton k in and T a y lo r in how Ch r i s t chu r ch shou ld re spond to the se a le ve l r i se p red i c t ion s. The re i s a ch an ce howe ve r th a t an ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y o f so r t s m a y p re sen t i t se l f in a N a tu r a l H a z a rd s S t r a te g y th a t i s p ropo sed fo r the fu tu re . “ Th e pu rpo s e o f th e s t ra t eg y w i l l b e to p ro v id e a f ram ewo r k fo r id en t i f y ing p r io r i t i e s fo r a c t ion , and to d e f in e wh e r e r e spon s ib i l i t i e s l i e . I t w i l l a l so p ro v id e a po l i c y f ram ewo r k fo r manag ing na tu ra l ha za rd s a c ro s s a w id e rang e o f coun c i l ro l e s and r e spon s ib i l i t i e s ” (Pub l i c S e c to r Na tu ra l R e sou r c e s P r in c ipa l Ad v i so r ) . “ The S t r a te g y w i l l be abou t le s sen in g the imp a c t o f h a z a rd s when an e ven t doe s o c cu r , s a v in g l i ve s , redu c in g d am a ge and d i s rup t ion , and en ab l in g f a s te r re co ve r y ” (Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l , 2015 ) . “ Th e fo cu s w i l l b e on r i s k r edu c t ion how e v e r i t can ’ t and won ’ t igno r e th e o th e r th r e e R ’ s ; r ead in e s s , r e spon s e and r e co v e r y ” (Pub l i c S e c to r Na tu ra l R e sou r c e s P r in c ipa l Ad v i so r ) . The S t r a te g y w i l l t a ke an ad ap t i ve m an a gemen t app ro a ch th a t i s “ ba lan c ed a long w i th d e f end and r e t r ea t . I t r ea t th e la t t e r a s pa r t o f adap ta t ion . Ov e r t im e w e ha v e mo v ed on f rom " k e ep ing th e wa t e r awa y f rom th e p eop l e " to 47 " k e ep ing p eop l e awa y f rom th e wa t e r " . Th i s t r end con t inu e s , bu t ob v iou s l y can ' t b e app l i ed e v e r ywh e r e . Th e b e s t ou t com e w i l l a lwa y s b e a comb ina t ion o f d e f end , adap t and r e t r ea t . Th e qu e s t ion i s , wh e r e w e pu t th e empha s i s“ ( Pub l i c Se c to r N a tu r a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r ). 6 .2 .4 Me ch an i sm s P l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se c an be a ch ie ved th rou gh the t r ad i t ion a l s t a tu to r y app ro a ch to l and u se p l ann in g unde r the Re sou r ce M an a gemen t A c t , o r nons t a tu to r y app ro a che s . M y re su l t s su g ge s t th a t bo th s t a tu to r y and nons t a tu to r y app ro a che s a re v a lu a b le and nons t a tu to r y app ro a che s c an be a l i t t le mo re inno v a t i ve and in co rpo r a te the comm un i t y in co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g . S t a tu to r y l and u se p l ann in g L and u se p l ann in g i s t r ad i t ion a l l y the m a in me ch an i sm fo r p l ann in g and i s c a r r ied ou t unde r the RMA . Ton k in and T a y lo r ’ s P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t be l ie ved th a t the RMA and p a r t i cu l a r l y the N ZCP S p ro v ide a sound re gu la to r y f r amewo r k and e s t ab l i sh the me ch an i sm s to p l an fo r se a le ve l r i se su ch a s e ro s ion h a z a rd zone s and inund a t ion zone s in d i s t r i c t p l an s . S low on se t d i s a s te r s a re m an a ged th rou gh redu c t ion howe ve r th a t i s p redom in an t l y a ch ie ved th rou gh l and u se p l ann in g a t re g ion a l and d i s t r i c t coun c i l le ve l . Thu s f rom a C i v i l De fen ce and Eme r gen c y pe r spe c t i ve , the mo st imp a c t the y wou ld h a ve wou ld be b y in f luen c in g the w r i t in g o f re g ion a l o r d i s t r i c t p l an s , o r subm i t t in g on p ropo sed p l an s . In p l ann in g fo r s low on se t d i s a s te r and un ce r t a in ch an ge , i t i s impo r t an t th a t the p l ann in g f r amewo r k i s con t inu a l l y be in g ad ju s te d and ad ap ted b a sed on the be s t a v a i l ab le s c ien ce . Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r , be l ie ved th a t th i s mu s t be a ch ie ved wh i le t r y in g to keep the o ve r a l l re gu l a to r y bu rden a s l i gh t a s po s s ib le . He e l abo r a ted fu r the r b y e xp l a in in g : “ E v e r y t im e you g e t a r e sou r c e con s en t f rom th e coun c i l tha t r e sou r c e con s en t [ shou ld ] a c tua l l y [b e ] manag ing an e f f e c t . I t ’ s no t ju s t r e co rd ing tha t som eon e i s th e r e , i t ’ s no t ju s t a con s en t tha t i s a rubb e r s tamp con s en t… to sa y tha t you can go th e r e … [Tha t ] do e sn ’ t cu t th e mu s ta rd in t e rm s o f a ch i e v ing th e in t en t o f th e R e sou r c e Manag em en t A c t . You can c e r ta in l y ju s t i f y i t , bu t i t do e sn ’ t , in m y h ead , a ch i e v e i t . I f th e r e sou r c e con s en t sa id tha t , and th i s i s wh e r e I th in k th e C i t y Coun c i l i s go ing , tha t you n e ed to en su r e tha t th e hou s e i s r e lo ca tab l e , tha t i f you ’ r e go ing to r e lo ca t e th e hou s e , you r e lo ca t e i t landwa rd o f wh e r e i t i s . So I th in k th e y a r e t r y ing to u s e th e con s en t p ro c e s s to po in t p eop le a t th e t im e th e y a r e bu i ld ing , to sa y o ka y , w e l l th in k abou t i t , th e s ea ’ s go ing to r i s e and you m igh t n e ed to mo v e you ’ r e bu i ld ing som ewh e r e e l s e . We don ’ t wan t to b e th e bad gu y s sa y ing , ‘ no, you ha v e to l ea v e you r p rop e r t y ’ , bu t a t th e sam e t im e w e ’ v e go t to loo k a f t e r you , som e o f th e wa y s w e ’ r e go ing to loo k a f t e r you i s b y t e l l ing you now , you n e ed to ha v e a r e lo ca tab l e dw e l l ing , you n e ed to b e ab l e to r e lo ca t e i t awa y f rom th e s ea, and tha t s ta r t s to bu i ld fo r m e a 48 p i c tu r e o f wa y th e con s en t ing p ro c e s s i s go ing to add va lu e to th e p e r son who i s a c tua l l y app l y ing fo r th e con s en t” . Nons t a tu to r y , commun i t y led s t r a te g ie s Nons t a tu to r y app ro a che s a re a l so a v a i l ab le to p l an fo r , and m an a ge , se a le ve l r i se and co a s t a l h a z a rd s , wh i ch a re a l so e f fe c t i ve too l s . The nons t a tu to r y me thod s a re b a sed a round co l l abo r a t ion , commun i t y in vo l vemen t and p ro v id in g good qu a l i t y in fo rm a t ion . The ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y th a t Ton k in and T a y lo r (2013 ) re fe r to c an po s s ib l y be “ r ega rd ed a s a non s ta tu to r y , non r egu la to r y do cum en t , bu t i f th e commun i t y i s in vo l v ed in i t s p r epa ra t ion and ag r e e s to i t s imp l em en ta t ion , i t ’ s p robab l y qu i t e a u s e fu l th ing ” ( Ton k in and T a y lo r ’ s P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t ) . The wo r k the coun c i l i s do in g a round se a le ve l r i se , now and w i l l con t inue to do in the fu tu re , i s con ten t iou s wo r k and h i gh l y emo t i ve . A l l in te r v iewee s a g reed the re w i l l be some pu sh b a c k f rom the commun i t y a s a re su l t o f an y o f th i s wo r k . K ap i t i Co a s t D i s t r i c t Coun c i l h a s re cen t l y been th rou gh the s ame d i s t r i c t p l an re v iew p ro ce s s a s the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l a re go in g th rou gh now . K ap i t i Co a s t D i s t r i c t Coun c i l a l so p l a ced h a z a rd in fo rm a t ion on the L IM repo r t s o f vu lne r ab le p rope r t ie s . K ap i t i Co a s t D i s t r i c t Coun c i l we re the f i r s t in New Ze a l and to t r y th i s app ro a ch and the y re ce i ved a lo t o f s c ru t in y f rom the pub l i c . De sp i te the f a i led a t temp t in K ap i t i , the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l s t i l l choo se to u se the s ame p l ann in g re spon se . Re g ion a l Counc i l Sen io r P l anne r thou gh t th a t : “G i v en th i s i s th e f i r s t t im e [ tha t Ch r i s t chu r ch ha s ] s ta r t ed to ha v e… ha za rd l in e s in a p lan tha t ta k e s in to a c coun t c l ima t e chang e in a mu ch mo r e d ynam i c wa y than wha t ECan wa s do ing in th e pa s t , I do s e e tha t th e r e ’ l l b e som e pu sh ba c k , [and ] th e C i t y Coun c i l and th e R eg iona l Coun c i l a r e p robab l y go ing to r e c e i v e qu i t e a b i t o f f la c k ” (R eg iona l Coun c i l S en io r P lann e r ) . Ton k in and T a y lo r ’ s P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t a g reed th a t t a l k o f se a le ve l r i se , inund a t ion and re t re a t , doe sn ’ t s i t we l l w i th peop le , bu t he a l so th in k s th a t nons t a tu to r y app ro a che s th a t sh a re good in fo rm a t ion w i th peop le a r e u se fu l to o ve r come th i s . S im i l a r l y , Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r d idn ’ t th in k the ru le s in the p l a n we re the mo s t impo r t an t a t th i s po in t in t ime . He d idn ’ t d i s re g a rd them comp le te l y , bu t the ke y a t the momen t in h i s m ind i s ho ld in g a d i a lo gue w i th the co a s t a l commun i t ie s . He be l ie ved th a t a s a p l anne r , i t i s h i s , and the o the r p l anne r s’ in Ch r i s t chu r ch , ob l i g a t ion to te l l peop le l i v in g in the se co a s t a l commun i t ie s , in an un th re a ten in g w a y, th a t the i r l and i s sub je c t to 1m o f ve r t i c a l se a le ve l r i se , wh i ch re su l t in a ce r t a in d i s t an ce o f sho re l ine re t re a t . 