Beyond Survival: Designing Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Temporary Housing
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Sustainable development
SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainableAlternative title
Beyond Survival : Designing Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Temporary Housing (English)
Abstract [en]
In the aftermath of natural disasters, providing temporary housing to displaced people is essential to alleviate human suffering. However, in some cases, the chosen post-disaster temporary housing strategy may not be suitable for the local conditions, which can worsen the negative impacts, particularly when decision-makers need to change their original plan due to the uncertainty of post-disaster conditions. As most temporary housing design strategies have their weaknesses, the best approach is the one that matches the specific circumstances of each scenario. This thesis proposes design strategies, including prefabricated and modular units, foldable units, upgradable units, grid and linear expansion, and passive energy units, to determine the most appropriate policy to minimize conflicts between local requirements and temporary housing characteristics while maximizing the comfort and sustainability of temporary housing design. The strategies were analyzed based on their strength and weaknesses by following the previous research, and their implementation possibilities on recently occurred natural disasters, e.g., Turkey's earthquake in 2023, were also evaluated. It was found that all strategies except for grid and linear expansion might be suitable for the studied natural disaster.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 95
Keywords [en]
Post-disaster temporary housing; natural disaster; design strategies; environmentally friendly design; renewable materials
National Category
Humanities and the Arts
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-125486OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-125486DiVA, id: diva2:1809665
Educational program
Innovation through Business, Engineering and Design - specialisation design, Master Programme, 120 credits
Presentation
2023-05-25, växjö, 12:00 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2023-11-072023-11-052023-11-07Bibliographically approved