The river corridor is probably the largest area of managed retreat in an urban centre worldwide. How can our experience inform processes of managed retreat elsewhere? The question is central to this project, which has developed a model of ‘retreat’, ‘relocation’ and ‘re-imagining’. Re-imagining asks how can the land be re-used for projects that further lower environmental and social risks.
River Corridor Projects
Interviews with key people involved in red zoning, regeneration planning or community activation
Capturing change through time as the river corridor adapts environmentally since the earthquakes
Design studio in the river corridor focusing on guardianship, regeneration and climate resilience
The river corridor as an example of managed retreat and an opportunity for climate adaptation
Mapping biodiversity in the river corridor, and long-term terrestrial invertebrate monitoring
A Marsden-funded project exploring the red zone as a space of hope and contested future visions
Includes publications, student projects, photographs and drone footage of the river corridor
Explore the evolving co-governance framework for the river corridor, from 2019 to the present