49 In vo l v in g the commun i t y in th i s p ro ce s s w i l l a l so he lp lo c a l au tho r i t ie s to p l an fo r un ce r t a in t ie s . Due to the n a tu re o f se a le ve l r i se the p red i c t ion s and h a z a rd s m a y ch an ge in s c a le and in ten s i t y . I t i s the re fo re impo r t an t th a t the commun i t y i s en g a ged be c au se i t show s the commun i t ie s th a t the y a re no t ju s t be in g e v i c ted , m ade to le a ve o r to ld the y c anno t bu i ld o r de ve lop an ymo re , bu t Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r be l ie ved , the re w i l l be a le ve l o f t ru s t be tween the pub l i c bod ie s and the commun i t ie s , wh i ch the y se r ve , th a t show s the commun i t y th a t the se pub l i c bod ie s a re t r y in g to do the r i gh t th in g . He e xp l a ined : “ Th e r e ’ l l b e a l e v e l o f t ru s t b e tw e en u s a s pub l i c bod i e s and th e commun i t y tha t w e s e r v e tha t sa y s w e l l th e y ’ r e t r y ing to do th e r igh t th ing . W e ’ v e go t to a po in t wh e r e th e r e ’ s a p rob l em , w e ha v en ’ t na i l ed th e so c ia l impa c t o f wha t i t m ean s to ta k e awa y wha t a t th e mom en t i s 17000 hou s eho ld s ’ b igg e s t a s s e t , and th e so c i e ta l impa c t s o f tha t a r e p r e t t y hug e . So i t ’ s ea s y to pu t a ru l e in a p lan tha t sa y s no you can ’ t l i v e h e r e an ymo r e , tha t m igh t h e lp som eon e i f th e y ’ v e go t som ewh e r e e l s e to l i v e , bu t I don ’ t b e l i e v e an y ru l e i s go ing to ta k e awa y som eon e ’ s hom e un l e s s w e can p ro v id e th em v iab l e a l t e rna t i v e op t ion s to l i v e som ewh e r e ” (R eg iona l Coun c i l S en io r P lann e r ) . Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r and Sen io r P l ann in g A c adem i c a g reed th a t be c au se th i s e f fe c t s lo c a l commun i t ie s , i t i s impo r t an t th a t the y h a ve the oppo r tun i t y to subm i t and be he a rd , and th a t i s a c ru c i a l p a r t o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion unde r the RMA . The po s t mode rn p l ann in g app ro a ch o f the RMA “…a c know l edg e s d i f f e r en t va lu e s y s t em , d i f f e r en t wa y s o f s e e ing th e wo r ld , d i f f e r en t wa y s o f app roa ch ing i t , d i f f e r en t v i ewpo in t s” ( Sen io r P l ann in g A c adem i c ) . Sen io r P l ann in g A c adem i c fu r the r e xp l a ined pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion unde r the RMA : “A lo t o f th e R e sou r c e Manag em en t A c t s y s t em… i s ba s ed on [po s t mod e rn i sm] to ha v e a Hab e rm s ian id ea l o f t r y ing to c r ea t e a s c lo s e to an id ea l s i tua t ion a s po s s ib l e th rough th e h ea r ing s p ro c e s s e s and th rough th e subm i s s ion s p ro c e s s e s and so on . So p eop l e can… ma k e subm i s s ion s in a lmo s t an y fo rm th e y wan t p ro v id ed i t ’ s w r i t t en in i t s o r ig ina l fo rm . So you g e t p eop l e who p r e s en t th e i r subm i s s ion in th e fo rm o f dan c e , o r po e t r y , o r a r two r k ; tha t ’ s an a c c ep tab l e wa y o f d ea l ing w i th i t . I t ’ s no t wha t you ’d e xp e c t f rom a t rad i t iona l e xp e r t ra t ional p lann ing so r t o f app roa ch . So p eop l e a r e ab l e to p e r fo rm th e i r d i s cou r s e s , p r e t t y mu ch , a s th e y wan t und e r th e po s tmode rn app roa ch and tha t i s don e und e r th e R e sou r c e Manag em en t A c t b e cau s e th e y s e t ou t tho s e va r iou s fo rum s wh e r eb y you can a c tua l l y do tha t ” . Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r a g reed th a t be c au se th i s i s sue h a s hu ge imp a c t s on the Ch r i s t chu r ch commun i t y , the y h a ve the oppo r tun i t y to subm i t on the i s sue and be he a rd . In h i s m ind , i t i s th i s con ve r s a t ion be tween the lo c a l be a ch s ide commun i t ie s and the Coun c i l th a t i s impo r t an t , and th a t the y a re t a l k in g abou t the l i ke l y imp a c t s o f c l im a te ch an ge and how the y w i l l ad ap t . 50 Co l l abo r a t ion be tween v a r iou s le ve l s o f go ve rnmen t and the commun i t ie s e f fe c ted i s requ i red fo r the be s t p l ann in g app ro a ch fo r se a le ve l r i se . Howe ve r , in te r v i ewee s a g reed co l l abo r a t ion p re sen t s i t s ch a l len ge s . Cen t r a l and lo c a l go ve rnmen t a gen c ie s in Ch r i s t chu r ch h a ve been wo r k in g to ge the r a lo t a s a re su l t o f the po s t e a r thqu a ke s i tu a t ion . Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r s a id : “ A t th e mom en t , d e sp i t e wha t you m igh t r ead in th e n ew spap e r , b e tw e en C ERA ( th e C rown ) , u s ( En v i ronm en t Can t e rbu r y ) and th e C i t y Counc i l , th e r e ’ s a hug e amoun t o f coop e ra t ion and co l labo ra t ion go ing on to t r y and mo v e u s fo rwa rd f rom th e ea r thqua k e , tha t i f tha t l e v e l o f coop e ra t ion con t inu e s in to th e fu tu r e , I th in k tha t th e Coun c i l s and Go v e rnm en t w i l l g e t on r ea l l y w e l l and d r i v e a r ea l l y good so lu t ion . I f w e end up go ing ba c k to th e s i tua t ion wh e r e th e C i t y Coun c i l and i t s po l i t i c ian s , w e r e a rgu ing i r ra t iona l l y , in m y v i ew , w i th th e E Can po l i t ian s , who w e r e a l so a rgu ing i r ra t iona l l y w i th c en t ra l go v e rnm en t and no on e wa s a ch i e v ing an y th ing ” . Ano the r ch a l len ge o f co l l abo r a t ion i s en g a g in g w i th the commun i t y and p ro v id in g good qu a l i t y , u se fu l in fo rm a t ion . A p l anne r a c know led ged th a t you c an pu t a l l the f a c t s in f ron t o f peop le bu t you c anno t a lw a y s a f fe c t peop le ’ s de c i s ion s ; you a re a lw a y s up a g a in s t in fo rm a t ion aw a rene s s . Edu c a t ion i s a l so no t ju s t a one o f f th in g . The commun i t y a lw a y s need s to be re edu c a ted and in fo rm a t ion a lw a y s need s to be re p re sen ted in new w a y s . Commun i t y le ad o r go ve rnmen t in te r ven t ion ? P l ann in g fo r s low on se t d i s a s te r s , un ce r t a in t y and the po s s ib i l i t y o f re t re a t, i s comp le x and con te s ted . So who de c ide s on a so lu t ion and when to imp lemen t i t ? Shou ld the go ve rnmen t in te r vene ? I s i t up to coun c i l s a s the e le c ted lo c a l au tho r i t y to de v i se a so lu t ion , o r shou ld i t come f rom the commun i t y ? The se a re a l l que s t ion s th a t p l ann in g p ro fe s s ion a l s a re g r app l in g w i th . A l thou gh , m y re su l t s showed th a t the re seem s to be con sen su s th a t the cu r ren t re gu l a to r y f r amewo r k i s wo r k ab le and the re fo re coun c i l s shou ld be ab le to p l an fo r se a le ve l r i se , w i th inpu t f rom the commun i t y , w i thou t the go ve rnmen t in te r ven in g . The RMA and N ZCP S 2010 a l re ad y p ro v ide a fe a s ib le f r amewo r k fo r p l ann i n g fo r se a le ve l r i se in the op in ion o f Ton k in and T a y lo r ’ s P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t . He s a id : “ Th e r egu la to r y f ram ewo r k i s a c tua l l y no t tha t bad , th e RMA and th e N ZCP S and cou r t d e c i s ion s ha v e a l r ead y sa id tha t coa s ta l ha za rd s , inunda t ion and e ro s ion , o v e r a 100 y ea r p lann ing ho r i zon, a r e a r ea l fundam en ta l th ing fo r N ew Z ea land , so I th in k i t ’ s no t r ea l l y tha t b ro k e in t e rm s o f th e s y s t em s tha t a r e th e r e” . The N ZCP S 2010 p ro v ide s qu i te c le a r d i re c t ion f rom cen t r a l go ve rnmen t be c au se coun c i l s “ b lam ed c en t ra l go v e rnm en t fo r no t g i v ing th em c l ea r d i r e c t ion [ in th e p r e v iou s N ZCP S ] and sa id i f yo u ’d g i v en u s c l ea r d i r e c t ion w e ’d ha v e known wha t to do and go t on w i th i t… T h e o th e r a sp e c t to i t i s tha t w i thou t c l ea r d i r e c t ion sa y ing you mu s t g i v e e f f e c t to th e s e pa r t i cu la r th ing s, th en th e coun c i l s don ’ t 51 p r io r i t i se th e i r budg e t ” ( Sen io r P l ann in g A c adem i c ) . The cu r ren t le ve l o f cen t r a l go ve rnmen t gu id an ce p ro v ided b y the N ZCP S 2010 i s su f f i c ien t and the re i s con sen su s th a t a p re s c r ip t i ve se t o f n a t i on a l s t and a rd s fo r m an g in g se a le ve l r i se wou ld no t be f a vou r ab le . Sen io r P l ann in g A c adem i c fu r the r a r gued th a t , “ na t iona l s tanda rd s t end to b e s e t mo r e a t th e low e s t common d enom ina to r and th e y a r e l i k e a s l edg ehamm e r to c ra c k a nu t , th e y a r e o f t en no t par t i cu la r l y am enab l e to lo ca l s i tua t ion s ” . Ton k in and T a y lo r ’ s P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t added : “ I th in k th e dang e r w i th com ing up w i th a r ea l p r e s c r ip t i v e s e t o f s tand a rd s fo r how you mu s t manag e s ea l e v e l r i s e wou ld b e tha t in ea ch ca s e th e com mun i t y ’ s d i f f e r en t , in t e rm s o f land u s e , in t e rm s o f p ro v i s ion o f in f ra s t ru c tu r e , in t e rm s o f how th e i r a c tua l ph y s i ca l co as ta l p ro c e s s e s a r e in t e ra c t ing w i th on e ano th e r . So I don ’ t th in k I wou ld ad vo ca t e fo r a s e t o f gu id e l in e s tha t you ro l l ou t a l l o v er N ew Z ea land . I th in k i t do e s n e ed to b e mo r e o f a s e t t l em en t r i s k ba s ed app roa ch to wha t you n e ed to do ” . The N ZCP S 2010 p ro v ide s gu id an ce th a t i s amen ab le to lo c a l s i tu a t ion s be c au se i t i s g i ven e f fe c t to th rou gh lo c a l and re g ion a l p l an s . So the p ro v i s i on s c an be in te rp re ted and imp lemen ted in a w a y th a t i s app rop r i a te in ind i v idu a l re g ion s . Whe re a s a s t r a i gh t n a t ion a l s t and a rd wou ld app l y re g a rd le s s o f the lo c a l s i tu a t ion . Pub l i c Se c to r N a tur a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r a g ree s th a t the re g ion s a re d i ffe ren t and the r i s k s a re d i f fe ren t and the re fo re d idn ’ t w an t to see s t r i c t s t and a rd s pu t in p l a ce . He a l so ind i c a ted th a t ano the r m a t te r th a t need s to be t a ken in to con s ide r a t ion i s wh a t the commun i t y w an t s and wh a t the y a re w i l l in g to p a y fo r in the i r r a t e s . Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r a g reed th a t the so lu t ion to m an a g in g se a le ve l r i se need s to come f rom the commun i t y r a the r th an d i s t r i c t o r re g ion a l au tho r i t ie s . He e xp l a ined : “ M y v i ew i s tha t th e an sw e r ha s to com e f rom th e commun i t y and i t ’ s ou r job a s lo ca l go v e rnm en t to fa c i l i ta t e th e d i s cu s s ion and th en h e lp th e commun i t y to d e l i v e r th e ou t com e tha t th e y ’ r e loo k ing fo r . I f w e impo s e i t a s lo ca l o r c en t ra l go v e rnm en t , i t ’ ll b e l i k e th e r ed zon e , w i th p eop l e tha t a r e no t t e r r ib l y happ y w i th th e an swe r tha t w e ’ v e d r eam t up fo r th em . I f th e y ’ v e b e en in vo l v ed in th e con v e r sa t ion and th e y ’ v e h e lp ed u s to shap e wha t e v e r so lu t ion g e t s pu t in to a p lan , hop e fu l l y th e y ’ l l bu y in to th a t so lu t ion b e cau s e i t ’ s th e i r s , no t som e th ing t ha t ’ s impo s ed ” . 6 .3 P l ann in g fo r the un ce r t a in t y o f se a le ve l r i se I t i s c le a r th a t p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se i s a comp le x i s sue be c au se o f the un ce r t a in t y in vo l ved w i th the p red i c t ion s . To he lp p l an fo r un ce r t a in t y , mode l l in g and the cu r ren t re gu l a to r y f r amewo r k , in c lud in g the 10 ye a r l i fe t ime s o f d i s t r i c t p l an s , h a ve been iden t i f ied a s bene f i c i a l cu r ren t too l s o r f r amewo r k s . 52 Mode l l in g h a s ce r t a in l y been re co gn i sed a s he lp fu l . Ton k in and T a y lo r P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t e xp l a ined h i s v iew o f the wo r ld i s th a t : “ S ea l e v e l r i s e i s a fa c to r wh i ch agg ra va t e s o r in f lu en c e s th e e x t en t to wh i ch coa s ta l e ro s ion o r coa s ta l inunda t ion w i l l b e an i s su e , so i t ’ s no t r ea l l y a ha za rd , bu t i t ’ s an in f lu en c ing fa c to r o v e r… ha za rd s . So I th in k i f you do you r mod el l ing r igh t , and you d e v e lop you r ru l e s app rop r ia t e l y , you can p lan fo r s ea l e v e l r i s e . Bu t i t ’ s ju s t impo r tan t to g e t tho s e b a s i c p r in c ip l e s r igh t a round s ea l e v e l r i s e” . Howe ve r, the re a re l im i t a t ion s to model l in g . Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r que s t ioned , “ how ina c cu ra t e a r e ou r a c tua l p ro j e c t ion s ? ” He added : “ W e m igh t t e l l som eon e tha t in 100 y ea r s ’ t im e you w i l l b e fa c ed w i th a m e t e r , bu t in 30 y ea r s ’ t im e , o r 20 y ea r s ’ t im e f rom now , w e cou ld b e t e l l ing p eop l e qu i t e a d i f f e r en t s to r y . Th e s to r y tha t w e t e l l p eop l e i s go ing to e vo l v e and chang e o v e r t im e [bu t ] th e d i r e c t ion o f t ra v e l i s on l y on e wa y ; th e s ea i s go ing to r i s e mo r e , ra th e r than th e s ea i s go ing to low e r ” . A s we l l a s f ind in g new in fo rm a t ion , mode l l in g and app ro a che s to mode l l in g w i l l ch an ge and ad v an ce . Bu t a s Pub l i c Se c to r N a tu r a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r a c know led ged, you c anno t w a i t fo r the pe r fe c t s c ien ce ; you h a ve to do some th in g a t some po in t and the re fo re you h a ve to s t a r t somewhe re . In h i s op in ion , the Ton k in and T a y lo r mode l l in g and the m app in g in the Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an p ro v ide a s t a r t in g po in t and a fo rum fo r fu r the r mode l l in g. In te rm s o f the me ch an i c s o f how you c an a c tu a l l y p l an fo r un ce r t a in se a le ve l r i se , in a re gu l a to r y sen se , Ton k in and T a y lo r ’ s P r in c ip a l N a tu r a l H a z a rd s Spe c i a l i s t th in k s th a t the re i s suppo r t to do th a t th rou gh the re gu l a to r y f r amewo r k p ro v ided b y the RM A and the N ZCP S . He e xp l a ined : “ I t ’ s qu i t e a comp l e x i s su e s ea l e v e l r i s e , and how you r egu la t e a round i t . Bu t m y v i ew i s f i rm l y tha t th e r e i s suppo r t th rough th e RMA and th e N ZCP S and e v en som e o f th e r eg iona l plan s a r e a l r ead y do ing i t , and you cou ld hav e a d eba t e abou t how e f f e c t i v e som e o f tho s e th ing s a r e , bu t a t l ea s t som eon e i s do ing som e th ing ” . Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r added th a t the 10 ye a r l i fe t ime s o f d i s t r i c t p l an s , w i th a re v iew e ve r y f i ve ye a r s , he lp s when p l ann in g fo r un ce r t a in t y . He e xp l a ined : “ Th i s d i s t r i c t p lan tha t th e C i t y Coun c i l i s do ing a t th e mom en t w i l l on l y la s t 10 y ea r s and in 10 y ea r s th e in fo rma t ion w i l l b e p robab l y d i f f e r en t f rom wha t w e a r e s e e ing toda y . Wh en w e com e to r e v i ew in fu tu r e , in s t ead o f i t b e ing… 17000 hou seho ld s tha t m igh t b e 25000 hou s eho ld s , bu t i f w e ’ v e b e en ta l k ing w i th ou r commun i t y o v e r tha t t im e p e r iod , and w e ’ v e b e en ta l k ing to th em abou t how c l ima t e s c i en c e wo r k s , o r wh y i t ’ s un c e r ta in… wh en w e com e ba c k and ha v e ano th e r con v e r sa t ion tha t ou r s c i enc e wa sn ’ t qu i t e a s a c cu ra t e a s w e though t i t wa s 10 y ea r s ago , th e r e ’ l l b e a l e v e l o f t ru s t b e tw e en u s a s pub l i c bod i e s and th e commun i t y tha t w e s e r v e , tha t 53 sa y s w e ’ r e t r y ing to do th e r igh t th ing , and th e y’ r e no t ju s t t e l l ing u s tha t w e can ’ t bu i ld o r r e d e v e lop o r e xpand , and w e ha v e to l ea v e” . Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r hoped th a t th i s found a t ion o f t ru s t wou ld he lp the commun i t y to see the coun c i l s a re t r y in g to do the r i gh t th in g in p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se and the y a re no t ju s t s a y in g peop le c anno t de ve lop , o r th a t the y a re fo r ced to le a ve , bu t th a t the y w an t to wo r k w i th the commun i t y . Th i s i s the re fo re ano the r re a son in h i s m ind wh y i t i s mo s t impo r t an t , in the s t a ge th a t the coun c i l i s in now , th a t the the y a re h a v in g con ve r s a t ion s w i th the commun i t y A l so , re sou r ce con sen t s , i f u sed app rop r i a te l y c an he lp p l an fo r un ce r t a in t y wh i le keep in g the re gu l a to r y bu rden a s l i gh t a s po s s ib le . A P l anne r s a id th a t the p roh ib i ted a c t i v i t y s t a tu s i s sp a r se l y u sed in the Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an and th a t he lp s w i th un ce r t a in t y be c au se peop le c an s t i l l app l y fo r re sou r ce con sen t s on a c a se b y c a se b a s i s , so e ve r yone h a s the oppo r tun i t y to do some th in g on the i r l and un le s s the r i s k s a re ab so lu te l y ce r t a in . P l ann in g fo r un ce r t a in t y doe sn ’ t come w i thou t i t s ch a l len ge s . A s we l l a s the ch a l len ge p re sen ted b y s c ien ce , p red i c t ion s and the l im i t a t ion s o f mode l s , the re i s a l so the ch a l len ge o f in te rp re t a t ion . D i f fe ren t wo r ld v iew s in so c ie t y me an s th a t se a le ve l r i se me an s d i f fe ren t th in g s to d i f fe ren t peop le . Pub l i c Se c to r N a tu r a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r a l so men t ioned the a s we l l a s h a v in g d i f fe ren t in te rp re t a t ion s , peop le a l so h a ve d i f fe ren t pe r cep t ion s o f the r i s k s th a t i t w i l l c au se and how “ S c i en c e i s som e t im e s a s mu ch an a r t a s i t i s a s c i en c e” ( Pub l i c to le r ab le tho se r i s k s a re . He s a id , Se c to r N a tu r a l Re sou r ce s P r in c ip a l Ad v i so r ) . The re fo re how you p re sen t th i s in fo rm a t ion to the commun i t y and e xp l a in i t s un ce r t a in t y i s a m a jo r ch a l len ge . 6 .4 Summ a r y o f ke y re se a r ch f ind in g s M y re su l t s le ad u s to be l ie ve th a t the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l i s con s ide r in g the imp a c t s o f se a le ve l r i se and how the y w i l l p l an fo r th a t , a l thou gh no d r a s t i c me a su re s , su ch a s m an a ge re t re a t , h a ve been pu t in p l a ce ju s t ye t in re spon se to the Ton k in and T a y lo r repo r t s . The p ropo sed p l ann in g p ro v i s ion s fo r h a z a rd s , and p a r t i cu l a r l y tho se fo r se a le ve l r i se indu ced co a s t a l h a z a rd s , h a ve been s i gn i f i c an t l y ad v an ced in the Repl a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an f r om the p re v iou s D i s t r i c t P l an . Th i s show s the C i t y Coun c i l i s con ce rned and a re fo rw a rd thin k in g and p l ann in g fo r fu tu re un ce r t a in ch an ge . The po l i c ie s in the Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an fo r n a tu r a l h a z a rd s a re qu i te p re s c r ip t i ve, u s in g wo rd s su ch a s “ a vo id ” , fo r new subd i v i s ion in h i gh r i s k a re a s , and “ con t ro l ” l and u se . The app ro a ch i s a l so to m ap , o r zone l and , b a sed on n a tu r a l h a z a rd s , and m a ke ru le s spe c i f i c to the se zone s . M y re su l t s su g ge s t th a t ri s k redu c t ion i s p redom in an t l y be in g m an a ged th rou gh l and u se . 54 M y re su l ts imp l y th a t the m an a gemen t re spon se fo r se a le ve l r i se w i l l no t be a b l an ke t p ro te c t ion app ro a ch fo r a l l co a s t a l a re a s in Ch r i s t chu r ch . Re t re a t a l so h a s ve r y l i t t le suppo r t be c au se o f i t s h i gh emo t i ve n a tu re and the le g a l ch a l len ge s i t f a ce s . I t i s no t ye t c le a r the e x a c t me thod the C i t y Coun c i l w i l l t a ke to p l an fo r se a le ve l r i se ap a r t f rom u s in g l and u se con t ro l s to redu ce r i s k . Mo s t o f the in te r v iewee s wo r k in g w i th in the h a z a rd sp a ce ad vo c a te fo r an ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y o ve r the lon g te rm , whe re the re c an be an e lemen t o f ‘ w a i t and see’ and m a ke in c remen t a l ch an ge s a s the s i tu a t ion ch an ge s . W i th no m a jo r c a l l s fo r Go ve rnmen t in te r ven t ion f rom the in te r v iewee s , to he lp lo c a l au tho r i t ie s de a l w i th the i s sue , i t seem s the re gu l a to r y f r amewo r k i s wo r k ab le. M y re su l t s wou ld su g ge s t th a t p l ann in g fo r ch an ge c an be done e f fe c t i ve l y w i th in the cu r ren t le g i s l a t ion , p a r t i cu l a r l y unde r the New Ze a l and Co s t a l Po l i c y S t a temen t 2010 fo r se a le ve l r i se . M y re su l t s a l so ind i c a te th a t p r a c t i t ione r s be l ie ve the be s t p l ann in g appro a ch fo r de a l in g w i th ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y i s one th a t c an ch an ge w i th the en v i ronmen t and in co rpo r a te s the commun i t y in de c i s ion m a k in g . 