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To provide suitable sites and shelter, in
order to accommodate refugees in emergencies.
Principles of response
(...)
• Involve refugees in all phases of settlement
layout and shelter design and
construction.
• Use a bottom-up planning approach,
beginning with the smallest social
units, preserving traditional social
arrangements and structures as far as
possible.
(...)
The UN Refugee Agency, Handbook for Emergencies |
self contained community--
Site planning: general considerations
/ recommendations
The overall physical layout of a site
should relect a decentralized com-
munity-based approach, focusing on
family, community or other social
groups.
Site planning should use the “bottom-
up“ approach starting from the char-
acteristics and needs of the individual
families, and relect the wishes of
the community as much as possible
through participatory assessment.
Each community should be planned
to include its own immediate serv-
ices, such as latrines, showers, water-
points, garbage collection and cloth
washing facilities. This is to promote
ownership, which will lead to better
maintenance of facilities by the com-
munity.
Ensure communities are not a closed
form, e.g. square-shaped, but resem-
bling more of a H-shape, where both
sides are open for better interaction
with other communities.
The UN Refugee Agency, Handbook for emergencies
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Comments (2)
danah manolesou said
at 8:56 am on Jun 9, 2009
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giota_dimit@... said
at 10:55 am on Jul 1, 2009
Roula, i have re-activated the photo and video because they were not functioning
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