Quake city demolition too slow, expert warns
Christchurch will face rapidly escalating costs if it doesn’t speed up demolition in the central city, says a visiting international expert in disaster recovery.
Architecture for Humanity founder Cameron Sinclair is calling for a leader with a “gentle iron fist” to get things moving. Mr Sinclair has led nine reconstruction processes over the past 10 years, each taking three to five years.
“The one thing in common is that the cost of reconstruction is exponential,” he said. “The longer you wait the more it’s going to cost you.”
It’s critical to get the reconstruction phase started quickly, said Mr Sinclair, whose organisation provides low cost architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and design services to communities in need.
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