55 Ch ap te r 7 D i s cu s s ion 7 .1 In t rodu c t ion The pu rpo se o f th i s d i s se r t a t ion w a s to in ve s t i g a te p l ann in g re spon se to s low on se t d i s a s te r s , ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y u s in g the e x amp le o f se a le ve l r i se in Ch r i s t chu r ch . To add re s s th i s a im , the fo l low in g ob je c t i ve s we re se t to gu ide the re se a r ch p ro ce s s : • How i s the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l p l ann in g fo r s low on se t ch an ge ? Wh a t doe s th a t s a y abou t how p l ann in g theo r y cope s w i th ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y in p r a c t i ce ? • Wh a t i s the ro le o f the pub l i c in p l ann in g fo r s low on se t ch an ge s ? Th i s ch ap te r in te rp re t s and d i s cu s se s the re su l t s o f th i s re se a r ch and comp a re s the se f ind in g s to the e x i s t in g bod y o f l i te r a tu re . The common theme s th a t h a ve been iden t i f ied b y in te g r a t in g the l i te r a r y f ind in g s and the re se a r ch re su l t s a re cen te red on p l ann in g ’ s ab i l i t y in p r a c t i ce and theo r y , to cope w i th ch an ge , and the ro le o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion in p l ann in g fo r ch an ge and un ce r t a in ty . The ad ap t a t ion app ro a ch th a t h a s been t a ken b y the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l , and su g ge s ted b y o the r p ro fe s s ion a l s , in p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se te l l s u s a lo t abou t how p l ann in g theo r y c an be pu t in to p r a c t i ce , how d i f fe ren t p l ann in g theo r ie s and app ro a che s a re ab le to cope w i th ch an ge and un ce r t a in t ie s , and the ro le o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion in p l ann in g fo r ch an ge . 7 .2 A p l ann in g app ro a ch fo r ch an ge P l ann in g theo r y h a s s t ru g g led to f ind one a l len comp a s s in g theo r y , and to con f ine i t to su ch , wou ld be tre a che rou s a c co rd in g to B rown & She r r a rd ( 1951 ) . C ampbe l l & F a in s te in (2003 ) c a l led p l ann in g “ an e lu s i ve sub je c t o f s tud y ” (p . 1 ) th a t doe s no t h a ve a s in g le de f in in g p a r ad i gm and i s in f luen ced b y m an y d i ve r se d i s c ip l ine s . A le x ande r (1997 ) a r gued , th i s in f a c t m a y a l low p l anne r s to p i c k and choo se theo r ie s to the i r ad v an t a ge . Th i s ab i l i t y to choo se f rom a d i ve r se r an ge o f p l ann in g theo r ie s , in p r a c t i ce , m a y be bene f i c i a l fo r d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion and n a tu r a l h a z a rd p l ann in g in New Ze a l and be c au se p l anne r s a re ab le to , w i th in the bound a r ie s o f le g i s l a t ion , u se an app ro a ch th a t su i t s the i r lo c a l i t y . I t s d i ve r s i t y and f le x ib i l i t y m a y a l low p l ann in g p r a c t i ce to cope be t te r w i th the ch an g in g wo r ld . 56 In add i t ion , p l ann in g p r a c t i ce doe s no t h a ve to h a ve a s in g le a pp ro a ch; m an y app ro a che s m a y be in co rpo r a ted in to a p l ann in g re g ime s imu l t aneou s l y . P l ann in g i s no t r i g id and lo c a l go ve rnmen t s a re no t requ r ied to choo se a p l ann in g app ro a ch and s t i c k w i th i t . Ch r i s t chu r ch , a l thou gh the re a re s t ron g e lemen t s o f r a t ion a l pl ann in g , i s u s in g a r an ge o f p l ann in g app ro a che s . T ab le 1 , wh i ch p ro v ided a summ a r y o f how e a ch p l ann in g app ro a ch a c know led ge s ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y , h a s been re v iewed in l i gh t o f m y re su l t s , and h a s been repo lu t a ted to in c lude e x amp le s f rom Ch r i s t chu r ch and c re a te t ab le 2 . T ab le 2 the re fo re i l lu s t r a te s p l ann in g fo r ch an ge in p r a c t i ce . T ab le 2: P l ann in g app ro a che s and the i r pe r cep t ion o f ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y a s e xemp l i f ied in Ch r i s t chu r ch . P l ann in g App ro a ch Mode rn i s t p l ann in g / R a t ion a l Comp rehen s i ve Mode l / B luep r in t p l ann in g / m a s te r p l ann in g S t r a te g i c p l ann in g S y s tem s P l ann in g Pe r cep t ion o f ch an ge and Ch r i s t chu r ch e x amp le s un ce r t a in t y s te a r thqu a ke re co ve r y •De s i re to r a t ion a l l y o rde r , and •Po b luep r in t p l an t i t led c re a te and con t ro l the ‘Ch r i s t chu r ch Cen t r a l ch an g in g ph y s i c a l Re co ve r y P l an ’ . Th i s a imed to en v i ronmen t to be be t te r fo r de f ine the fo rm o f the c i t y hum an s and se t lo c a t ion s fo r a c t i v i t ie s •A l l cou r se s o f a c t ion a re (Ch r i s t chu r ch Cen t r a l iden t i f ied and e v a lu a ted D e v e l o pm e n t U n i t , 2 0 12 ). a g a in s t a l l re le v an t end s to •H a z a rd zone s in the P ropo sed a vo id un ce r t a in t ie s Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t •Mod i f i c a t ion o f a p l an du r in g D i s t r i c t P l an and the d r aw in g imp lemen t a t ion no t o f l ine s on m ap s to ind i c a te an t i c ip a ted the e x ten t o f inund a t ion . •P l ann in g ’ s ro le i s to a c t a s a •P re s c r ip t i ve p l ann in g ( zon in g , ‘ loo kou t ’ . Fu tu re i s no t f i xed ; a c t i v i t ie s b a sed p l ann in g and the re a re m an y po s s ib le the u se o f wo rd s su ch a s fu tu re s th a t cou ld be ‘ a vo id ’ ) con s t ru c t the de s i red con s t ru c ted . fu tu re •Re co gn i se s un ce r t a in t y •Re co gn i t ion th a t the wo r ld i s •U s in g feedb a c k loop s comp le x and i t h a s lo t s o f Requ i remen t to mon i to r and in te r conne c ted p a r t s . re v iew a c cep t ab le le ve l s o f r i s k unde r the C i v i l De fen ce •A c know led ge s th a t ch an ge and Eme r gen c y M an a gemen t c anno t be p red i c ted w i th A c t 2002. ce r t a in t y . •P l an s shou ld no t be s t a t i c do cumen t s bu t shou ld be d yn am i c and f le x ib le l i ke the en v i ronmen t the y a re p l ann in g 57 In c remen t a l i sm •A c knowled ge s un ce r t a in t y and th a t ch an ge m a y o c cu r . •Sm a l l ch an ge s m a y be m ade to imp lemen t a t ion o f a p l an P ro ce s s Mode l o f p l ann in g •Fo cu s i s on the p ro ce s s b y wh i ch p l ann in g i s done , r a the r th an the ou t come and the re fo re p l an s c an ch an ge i f new in fo rm a t ion i s re ce i ved •P l ann in g i s an in te r a c t i ve and in te rp re t i ve p ro ce s s whe re you wo r k ou t how to re spond to ch an ge to ge the r •A c know led ge s ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y th rou gh a c know led g in g d i f fe ren t op in ion s Co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g / Commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g •The re commended ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y fo r m an a g in g the e f fe c t s o f se a le ve l r i se h a s a s t a ged imp lemen t a t ion p ro ce s s whe re the ne x t le ve l o f the s t r a te g y w i l l be imp lemen ted when mon i to r in g o r new in fo rm a t ion i nd i c a ted the need to ad v an ce . •The ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y fo cu se s on the p l ann in g p ro ce s s to redu ce r i s k r a the r th an iden t i f y in g a de f ined ou t come •To d a te the app ro a ch h a s no t been a co l l abo r a t i ve o r commun i c a t i ve app ro a ch a s de f ined b y H abe rm a s o r He a le y (1992 ) . In te rm s o f a p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se , in te r v iewee s ind i c a ted th a t i t mu s t come f rom the commun i t y howe ve r the re i s no e v iden ce o f th i s ju s t ye t . The mode rn i s t p l ann in g re g ime , e xemp l i f ied in the r a t ion a l comp rehen s i ve mode l o f p l ann in g w a s con ce rned w i th the ab i l i t y to p red i c t and con t ro l the ph y s i c a l en v i ronmen t . I t a r gue d th a t a l l cou r ses o f a c t ion a re iden t i f ied and e v a lu a ted a g a in s t a l l re le v an t end s so th a t the re w i l l be no un ce r t a in t ie s ( F a lud i , 1973 ) . Th i s w a s t yp i c a l l y a ch ie ved th rou gh zon in g . I t i s in te re s t in g th a t we a re see in g e lemen t s o f th i s mode rn i s t p l ann in g re g ime , and the r a t ion a l comp rehen s i ve mode l p l a y in g ou t in Ch r i s t chu r ch , in p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se . The app ro a ch o f the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an i s to m ap a l l h a z a rd s and then con t ro l l and u se in the se zone s a c co rd in g l y . Zon in g i s mo re o f an a c t i v i t ie s b a sed p l ann in g app ro a ch th an the e f fe c t s b a sed p l ann in g in tended b y the Re sou r ce M an a gemen t A c t 1991. Zon in g l and to de te rm ine wh a t ru le s w i l l be p re s c r ibed fo r th a t a re a , i s r a t ion a l l y de te rm in in g wh a t the de s i red o u t come s a re fo r th a t a re a w i th ce r t a in t y . In p l ann in g fo r ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y , and in p reemp t in g d i s a s te r s , Ch r i s t chu r ch m a y h a ve t a ken su ch an app ro a ch so th a t the y a re ab le to s a y w i th ce r t a in t y wh a t imp a c t s a c t i v i t ie s on th a t l and w i l l h a ve . An en abl in g , e f fe c t s b a sed app ro a ch m a y no t h a ve been su f f i c ien t be c au se a l thou gh the e f fe c t s m a y no t be ad ve r se a t the momen t , in the fu tu re , w i th p red i c ted ch an ge , the y m a y h a ve qu i te a d i f fe ren t e f fe c t . In p l ann in g fo r ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y a re we go in g to se e an in c re a s in g l y p re s c r ip t i ve , a c t i v i t ie s b a sed p l ann in g app ro a ch , thu s a mo v in g aw a y f rom the RMA and b a c k tow a rd s the app ro a ch o f the Town and Coun t r y P l ann in g A c t 1977 ? 