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- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13010938/00001
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- Summary:
- This document seeks to facilitate the process of choosing appropriate emergency shelter responses following disaster by presenting a number of pre-established shelter designs reflecting local construction technologies, house designs, and cultural preferences from across the world. Transitional shelters are post-disaster households constructed from materials that can be re-used, relocated, or upgraded to build more permanent and durable structures once disaster has passed. This strategy acknowledges that sheltering is not a static process. Transitional shelters provide opportunities for communities that have faced disaster to adapt their shelter solutions over time in relation to changes in the demographics of their households, resources, capacities, status, and security of tenure over time. Before a particular transitional shelter program can be established, a number of factors must be weighed. These include safety, lifespan, timeliness, cost, land availability, access to resources, livelihoods, cultural appropriateness, and a number of other factors. In this work, the IFRC analyzes transitional shelter designs used in Indonesia, Pakistan, Peru, Haiti, Indonesia, and Vietnam. These shelter designs were selected because the have been implemented successfully in significant numbers; can be built on-site in a short time span; can last through the transitional period until more durable solutions are found; illustrate flexibility and efficiency of use; are appropriate for the communities they are built for and can withstand local hazards; and utilize materials that can be used during upgrading. For each shelter option, the document provides a description of the shelter, a performance summary, design details, information on its durability, performance in relation to major hazards, and an outline of materials and their costs. The last section presents additional details regarding foundation and wall system designs that mitigate the potential adverse impacts of natural hazards. Vital to the success of a transitional shelter response is that the shelters do not increase the risk of death or injury, and that their design takes into account events likely to occur within the lifespan of the shelter. The need to have structural engineering standards that account for potential hazards must be balanced against limited resources, which could mean that transitional shelters are not built at all or built too slowly to meet pressing needs. Nevertheless, half the battle is deciding where to locate transitional shelters, with the hope being that less hazardous sites are available. The document encourages incorporating simple hazard resistant details into designs as a means to encourage locals to learn and adapt such practices into future building. ( English,English,English,,,,,,,, )
- Subject:
- Transitional Shelters
- Scope and Content:
- Foreword p. 4; Acknowledgements p. 6; 1 How to use this book p. 7; 2 What is a transitional shelter? p. 8; Section A - Context and Design: A.1 Deciding to build transitional shelters p. 11;
A.2 Designing a shelter p. 12; A.3 Checklist for transitional shelter projects p. 16; A.4 Checking the structures of transitional shelters p. 18; Section B - Analysis of the transitional shelters:
B Overview of designs p. 25; B.1 Indonesia, West Java (2009) - Bamboo frame p. 27; B.2 Indonesia, Sumatra, Padang (2009) - Timber frame p. 33; B.3 Pakistan (2010) - Timber frame p. 39; B.4 Peru (2007) - Timber frame p. 45; B.5 Peru (2007) - Timber Frame p. 51; B.6 Haiti (2010) - Steel Frame p. 57; B.7 Indonesia, Aceh (2005) - Steel frame p. 63; B.8 Vietnam (2004) - Steel frame p. 69; Section C - Typical Design Details: C.1 Hazards and design details p. 77; C.2 Foundations p. 78; C.3 Walls p. 79; C.4 Roof p. 81; Annexes: I.1 Materials specifications p. 85; I.2 Template design brief p. 88; I.3 Conversion tables p. 90; I.4 Glossary p. 91; I.5 Further reading p. 94
- Citation/Reference:
- Ashmore, J., Treherne, C. (2011). Transitional shelters: eight designs. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- Copies of all or part of this book may be made for noncommercial use, providing the source is acknowledged. The IFRC would appreciate receiving details of its use. Requests for commercial reproduction should be directed to the IFRC at secretariat@ifrc.org
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13010938
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