Emergency shelter

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See also: Transitional shelter and Refugee shelter
Two hundred rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting were given to earthquake-affected households in Nepal's Kathmandu District's Sankhu village and surrounding areas on May 1st. An additional 500 rolls of this critical emergency shelter material were dispatched to Gorkha, Kathmandu, and Sindhupalchowk. The sheeting was provided by USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance and distributed by the nongovernmental organizations Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development and Save the Children

An emergency shelter is a place for people to live temporarily when they cannot live in their previous residence, similar to

disasters, domestic violence, or victims of sexual abuse. A more minor difference is that people staying in emergency shelters are more likely to stay all day, except for work, school, or errands, while homeless shelters usually expect people to stay elsewhere during the day, returning only to sleep or eat. Emergency shelters sometimes facilitate support groups
, and/or provide meals.

Post-disaster emergency shelter is often provided by organizations or governmental emergency management departments, in response to natural disasters, such as a flood or earthquake. They tend to use tents or other temporary structures, or buildings normally used for another purpose, such as a church or school. These settlements may be inhabited for the entire duration of the reconstruction process and should be thought of more as settlements than shelter, and need to be planned with respect to water / sanitation, livelihoods.

A newer category of emergency shelter is the warming center. Warming centers typically open during particularly cold or rainy nights. They are available to persons who decline to accept homeless shelters, are not allowed to use homeless shelters, or are not homeless, but have inadequate or malfunctioning heat in their homes.

Mass emergency shelters

One example of a mass emergency shelter is the

Louisiana Superdome, which was used as a hurricane shelter during Hurricane Katrina. More than 20,000 storm refugees crowded into the arena seeking sanctuary from the winds and waters of Katrina, filling seats, ramps, corridors, and the artificial turf field. The refugees were met with a myriad of new challenges, including stifling heat, stench, filth, unsanitary facilities, and a shortage of food and drinking water. Violent assaults and rapes were reported, as well as one unconfirmed suicide.[1][2]

Sustainable design

floating homes.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Treaster, Joseph B. (September 2005). "Superdome: Haven Quickly Becomes an Ordeal". New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ^ Associated Press (September 2005). "Superdome evacuation disrupted after shots fired". ESPN. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. ^ Fan Shu-Yang, Bill Freedman, and Raymond Cote (2004). "Principles and practice of ecological design". Environmental Reviews. 12: 97–112. link Archived 2004-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ISBN 9780393733587
    . Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ^ Vidal, John (2013-05-07). "Humanitarian intent: Urgent Architecture from ecohomes to shelters – in pictures". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  6. ^ "URGENT ARCHITECTURE: Inhabitat Interviews Author Bridgette Meinhold About Her New Book". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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