Need for adaptation

Transformation of Temporary Houses

Bibliographic Data

ID3157157
AuthorsElizabeth Wagemann (0000-0001-9321-3096, Research Associate, Department of Architecture University of Cambridge United Kingdom, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume41
Issue4
Pages828-851
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisasters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/disa.12228
PMID28194817
OpenAlexW2346003168
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited32

Building permanent accommodation after a disaster takes time for reasons including the removal of debris, the lack of available land, and the procurement of resources. In the period in-between, affected communities find shelter in different ways. Temporary houses or transitional shelters are used when families cannot return to their pre-disaster homes and no other alternative can be provided. In practice, families stay in a standard interim solution for months or even years while trying to return to their routines. Consequently, they adapt their houses to meet their midterm needs. This study analysed temporary houses in Chile and Peru to illustrate how families modify them with or without external support. The paper underlines that guidance must be given on how to alter them safely and on how to incorporate the temporary solution into the permanent structure, because families adapt their houses whether or not they are so designed

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