Monthly Archives: April 2023

Designing emergency refugee camps to be more resilient

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Emergency settlements are often set up to provide temporary shelter, food, and medical aid to those affected by the disaster until they can rebuild their lives. These settlements are a “Band-Aid” solution that helps to alleviate the immediate suffering of those affected, but what if they add to the trauma by exposing communities to a new set of disasters? In a recent paper published in City, Territory and Architecture, authors propose a design model that gives refugee communities a chance to achieve greater resilience and self-sustainability during crisis situations and enhance their quality of life.

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