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Post-Disaster Post-Conflict Emergency Shelters: A Holistic Approach (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Amico, B., Pomponi, L., Montaruli, M., Alshawawreh, L., Snaddon, S., Moghayedi, A., …Pomponi, F. (2019, September). Post-Disaster Post-Conflict Emergency Shelters: A Holistic Approach. Poster presented at RISE Awards 2019, Ipswich, UK

The constrained environment dominating Post-disaster Post-sheltering design solutions often results in a lack of consideration of sustainability and social dimensions. Neglecting sustainability has severe practical consequences on both people and the... Read More about Post-Disaster Post-Conflict Emergency Shelters: A Holistic Approach.

Architecture of emergencies in the Middle East: Proposed shelter design criteria (2019)
Thesis
Alshawawreh, L. Architecture of emergencies in the Middle East: Proposed shelter design criteria. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2005914

The number of displaced individuals has been significantly increasing globally during the past decade, reaching over 68 million by end of 2017. The Syrian conflict in the Middle East has attracted more attention to refugee issues, specifically in rel... Read More about Architecture of emergencies in the Middle East: Proposed shelter design criteria.

Sustainability of post-disaster and post-conflict sheltering in Africa: What matters? (2019)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Moghayedi, A., Alshawawreh, L., D'Amico, B., & Windapo, A. (2019). Sustainability of post-disaster and post-conflict sheltering in Africa: What matters?. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 20, 140-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2019.

Africa is the continent with the highest number of displaced people due to wars, humanitarian crises, resource scarcity, and extreme climate events. Post-disaster and post-conflict (PDPC) sheltering always sets out with the best intention of being a... Read More about Sustainability of post-disaster and post-conflict sheltering in Africa: What matters?.