Sustainable Housing in Climate and Disaster Vulnerable Contexts
A Comparative Legal and Policy Analysis of Turkey and Germany’s Adaptation and Disaster Response Frameworks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17723943 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elnaz Nahavandi (0009-0001-7961-9716, Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Issue | 66 |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Migraciones Publicación del Instituto Universitario de Estudios sobre Migraciones (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1138-5774 • E-ISSN: 2341-0833 |
| Publisher | Universidad Pontificia Comillas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14422/mig.23414.011 |
| OpenAlex | W7135225732 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
This article examines how Germany and Turkey address sustainable refugee and disaster-displaced housing in the context of natural hazards. Using a functional comparative legal methodology, it compares the governance allocation and coordination; housing standards and resilience plans; and the integration of refugee shelters into welfare and disaster framework. The analysis combines doctrinal review with empirical data such as official statistics, surveys, policy reports, and testimonies examining housing stability, resilience and legal protection. The study is anchored in post-disaster housing response for the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake and the 2021 Ahr Valley Floods. Turkey’s centralized governance has reactive approach results in endemic loopholes, subjecting refugees to secondary displacement and insecure housing. Germany’s precautionary and decentralised framework integrates housing within broader welfare regimes. The analysis directs policy suggestions for both countries that emphasize the relevance of joined-up governance and resilient, inclusive shelter systems as a way to properly address compound displacement risks
Context (archaeology) · Corporate governance · Displaced person · Natural disaster · Psychological resilience · Refugee · Resilience (materials science) · Urban resilience · Welfare · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Turkish Urban and Social Issues
Strengthening resilience in reconstruction after extreme events – Insights from flood affected communities in Germany
Ignorance production in national disaster risk governance and emergency response-abilities of commoning collectives
Germany Ahr Valley flood 2021
Association between housing and health of refugees and asylum seekers in Germany
Unsettled Ground, Unsettled Lives
From forced migration to forced arrival
Climate Guardians
Differential Exposure to Climate Change? Evidence from the 2021 Floods in Germany
Between Transience and Permanence Forced Migration Experience of Hatay Residents
The Impact of the 1946 and 1966 Earthquakes on Migration and Social Change
Cambio climático global, ecología política y migración
Disaster Response in Turkey
Disaster Situation and Humanitarian Emergency – In‐Between Responses to the Refugee Crisis in Germany
Double displacement of refugees in the context of the 2023 Turkey‐Syria earthquake
Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security
Ukrainian Refugees in Germany
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |