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- Permanent Link:
- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13022795/00001
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- Summary:
- This document outlines the process of incremental sheltering of disaster-affected populations, from settlement, reconstruction, to permanent shelter. It focuses particularly on the transitional shelter approach that links these phases of post-disaster shelter response. The transitional shelter approach concentrates on providing secure living spaces for the disaster-affected from the period after disaster to the establishment of a sustainable shelter solution. These shelters are unique because they can be relocated, upgraded, reused for other purposes, or have their parts resold or recycled into the reconstruction of more permanent structures. In this approach, two groups must be taken into account: (1) those displaced by disaster; and (2) those whose homes may be damaged and require assistance in rebuilding. Aid to these populations should occur simultaneously, with settlement, reconstruction, and durable shelter solutions understood as interconnected. Six shelter options for displaced populations, and six for the non-displaced are presented. For the former, options include sheltering with local families; using urban unclaimed properties unaffected by disaster; creating settlements on collectively owned rural land; turning large structures into collective shelters; forming independent camps; or joining camps planned by government or aid organizations. For the latter, options include becoming informal tenants without explicit permission of property owners; renting housing and land; renting an apartment; renting land while owning the house; owning an apartment; or owning house and land. In the transitional shelter approach, permanent shelter solutions are supported within each option. The document is divided into sections on shelter response coordination and strategy, along with shelter program assessment and implementation. The ten guiding principles for successfully providing shelter after disaster include: fair and equitable support for disaster-affected populations; immediate reconstruction after disaster, providing stimulus for rapid recovery; involve communities directly in developing and implementing shelter strategies; invest in disaster risk reduction; ensure efforts support national institutions, and thus are appropriate and accountable; focus on sustainable development; avoid mass relocations to the extent possible; acknowledge the varied capacities and priorities of stakeholders; promote continuous and coordinated monitoring and assessment of shelter response; and lastly, make community livelihoods a central component of recovery strategies. ( English )
- Subject:
- Transitional Shelters
- Citation/Reference:
- De Muyser-Boucher, I., Secula, F., Corsellis, T., Vitale, A. (2010). Shelter after disaster: strategies for transitional settlement and reconstruction. United Nations, UK Department for International Development (DFID), Shelter Centre.
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