58 Con t ro l l in g l andu se i s the m a in r i s k redu c t ion p l ann in g me ch an i sm . R i s k redu c t ion w i l l no t be a ch ie ved th rou gh m an a ged re t re a t ju s t ye t . The p re fe r red app ro a ch b y p ro fe s s ion a l s wo r k in g in r i s k re du c t ion , i s to con t ro l l andu se o ve r the lon g te rm th rou gh a s t a ged imp lemen t a t ion o f p l ann in g me thod s th a t ge t mo re s t r in gen t a s needed . Thu s a fo rm o f ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y wou ld be imp lemen ted , b y in co rpo r a t in g m i xed app ro a che s o f p ro te c t , a c commod a te and re t re a t a s the i s sue p ro g re s se s and th in g s be come mo re ce r t a in . An ad ap t a t ion app ro a ch appe a r s to be mo re o f a f le x ib le p l an th a t i s in p l a ce bu t c an be imp lemen ted when and i f needed . So i t h a s an e lemen t o f ‘ w a i t and see’ and m a k in g in c remen t a l ch an ge s o ve r t ime . The re w i l l be no d r a s t i c mo ve to p reemp t d i s a s te r and re t re a t the who le co a s t a l commun i t y , bu t i t i s no t i gno r in g ch an ge e i the r . Unce r t a in t y i s the re fo re a c know led ged . De sp i te be in g a s t a ged imp lemen t a t ion , o r in c remen t a l ch an ge s , ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y s t i l l h a s e lemen t o f r a t ion a l i t y . I t i s s t i l l a lon g te rm s t r a te g y th a t h a s a de s i red ou t come b y g a the r in g a l l in fo rm a t ion a t the s t a r t o f the de c i s ion m a k in g p ro ce s s . The mon i to r in g th rou ghou t the p ro ce s s wou ld ju s t de te rm ine when to imp lemen t the ne x t s t a ge o f the s t r a te g y , i t wou ld not ch a n ge the r i s k redu c t ion the ne x t s t a ge . Mon i to r in g a s p a r t o f a feedb a c k loop in a s y s tem s app ro a ch in theo r y i s a good ide a . Bu t mon i to r in g and re v iew in g seem s to be mo re s c a r ce , o r h a rde r , in p r a c t i ce . F a lud i ’ s (1973 ) r a t ion a l , b luep r in t p l ann in g , ope r a te s p ro g r amme s th a t wou ld a ch ie ve i t s ob je c t i ve s w i th ce r t a in t y . Ch r i s t chu r ch ’ s cen t r a l c i t y re co ve r y do cumen t i s a b luep r in t p l an ; one th a t a s sume s i t s ob je c t i ve s w i l l be a ch ie ved w i th ce r t a in t y . E ven re co ve r y p lann in g a f te r a sudden sho c k i s no t an t i c ip a t in g fu tu re ch an ge . Th i s i s i ron i c th a t po s t d i s a s te r p l ann in g i s s t i l l a s sum in g ce r t a in t y in a b luep r in t p l an . I f a d i s a s te r i s no t p roo f enou gh th a t ce r t a in t y c anno t be a s sumed , then wh a t i s ? The Ch r i s t chu r ch pl ann in g en v i ronmen t i s loo k in g a t sudden and s low ch an ge , and bo th need to be in co rpo r a ted . The e a r thqu a ke , a sudden sho c k , h a s t r i g ge red in ve s t i g a t ion s o f the l and s in k in g and r i s in g , and mode l l in g to be comp le ted on the e f fe c t s o f se a le ve l r i se . The re fo re in Ch r i s t chu r ch d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion and c l im a te ch an ge ad ap t a t ion app ro ache s mu s t be in co rpo r a ted and a p ro ce s s mode o f p l ann in g m a y be t te r p l an fo r ch an ge . F a lud i ’ s (1973 ) p ro ce s s mode o f p l ann in g , whe re , “p ro g r amme s a re ad ap ted du r in g the i r imp lem en t a t ion a s and when in com in g in fo rm a t ion requ i re s su ch ch an ge s ” (p . 132 ) , and the fo cu s i s on the p ro ce s s b y wh i ch p l ann in g i s done r a the r th an the ou t come s se t ou t in a p l an . Th i s wou ld a l so bu i ld con sen su s on the need to , and p ro ce s s fo r ch an ge , a s B a rne t t e t a l . (2014 ) a r gued . 59 7 .3 Le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion in p l ann in g fo r ch an ge I t h a s been iden t i f ied th a t pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion i s ke y to p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se , bu t a s s hown in the l i te r a tu re re v iew , ‘p a r t i c ip a t ion ’ c an t a ke m an y fo rm s . T ab le 1 in the l i te r a tu re re v iew summ a r i sed the ro le o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion in v a r iou s p l ann in g app ro a che s . Th i s t ab le h a s been re v iewed and repopu l a ted to c re a te t ab le 3 , wh i ch e xemp l i f i e s the le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion in Ch r i s t chu r ch p l ann in g app ro a che s . T ab le 3: P l ann in g app ro a che s and the i r le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion a s e xemp l i f ied in Ch r i s t chu r ch . P l ann in g App ro a ch Mode rn i s t p l ann in g / R a t ion a l Comp rehen s i ve Mode l / B luep r in t p l ann in g / m a s te r p l ann in g S t r a te g i c p l ann in g S y s tem s P l ann in g In c remen t a l i sm Le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion Ch r i s t chu r ch e x amp le s and app l i c a t ion •No s cope fo r pub l i c inpu t •Coun c i l t r ied to d r aw h a z a rd l ine s on p l ann in g m ap s •P l anne r s we re the e xpe r t s w i thou t con su l t a t ion b a sed who h ad a l l the p r io r o n e x p e r t p r e d i c t i o n s know led ge to m a ke de c i s ion s to c re a te the ide a l c i t y •A l i gned w i th the bo t tom run g s o f A rn s te in ’ s l adde r – the r ap y and m an ipu l a t ion ( L ane , 2005 ) •P l anne rled con su l t a t ion a t •I t i s a s sumed th i s i s whe re the s t a ge s de c ided a t the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l i s be g inn in g o f the p ro ce s s i f he ad in g w i th the de s i red re commended ad ap t a t ion s t r a t e g y . U s i n g c o n s u l t a t i o n •De g ree o f to ken i sm ( L ane , to ge t pub l i c and s t a keho lde r 2005 ) f e e d b a c k . •P l anne rled con su l t a t ion •Howe ve r , con su l t a t ion con s t r a ined to commen t a r y on the go a l s o f the p l ann in g p ro je c t •Pub l i c c an on l y fed in the i r r a t ion a l i sed go a l s •De g ree o f to ken i sm ( L ane , 2005 ) •Be g in to a c know led ge mo re th an one ide a and a w ide r an ge o f in te re s t s in p l ann in g de c i s ionm a k in g . •Pub l i c c an on l y fed in the i r r a t ion a l i sed go a l s 60 P ro ce s s Mode l o f p l ann in g Co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g / Commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g •No t de f ined bu t c an be a s •Ad ap t a t ion p a thw a y to bu i ld in c lu s i ve o f pub l i c op in ion a s con sen su s on the need to , the p ro ce s s a l low s . I t i s and p ro ce s s fo r , ch an ge a s sumed i t w i l l in c lude pub l i c inpu t be c au se the fo cu s i s on the p l ann in g p ro ce s s r a the r th an the ou t come . •Th i s wou ld be the ide a l •No t a homo genou s pub l i c app ro a ch fo r pub l i c •Engage s a w ide r an ge o f p a r t i c i p a t i o n . T h e c ommun i t y s t a keho lde r in d i a lo gue , wou ld le ad the need to p l an a r gumen t a t ion and d i s cou r se f o r c h a n g e a n d i n i t i a t e a •Goe s be yond con su l t a t ion r ie s o f so lu t ion s th a t the y and p l a c a t ion to p a r t i c ip a t ion se a ve de c ided to ge the r w i th th a t in vo l ve s ne go t i a t ion and h l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s . deb a te to f ind the be s t •We l l in g ton ’ s I t ’ s Ou r F au l t so lu t ion . p ro g r amme •De g ree o f c i t i zen con t ro l ( L ane , 2005 ) I t appe a r s th a t commun i t y in vo l vemen t in p l ann in g fo r ch an ge wou ld be a t a le ve l o f in fo rm in g and con su l t a t ion . A rn s te in (1969 ) p l a ced the se fo rm s o f p a r t i c ip a t ion h a l f w a y up he r l adde r o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion and l abe l led them a s ‘de g ree s o f to ken i sm ’ . L ane (2005 ) a l i gned in c remen t a l i sm and s y s tem s p l ann in g w i th th i s le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion . Wh i le pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion i s re co gn i sed , in c remen t a l and s y s tem s app ro a che s to p l ann in g s t i l l ho ld on to the r a t ion a l de s i re to unde r s t and the en v i ronmen t and de ve lop go a l s and ou t come s . Bo th L ane (2005 ) and He a le y (1992 ) , a r gued th a t the pub l i c cou ld on l y p a r t i c ip a te in the se t ype s o f p l ann in g b y con t r ibu t in g the i r r a t ion a l i sed go a l s and commen t in g on t he a l re ad y de c ided go a l s and ou t come s o f a p l an . An ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y cou ld be seen a s an in c remen t a l o r s y s tem s p l ann in g app ro a ch . When new in fo rm a t ion abou t se a le ve l r i se , new mode l l in g, o r feedb a c k f rom the s y s tem, i s re ce i ved , the ne x t s tep o f the ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y i s imp lemen ted . A l lmend in ge r (2009 ) a r gued th a t s y s tem s p l ann in g i s d yn am i c , ab le to ad ap t , sh i f t and e vo l ve , and the re fo re i t a c know led ge s en v i ronmen t a l ch an ge . Howe ve r , i t ho ld s on to the mode rn i s t be l ie f th a t the en v i ronmen t c an be con t ro l led and ce r t a in t y c an be a t t a ined a s a re su l t . Th i s i s the re fo re t rue in Ch r i s t chu r ch be c au se ch an ge i s a c know led ged in an ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y howe ve r i t i s then a s sumed th a t th i s c an be con t ro l led th rou gh imp lemen t a t ion o f a s t a ged l and u se p l an . De sp i te i t be in g iden t i f ied th a t pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion i s ke y , i t on l y appe a r s to be to ken in fo rm in g and con su l t a t ion w i th the commun i t y to see how the y th in k se a le ve l r i se cou ld be m an a ged bu t the commun i t y doe s no t appe a r to be g a in in g an y de c i s ion m a k i n g powe r in p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se . The re fo re , de sp i te c a l l in g i t a co l l abo r a t i ve p ro ce s s and s a y in g the so lu t ion w i l l h a ve to come f rom 61 the commun i t y , i t doe s not appe a r to re a ch the h i ghe s t fo rm s o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion th a t co l l abo r a t i ve and commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g a c tu a l l y requ i re . L ane (2005 ) a r gued th a t co l l abo r a t i ve and commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g requ i red p a r tne r sh ip , de le g a ted powe r o r c i t i zen con t ro l , no t ju s t con su l t a t ion w i th the pub l i c . Commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g en g a ge s a d i ve r se r an ge o f s t a keho ld e r s in d i a lo gue , a r gumen t a t ion and d i s cou r se , the re fo re mo v in g be yond con su l t a t ion and p l a c a t ion , to p a r t i c ip a t ion in vo l v in g ne go t i a t ion , b a r g a inin g and deb a t in g . Tewdw r Jone s and A l lmend in ge r (1998 ) , a r gued th a t con ve r t in g H abe rm a s ’ commun i c a t i ve r a t ion a l i t y theo r y in to a wo r k ab le p l ann in g p r a c t i ce , common l y c a l led co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g o r commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g , h a s f a i led . S im i l a r l y , the app ro a ch m a y f a l l sho r t in Ch r i s t chu r ch. G a i l l a rd & Me r ce r (2012 ) a r gued th a t the re i s a g ap be tween lo c a l and s c ien ti f i c know led ge , and bo t tom up and topdown a c t ion s in DRR p l ann in g th a t i s c au s in g an in c re a s in g o c cu r ren ce o f d i s a s te r s , de sp i te the e xp lo s ion o f DRR l i te r a tu re and re se a r ch . G a i l l a rd & Me r ce r ’ s (2012 ) ro adm ap fo r t r an s l a t in g know led ge in to a c t ion re l ie s he a v i l y on in co rpo r a t in g d i f fe ren t t ype s o f know led ge , en g a g in g a r an ge o f s t a keho lde r s , and in te g r a t in g g r a s s roo t s in i t i a t i ve s w i th topdown in te r ven t ion s . The mo s t c ru c i a l e lemen t fo r su c ce s s fu l imp lemen t a t ion in the i r op in ion i s p a r t i c ip a t ion f rom a l l e f fe c ted s t a keho lde r s , bu t i t i s a l so the h a rde s t to a ch ie ve e f fe c t i ve l y. In p l ann in g sp a ce fo r d i a lo gue to o c cu r i s impo r t an t in o rd e r to ge t re su l t s and so the re i s commun i t y suppo r t fo r a c t ion to o c cu r . Ch r i s t chu r ch p l anne r s re co gn i se th i s and the need fo r i t , bu t l i ke Tewdw r Jone s & A l lmend in ge r (1998 ) I am s cep t i c a l how su c ce s s fu l i t w i l l be and whe the r the i r so c a l led ‘ co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g ’ w i l l be wh a t He a le y (1992 ) in tended . 7 .3 .1 Nons t a t u to r y app ro a che s no t g i ven enou gh c red i t in p l ann in g fo r ch an ge An ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y seem s the mo s t l i ke l y , and f a vou r ed p l ann in g re spon se th a t c an be e xpe c ted in Ch r i s t chu r ch in the fu tu re , r a the r th an p ro te c t ion o r re t re a t . An ad ap t a t ion s t r a te g y wou ld mo s t l i ke l y be a non s t a tu to r y s t r a te g y . The cu r ren t re gu l a to r y f r amewo r k i s wo r k ab le and p ro v ide s enou gh d i re c t ion w i th the N ZCP S , so go ve rnmen t in te r ven t ion in the fo rm o f p re s c r ip t i ve s t and a rd s i s no t needed . Howe ve r , i t i s re co gn i sed th a t fo r a non s t a t u to r y s t r a te g y to wo r k , the commun i t y need to be in vo l ved in i t and bu y in to i t . Nons t a tu to r y r i s k redu c t ion s t r a te g ie s , su ch a s We l l in g ton ’ s ‘ I t ’ s Ou r F au l t ’ P ro je c t , c an be su c ce s s fu l . ‘ I t ’ s Ou r F au l t ’ commun i c a ted r i s k in fo rm a t ion to the pub l i c in su ch a w a y th a t i t cou ld be unde r s tood b y the pub l i c , and then i f the t ime come s th a t mo re d r a s t i c p l ann in g me a su re s a re needed , peop le w i l l be in fo rmed , unde r s t and, and be onbo a rd w i th an y new e a r thqu a ke p l ann in g p ro v i s ion s be c au se the y w i l l unde r s t and wh y . Th i s i s whe re p ro fe s s ion a l s, su ch a s Re g ion a l Coun c i l Sen io r P l anne r , th in k s Ch r i s t chu r ch i s a t in p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se and the We l l in g ton e x amp le p ro ve s th a t nons t a tu to r y me a su re s c an be su c ce s s fu l pub l i c r i s k commun i c a t ion too l s . Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun ci l t r ied to d r aw a l ine on a m ap wi thou t con su l t a t ion , We l l in g ton on the o the r h and , 62 de l i ve red nons t a tu to r y con su l t a t ion and commun i c a ted r i s k in fo rm a t ion be fo re an y s t a tu to r y p ro v i s ion s . E ven the t i t le , “ I t ’ s ou r F au l t ” , s i gn a l s th a t the commun i t y a re t a k in g owne r sh ip o f r i s k and a re le ad in g the re spon se to r i s k redu c t ion . The S t ren g then in g G r an th am P ro je c t ’ s l andsw ap and re lo c a t ion s cheme a l so demon s t r a ted the impo r t an ce o f a nons t a tu to r y pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion p ro ce s s in m an a ged re t re a t . Howe ve r , de sp i te be in g commun i t yled , the p ro je c t s t i l l requ i red supp o r t f rom the lo c a l au tho r i t y to pu r ch a se the l and , and f rom s t a te go ve rnmen t to pu t the re gu l a to r y requ i remen t s in p l a ce fo r a f a s t t r a c ked , po s t d i s a s te r p l ann in g p ro ce s s . Be c au se Ch r i s t chu r ch ’ s i s sue i s a s low on se t d i s a s te r , i t m a y be po s s ib le fo r the n ons t a tu to r y s t r a te g y to , i f the r i s k commun i c a t ion s t a ge l i ke in ‘ I t ’ s Ou r F au l t ’ i s done we l l , be su c ce s s fu l on i t s own be c au se the re i s mo re t ime . Nons t a tu to r y p l ann in g s t r a te g ie s a re o f ten o ve r loo ked , o r c r i t i c i sed o f no t ho ld in g an y we i gh t , bu t a s p a r t o f a co l l abo r a t i ve o r commun i c a t i ve p l ann in g app ro a ch the y c an be ju s t a s , i f no t mo re , e f fe c t i ve th an s t a tu to r y p ro v i s ion s o r p l an s . 7 .4 Con c lu s ion R yd in (2011 ) , s a id th a t p l ann in g i s no t an in te r ven t ion in ch an ge , bu t r a the r p l ann in g i s p a r t o f ch an ge . P l ann in g c anno t s top ch an ge f rom o c cu r r in g, i t c an on l y de te rm ine wh a t the imp a c t s o f the ch an ge a re on so c ie t y , the en v i ronmen t , and the e conom y . P l ann in g i s the re fo re a p ro ce s s o f “ co l l abo r a t i ve l y , and in te r a c t i ve l y , add re s s in g and wo r k in g ou t how to a c t , in re spe c t o f sh a red con ce rn s abou t how f a r , and how to , ‘m an a ge ’ en v i ronmen t a l ch an ge ” (He a le y , 1992 ) . The fo cu s , when de a l in g w i th unce r t a in t y , o r when p l ann in g fo r ch an ge , shou ld the re fo re no t be on the de s i red ou t come, bu t r a ther be on the p ro ce s s o f ge t t in g ther e. The Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l i s t r y in g to fo cu s on the p ro ce s s in w an t in g to en g a ge the commun i t y and t a l k to the a f fe c t ed re s iden t s abou t the i s sue and a l so b y keep in g the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i c t P l an a s en ab l in g a s po s s ib le in a l low in g peop le to app l y fo r re sou r ce con sen t s . The l i te r a r y a r gumen t s in ch ap te r 2 , i l lu s t r a te d th a t p l ann in g , a s i t h a s de ve lo ped f rom the mode rn i s t , r a t ion a l p l ann in g , to po s tmode rn p l ann in g app ro a che s , h a s de ve lopmen t mo re a c know led gemen t o f un ce r t a in t y and an ab i l i t y to be f le x ib le to ch an ge . Th i s p ro g re s s ion s p a r a l le l s the o rde r L ane (2005 ) p l a ce s the se the o r ie s in b a sed on the i r in c re a s in g l e ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion . So p l ann in g theo r y and p r a c t i ce h a s p ro g re s sed to be mo re a c cep t in g ch an ge wh i le a l so be com in g mo re p a r t i c ip a to r y . Th i s wou ld the re fo re su g ge s t th a t p l ann in g fo r ch an ge shou ld in co rpo r a te the h i ghe s t le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion , no t ju s t to ken i sm. Thu s , the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l shou ld be g i v in g e f fe c ted 63 re s iden t s mo re de c i s ion m a k in g powe r when i t come s to p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se , no t ju s t in fo rm in g them and a s k in g fo r the i r v iew s in con su l t a t ion me e t in g s . 