Good Design in Urban Shelter After Disaster: Lessons from Development

Author(s)
Sanderson, D.
Publication language
English
Pages
7pp.
Date published
01 Dec 2011
Publisher
Boundaries International Architectural Magazine
Type
Articles
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, Disasters, Urban, Shelter and housing, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction

 A short journal article on designing urban shelters after disasters with thoughts on tents, demi-temporary shelter (3-5 years) and rebuilding of existing structures. This article focuses on the specific challenges diasters cause in urban settings. 

This file also contains an Italian version of the article.