Exploring CBD Retail Performance, Recovery and Resilience of a Smart City Following COVID-19

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dc.citation.issue10
dc.citation.volume15
dc.contributor.authorFieger P
dc.contributor.authorPrayag G
dc.contributor.authorDyason D
dc.contributor.authorRice J
dc.contributor.authorHall CM
dc.contributor.editorBasbas S
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T02:27:35Z
dc.date.available2025-08-13T02:27:35Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-19
dc.description.abstractThe city of Christchurch, New Zealand, incurred significant damage due to a series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. The city had, by the late 2010s, regained economic and social normalcy after a sustained period of rebuilding and economic recovery. Through the concerted rebuilding effort, a modern central business district (CBD) with redesigned infrastructure and amenities was developed. The Christchurch rebuild was underpinned by a commitment of urban planners to an open and connected city, including the use of innovative technologies to gather, use and share data. As was the case elsewhere, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant disruptions to social and economic life in Christchurch. Border closures, lockdowns, trading limitations and other restrictions on movement led to changes in traditional consumer behaviors and affected the retail sector’s resilience. In this study, we used CBD pedestrian traffic data gathered from various locations to predict changes in retail spending and identify recovery implications through the lens of retail resilience. We found that the COVID-19 pandemic and its related lockdowns have driven a substantive change in the behavioral patterns of city users. The implications for resilient retail, sustainable policy and further research are explored.
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dc.edition.editionMay 2023
dc.identifier.citationFieger P, Prayag G, Dyason D, Rice J, Hall CM. (2023). Exploring CBD Retail Performance, Recovery and Resilience of a Smart City Following COVID-19. Sustainability Switzerland. 15. 10.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su15108300
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.number8300
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/73346
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/10/8300
dc.relation.isPartOfSustainability Switzerland
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectretail
dc.subjectrecovery
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectsmart city
dc.subjectpedestrian traffic
dc.titleExploring CBD Retail Performance, Recovery and Resilience of a Smart City Following COVID-19
dc.typeJournal article
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