64 Ch ap te r 8 Con c lu s ion Th i s d i s se r t a t ion h a s e xp lo red Ch r i s t chu r ch ’ s p l ann in g re spon se to se a le ve l r i se to an a l y s e wh a t p l ann in g i s suppo sed to a ch ie ve and how i t m a y , o r m a y no t , cope w i th ch an ge and un ce r t a in t y . P l ann in g theo r y i s v a s t and the op t ion s a v a i l ab le to p r a c t i t i one r s a re a lmo s t l im i t le s s . A round 2010 , p l ann in g s aw an e xp lo s ion o f the re s i l ien ce p l ann in g and d i s a s te r r i s k redu c t ion f ie ld s wh i ch we re t r y in g to fu r the r unde r s t and comp le x i t ie s and ch an ge . Howe ve r , Ch r i s t chu r ch ’ s p l ann in g re spon se to se a le ve l r i se show s th a t i t h a s no t re a l l y a ch ie ved mu ch fo r p l ann in g , and p l ann in g i s s t i l l in ch ao s . I t i s s t i l l the me s s y and con ten t iou s f ie ld th a t theo r i s t s and p r a c t i t i one r s h a ve s t ru g g led to def ine fo r cen tu r ie s . F rom th i s re se a r ch , i t i s c le a r th a t r a t ion a l comp rehen s i ve p l ann in g app ro a che s a re no t sen s i t i ve to un ce r t a in t ie s o r ch an ge , bu t po s tmode rn app ro a che s , p a r t i cu l a r l y co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g , fo cu se s mo re on how p l ann in g i s done and the p ro ce s s o f ch an ge , th an on an end re su l t tha t w a s de f ined f rom the s t a r t o f the de c i s ion m a k in g p ro ce s s . P l ann in g app ro a che s th a t fo cu s on the p ro ce s s a re ab le to cope w i th ch an ge be t te r . Pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion w i th in the p l ann in g p ro ce s s the re fo re add s to the app ro a ch ’ s ab i l i t y to de a l w i th ch an ge a nd un ce r t a in t y . Howe ve r , the le ve l o f pub l i c p a r t i c ip a t ion needs to go be yond to ken con su l t a t ion . ‘Con su l t a t ion ’ i s a wo rd u sed in a v a s t r an ge o f con te x t s in p l ann in g tod a y and th i s m a y c au se con fu s ion fo r p r a c t i t ione r s . M an y p l ann in g app ro a che s u se con su l t a t ion to en g a ge s t a keho lde r s in the p l ann in g p ro ce s s , howe ve r i t i s u sed to d i f fe ren t e x ten t s . Con su l t a t ion a s a to ken ge s tu re o r a s p l a c a t ion, i s no t wh a t I th in k P a t s y He a le y in tended when she te rmed ‘ co l l abo r a t i ve p l ann in g ’ . S t a keho lde r s wo r k in g to ge t he r w i th the ch an g in g en v i ronmen t, I th in k , i s mo re wh a t He a le y en v i s ioned . The po s s ib le g ap be tween theo r y and p r a c t i ce w i l l a lw a y s be d i s cu s sed b y p l anne r s , whe the r in a po s i t i ve o r a ne g a t i ve w a y . In te rm s o f p l ann in g fo r ch an ge , the theo r y s a y s to mon ito r and re v iew , bu t I th in k in p r a c t i ce we r a re l y do . Mon i to r in g and re v iew in g need a t ten t ion , in c lud in g loo k in g a t the p r a c t i c a l re a son s wh y i t i s no t be in g u sed ; fo r e x amp le f in an c i a l co s t , me thodo lo g i c a l l im i t a t ion s o f me a su r in g the unme a su r ab le and in st i tu t ion a l ch an ge . The need to be p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se in Ch r i s t chu r ch , and th rou ghou t New Ze a l and i s on l y ju s t be g inn in g to be re co gn i sed and the i s sue w i l l con t inue to g row in impo r t an ce in the com in g ye a r s . Th rou ghou t th i s re se a r ch , the top i c o f s tud y h a s been a l i ve i s sue , and p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se h a s been go in g on a s the re se a r ch w a s be in g unde r t a ken . I t wou ld be v a lu ab le to re v i s i t the top i c in a few ye a r s on ce the N a tu r a l H a z a rd s ch ap te r o f the P ropo sed Ch r i s t chu r ch Rep l a cemen t D i s t r i ct P l an h a s 65 been comp le ted ou t o f the f a s tt r a c ked p l ann in g p ro ce s s and h a s be come ope r a t i ve . I t w i l l be in te re s t in g to see wh a t a f fe c t th i s h a s and i t w i l l a l so be in te re s t in g to see i f an y th in g come s o f the N a tu r a l H a z a rd s S t r a te g y th a t h a s been d i s cu s sed w i th in lo c a l go ve rnmen t . The f a c t th a t the sub je c t o f th i s s tud y w a s a l i ve p ro ce s s cou ld be seen a s a l im i t a t ion , a s some o f the re su l t s a re s t i l l un known , howe ve r i t a l so p ro ve s how t ime l y and re le v an t a s tud y o f p l ann in g re spon se to s low on se t d i s a s te r, su ch a s se a le ve l r i se , a c tu a l l y i s . Fu tu re re se a r ch cou ld a l so comp a re the K ap i t i Coun c i l ’ s re spon se in p l ann in g fo r se a le ve l r i se w i th the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l ’ s . I t w a s mo s t in te re s t in g to see the Ch r i s t chu r ch C i t y Coun c i l a t temp t the s ame re sp on se a s w a s t r ied in K ap i t i in 2012 , de sp i te i t be in g t a ken ou t o f the d i s t r i c t p l an re v iew and de a l t w i th b y an independen t re v iew p ane l the re . 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P do i :10 .1016 / S22125671 (14 )009782 71 Append i x A New Ze a l and Le g i s l a t ion P ro v i s ion s in New Ze a l and le g i s l a t ion th a t a re app l i c ab le to th i s d i s se r t a t ion a re s t a ted in th i s append i x . The p ro v i s ion s he re h i gh l i gh t the f r amewo r k fo r p l ann in g fo r ch an ge and , in p a r t i cu l a r , fo r se a le ve l r i se . 1 Re sou r ce M an a gemen t A c t 1991 The Re sou r ce m an a gemen t A c t 1991 (RMA ) i s New Ze a l and ’ s fund amen t a l p l ann in g do cumen t and a im s to su s t a in ab l y m an a ge n a tu r a l and ph y s i c a l re sou r ce s . The RMA con t a in s v a r iou s se c t ion s wh i ch in fo rm the m an a gemen t o f n a tu r a l h a z a rd s . O f p a r t i cu l a r re le v an ce to th i s d i s se r t a t ion a re the fo l low in g se c t ion s : • Se c t ion 7 ( I ) – a l l pe r son s e xe r c i s in g fun c t ion s unde r the A c t mu s t h a ve p a r t i cu l a r re g a rd to c l im a te ch an ge s e f fe c t s . • S chedu le 4 – As se s smen t s o f E n v i ronmen t a l E f fe c t s (A E E s ) mu s t con s ide r n a tu r a l h a z a rd r i s k s to the ne i ghbou rhood , commun i t y , o r en v i ronmen t, the re fo re th i s i s con s ide r a t ion fo r n a tu r a l h a z a rd s in con sen t s whe re requ i red b y p l an p ro v i s ion s • Se c t ion s 30 and 31 s t a te th a t i t i s the fun c t ion o f re g ion a l coun c i l s and te r r i to r i a l au tho r i t ie s to con t ro l the u se o f l and , and the e f fe c t s o f u se re spe c t i ve l y to a vo id o r m i t i g a te n a tu r a l h a z a rd s . • Se c t ion 106 – subd i v i s ion con sen t s m a y be re fu sed b y lo c a l au tho r i t ie s i f the l and i s sub j e c t to , m a y wo r sen , o r re su l t in d am a ge f rom , n a tu r a l h a z a rd s . O the r se c t ion s a l so h a ve an imp a c t on p l ann in g me thod s and how the co a s t a l en v i ronmen t c an be m an a ged to redu ce r i s k s , fo r e x amp le , se c t ion 10 on e x i s t in g u se r i gh t s . 2 New Ze a l and Co a s t a l Po l i c y S t a temen t 2010 The New Ze a l and Co a s t a l Po l i c y S t a temen t (N ZCP S ) i s requ i red unde r the RMA to p romo te su s t a in ab le m an a gemen t o f co a s t a l re sou r ce s and a id s de c i s ion m a ke r s ope r a t in g in the co a s t a l en v i ronmen t . The N ZCP S i s imp lemen ted b y lo c a l go ve rnmen t throu gh re g ion a l and d i s t r i c t p l an s . Ob je c t i ve 5 i s o f p a r t i cu l a r re le v an ce to th i s d i s se r t a t ion . I t en su re s th a t co a s t a l h a z a rd s and r i s k s a re m an a ged b y : lo c a t in g new de ve lopmen t aw a y f rom h i gh r i s k a re a s ; con s ide rin g m an a ged re t re a t fo r 72 de ve loped a rea s a t r i s k f rom h a z a rd s ; and u s in g n a tu r a l de fen ce s to co a s t a l h a z a rd s . Ton k in and T a y lo r (2015 ) re co gn i se the fo l low in g N ZCP S po l i c ie s a s re le v an t to co a s t a l h a z a rd m an a gemen t : • Po l i c y 3 requ i re s a p re c au t ion a r y app ro a ch to the u se and m an a gemen t o f co a s t a l r e sou r ce s be adop ted so th a t tho se re sou r ce s th a t a re po ten t i a l l y vu lne r ab le to e f fe c t s f rom c l im a te ch an ge , do no t c au se h a rm to commun i t ie s . • Po l i c y 24 iden t i f y a re a s in the co a s t a l en v i ronmen t th a t a re po ten t i a l l y a f fe c ted b y co a s t a l h a z a rd s ( in c lud in g t sun am i ) and g i v in g p r io r i t y to the iden t i f i c a t ion o f a re a s a t h i gh r i s k o f be in g a f fe c ted . H a z a rd s a s se s smen t s a re requ i red fo r a 100ye a r p l ann in g ho r i zon and shou ld t a ke in to a c coun t n a t ion a l gu id an ce and the be s t a v a i l ab le in fo rm a t ion on the l i ke l y e f fe c t s o f c l im a te ch an ge fo r e a ch re g ion . • Po l i c y 25 p romo te s a vo id in g in c re a s in g the r i s k to so c i a l , en v i ronmen t a l and e cono m i c v a lue s f rom co a s t a l h a z a rd s , and a vo id in g de ve lopmen t in a re a s po ten t i a l l y a f fe c ted b y co a s t a l h a z a rd s o ve r a t le a s t the ne x t 100 ye a r s . • Po l i c y 27 p romo te s redu c in g h a z a rd r i s k in a re a s o f s i gn i f i c an t e x i s t in g de ve lopmen t l i ke l y to be a f fe c ted b y co a s t a l h a z a rd s . 3C an te rbu r y Re g ion a l Po l i c y S t a temen t 2013 The C an te rbu r y Re g ion a l Po l i c y S t a temen t 2013 , i s p rodu ced unde r the RMA 1991 and p ro v ide s an o ve r v iew o f re sou r ce m an a gemen t i s sue s fo r the re g ion and a f r amewo r k fo r how tho se w i l l be su s t a in ab l y m an a ged . Ch ap t e r s 8 and 11 a re o f p a r t i cu l a r re le v an ce to the a s se s smen t o f co a s t a l h a z a rd s . The se ch ap te r s de a l w i th the Co a s t a l En v i ronmen t and N a tu r a l H a z a rd s re spe c t i ve l y . The re le v an t n a tu r a l h a z a rd s ( ch ap te r 11 ) ob je c t i ve s and po l i c ie s a re ou t l ined be low : • Ob je c t i ve 11 .2 .1 – subd i v i s ion , u se and de ve lopmen t o f l and th a t in c re a se s the r i s k o f n a tu r a l h a z a rd s mu s t a vo ided. • Ob je c t i ve 11 .2 .2 – an y ad ve r se e f fe c t s re su l t in g f rom n a tu r a l h a z a rd m i t i g a t ion mu s t be a vo ided , i f the y c anno t be a vo ided the y mu s t be m i t i g a ted . • Ob je c t i ve 11 .2 .3 – re co gn i se and p ro v ide fo r the e f fe c t s o f c l im a te ch an ge , and how i t w i l l imp a c t se a le ve l s and e x a ce rb a te n a tu r a l h a z a rd s . • Ob je c t i ve 11 .2 .4 – co ope r a t ion be tween a gen c ie s and o r g an i s a t ion s i s needed fo r the e f fe c t i ve in te g r a t ion o f the m an a gemen t and p rep a redne s s o f n a tu r a l h a z a rd s . 