New Zealand – Managing the Network when Disaster Strikes

This article discusses how the role of a traffic engineer/transportation planner in New Zealand is not that different from the equivalent role in the United Kingdom (UK) or the rest of Europe. While the overall role of a traffic engineer has many similarities in the UK and New Zealand, there are unique and specific differences. The rules, regulations and planning framework are distinct. The legislation in New Zealand governing land planning is the Resource Management Act (RMA) and this legislation sets out how to manage the environment. It is based on the idea of sustainable management of resources and encourages planning for the future. The focus of the RMA is managing the effects that activities have on the environment so the environment does not deteriorate. The article discusses how New Zealand reacted to the devastation of the road network that occurred from a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Christchurch in February of 2011.

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• Authors:
  • Ballantyne, Julie
  • Makinson, Judith
• Publication Date: 2012-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 61-64
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters; Earthquakes; Highways; Networks; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Christchurch (New Zealand)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01368358
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 2012 7:58AM