73 • Po l i c y 11 .3 .1 – new subd i v i s ion , u se and de ve lopmen t on l and th a t i s in a h i gh h a z a rd a re a mu s t be a vo ided , un le s s i t i s no t l i ke l y to re su l t in in ju r y , lo s s o f l i fe o r s i gn i f i c an t d am a ge i f a n a tu r a l h a z a rd d id o c cu r , o r e x a ce rb a te the imp a c t o f the h a z a rd . • Po l i c y 11 .3 .2 – in a re a s sub je c t to inund a t ion in a 0 .5% A EP f lood e ven t , new subd i v i s ion , u se and de ve lopmen t (e x c lud in g c r i t i c a l in f r a s t ru c tu re ) mu s t be a vo ided un le s s the re i s no in c re a sed r i s k to l i fe and de ve lopmen t w i l l no t su f fe r d am a ge in an e ven t o r i t mee t f loo r le ve l he i gh t requ i remen t s . • Po l i c y 11 .3 .5 – the le ve l o f r i s k i s to be de te rm ined b y the l i ke l ihood o f the e ven t and the po ten t i a l con sequen ce s . I f the re i s un ce r t a in t y abou t e i the r the l i ke l ihood o r con sequen ce s , the lo c a l au tho r i t y sh a l l adop t a p re c au t ion a r y app ro a ch . • Po l i c y 11 .3 .6 – n a tu r a l fe a tu re s , in c lud in g topo g r aph i c , geo g r aph i c and ve ge t a t i ve fe a tu re s , shou ld be re co gn i sed fo r the i r ro le in a s s i s t in g m i t i g a t ion o r a vo i d an ce o f ha z a rd s whe re app rop r i a te , and shou ld be p ro te c ted and m a in t a ined . • Po l i c y 11 .3 .7 – new ph y s i c a l m i t i g a t ion wo r k s shou ld on l y be con s ide red whe re the h a z a rd s r i s k c anno t be re a son ab l y a vo ided . Re lo c a t ion , remo v a l o r ab andonmen t o f e x i s t in g s t ru c tu re shou ld b e con s ide red a s a l te rn a t i ve s to new p ro te c t ion s t ru c tu re s . • Po l i c y 11 .3 .8 – lo c a l au tho r i t ie s sh a l l h a ve p a r t i cu l a r re g a rd to c l im a te ch an ge when con s ide r in g i f new subd i v i s ion , u se o r de ve lopmen t i s app rop r i a te and su s t a in ab le . 4C an te rbu r y Re g ion a l Co a s t a l En v i ronmen t P l an The C an te rbu r y Re g ion a l Co a s t a l En v i ronmen t P l an be c ame ope r a t i ve in 2005 and a im s to su s t a in ab l y m an a ge C an te rbu r y ’ s co a s t a l en v i ronmen t . Ch ap te r 9 o f the p l an de t a i l s the m an a gemen t o f co a s t a l h a z a rd s . Ob je c t i ve 9 .1 i s o f p a r t i cu l a r re le v an ce to th i s d i s se r t a t ion: Ob je c t i ve9 .1 ( a )To m in im i setheneedfo rh a z a rdp ro te c t ionwo r k s ,anda vo ido rm i t i g a tethea c tu a lo r po ten t i a le f fe c t so fco a s t a lh a z a rd sb y lo c a t in gu seandde ve lopmen taw a yf roma re a sth a ta re 3 sub je c ttoco a s t a le ro s ionandse aw a te r inund a t ion. 3 En v i ronmen tC an t e rbu r y .(2005) .Re g ion a lCo a s t a lEn v i ronmen tP l anfo rtheC an te rbu r yRe g ion.Re t r i e ved No v embe r10 ,2015 ,f romh t tp : / / e c an . go v t .n z /pub l i c a t ion s /P l an s /Re g ion a lCo a s t a l En vP l anNo vembe r05 .pd f 74 5C i v i l De fen ce and Eme r gen c y M an a gemen t A c t 2002 The pu rpo se o f the C i v i l De fen ce and Eme r gen c y M an a gemen t A c t 2002 (CD EM A c t ) a s de f ined in 4 i s to : se c t ion 3 ( a ) imp ro veandp romo tethesu s t a in ab leman a gemen to fh a z a rd sinaw a yth a tcon t r ibu te sto theso c i a l ,e conom i c ,cu l tu r a l ,anden v i ronmen t a lwe l lbe in gands a fe t yo fthepub l i canda l so tothep ro te c t iono fp rope r t y ;and (b )en cou r a geanden ab lecommun i t ie stoa ch ie vea c cep t ab le le ve l so fr i s k( a sth a tte rm i s de f ined inth i sA c t ) , in c lud in g ,w i thou t l im i t a t ion ,— ( i ) i den t i f y ing ,a s se s s in g ,andman a g in gr i s k s ;and ( i i ) con su l t in gandcommun i c a t in gabou tr i s k s ;and ( i i i ) i iden t i f y in gand imp lemen t in gco s t e f fe c t i ver i s kredu c t ion ;and ( i v ) mon i to r in gandre v iew in gthep ro ce s s ;and ( c ) p ro v idefo rp l ann in gandp rep a r a t ionfo reme r gen c ie sandfo rre spon seandre co ve r y inthe e ven to faneme r gen c y ;and (d ) requ i re lo c a lau tho r i t ie stoco o rd in a te ,th rou ghre g ion a lg roup s ,p l ann in g ,p ro g r amme r s , anda c t i v i t ie sre l a tedtoc i v i lde fen seeme r gen c yman a gemen ta c ro s sthea re a so freduc t ion , re ad ine s s ,re spon se ,andre co ve r y ,anden cou r a geco ope r a t ionand jo in ta c t ionw i th intho se re g ion a lg roup s ;and (e ) p ro v ideab a s i sfo rthe in te g r a t iono fn a t ion a land lo c a lc i v i lde fen seeme r gen c y man a gemen tp l ann in ganda c t i v i t yth rou ghthea l i gnmen to f lo c a lp l ann in gw i than a t ion a l s t r a te g yandn a t ion a lp l an ;and ( f ) en cou r a gethecoo rd in a t iono feme r gen c yman a gemen t ,p l ann in g ,anda c t i v i t ie sre l a tedto c i v i lde fen ceeme r gen c yman a gemen ta c ro s sthew ider an geo fa gen c ie sando r g an i s a t ion s p reven t in go rman a g in geme r gen c ie sunde rth i sA c tandtheA c t s l i s ted inse c t ion17 (3 ) . The “ fou r R ” fun c t ion s o f the A c t a re redu c t ion , re ad ine s s , re spon se and re co ve r y . W i l l i s (2014 ) iden t i f ie s th a t the CDEM A c t con s ide r s bo th p re and po s t e ven t m an a gemen t and in con s ide r in g p re e ven t m an a gemen t , i t t a ke s in to con s ide r a t ion s o f the RMA and the Bu i ld in g A c t fo r l and u se con t ro l and bu i ld in g de s i gn f a c to r s re spe c t i ve l y . De sp i te r i s k redu c t ion be in g the f i r s t “R ” in the s cope o f CDEM , the N a t ion a l CDEM P l an focu se s on re ad ine s s , re spon se and re co ve r y , de le g a t in g the t a s k o f r i s k redu c t ion to lo c a l o r re g ion a l le ve l (W i l l i s , 2014 ) . 4 P a r l i amen t a r yCoun s e lO f f i c e .(2002 ) .C i v i lDe f en ceandEme r gen c yM an a gemen tA c t2002 :3Pu rpo s e . Re t r i e v edNo v embe r10 ,2015,f romh t tp : / /www . l e g i s l a t ion . go v t .n z / a c t /pub l i c /200 2 /0033 / l a t e s t /D LM149795 .h tm l 75 6 Bu i ld in g A c t 2004 The two re le v an t se c t ion o f the Bu i ld in g A c t a re se c t ion 71 and 72 . The se a re ou t l ined be low : Sec t ion71-Bu i ld ingonlandsub jec ttona tu ra lhaza rd s (1 ) Abu i ld in gcon sen tau tho r i t ymu s tre fu setog r an tabu i ld in gcon sen tfo rcon s t ru c t iono fa bu i ld in g ,o rma jo ra l te r a t ion stoabu i ld in g , i f— ( a ) the l andonwh i chthebu i ld in gwo r k i stobec a r r iedou t i ssub je c to r i s l i ke l ytobe sub je c tto1o rmo ren a tu r a lh a z a rd s ;o r (b ) thebu i ld in gwo r k i s l i ke l ytoa c ce le r a te ,wo r sen ,o rre su l t inan a tu r a lh a z a rdon th a t l ando ran yo the rp rope r t y . (2 ) Sub se c t ion(1 )doe sno tapp l y i fthebu i ld in gcon sen tau tho r i t yi ss a t i s f iedth a t adequ a tep ro v i s ionh a sbeeno rw i l lbemadeto— ( a ) p ro te c tthe l and ,bu i ld in gwo r k ,o ro the rp rope r t yre fe r redto inth a tsub se c t ion f romthen a tu r a lh a z a rdo rh a z a rd s ;o r (b ) re s to rean yd ama getoth a t l ando ro the rp rope r t ya sare su l to fthebu i ld in gwo r k . Sec t ion72-Bu i ld ingcon sen tfo rbu i ld ingonlandsub jec ttona tu ra lhaza rd s mu s tbe g ran tedince r ta inca se s De sp i tese c t ion71 ,abu i ld in gcon sen tau tho r i t yth a t i sate r r i to r i a lau tho r i t ymu s tg r an ta bu i ld in gcon sen t i fthebu i ld in gcon sen tau tho r i t ycon s ide r sth a t— ( a ) thebu i ld in gwo r ktowh i chanapp l i c a t ionfo rabu i ld in gcon sen tre l a te sw i l lno t a c ce le r a te ,wo r sen ,o rre su l t inan a tu r a lh a z a rdonthe l andonwh i chthebu i ld in g wo r k i stobec a r r iedou to ran yo the rp rope r t y ;and (b ) the l and i ssub je c to r i s l i ke l ytobesub je c tto1o rmo ren a tu r a lh a z a rd s ;and ( c ) i t i sre a son ab letog r an taw a i ve ro rmod i f i c a t iono fthe bu i ld in gcodeinre spe c to f 5 then a tu r a lh a z a rdcon ce rned. “ The Bu i ld in g A c t a l so requ i re s new bu i ld in g s to mee t the pe r fo rm an ce requ i remen t s o f the Bu i ld in g Code ” (W i l l i s , 2014 , p . 20 ) wh i ch con t a in s p ro v i s ion s fo r p ro te c t in g bu i ld in g s a g a in s t spe c i f i c h a z a rd s . 7 Lo c a l Go ve rnmen t and O f f i c i a l In fo rm a t ion and Mee t in g s A c t 1987 Unde r se c t ion 44A o f the Lo c a l Go ve rnmen t and O f f i c i a l In fo rm a t ion and Mee t in g s A c t , te r r i to r i a l au tho r i t ie s a re requ i red to p rodu ce and p ro v ide l and in fo rm a t ion memo r and a ( L IM ) i f reque s ted . Se c t ion 44A (2 ) se t s ou t wh a t a L IM con t a in s : 44ALandin fo rma t ion memo randum (2 ) Thema t te r swh i chsh a l lbe in c luded inth a tmemo r anduma re— ( a ) in fo rma t ion iden t i f y in ge a ch( i fan y )spe c i a lfe a tu reo rch a r a c te r i s t i co fthe l and con ce rned , in c lud in gbu tno t l im i tedtopo ten t i a le ro s ion ,a vu l s ion ,f a l l in gdeb r i s , sub s iden ce ,s l ipp a ge ,a l lu v ion ,o r inund a t ion ,o r l i ke l yp re sen ceo fh a z a rdou s con t am in an t s ,be in gafe a tu reo rch a r a c te r i s t i cth a t i sknowntothete r r i to r i a l 6 au tho r i t y 5 P a r l i amen t a r yCoun s e lO f f i c e .(2004 ) .Bu i ld in gA c t2004.Re t r i e v edNo v emb e r10 ,2015 ,f rom h t tp : / /www . l e g i s l a t ion . go v t .n z / a c t /pub l i c /2004 /0072 / l a t e s t /who l e .h tm l #D LM306819 6 P a r l i amen t a r yCoun s e lO f f i c e .(1987 ) .Lo c a lGo ve rnmen tandO f f i c i a l In fo rm a t ionand Mee t in g sA c t1987 :44A .R e t r i e v edNo v emb e r10 ,2015 ,f rom L and In fo rm a t ion Memo r andum h t tp : / /www . l e g i s l a t ion . go v t .n z / a c t /pub l i c /1987 /0174 / l a t e s t /D LM123063 .h tm l ? s e a r ch= sw_096b e8 ed81051 e06_ l and+ in fo rm a t ion +memo rand a_25_ s e&p=2 76