TY - GEN
T1 - Shelter dynamics in refugee and IDP camps
T2 - 3rd Annual Workshop on Computing within Limits, LIMITS 2017
AU - Sabie, Samar
AU - Chen, Jay
AU - Abouzied, Azza
AU - Hashim, Fatma
AU - Kahlon, Harleen
AU - Easterbrook, Steve
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Association for Computing Machinery.
PY - 2017/6/22
Y1 - 2017/6/22
N2 - The UNHCR estimates that the average forced displacement period is 17 years, which many refugees and IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) spend entirely in camps. This reality has caused camps to be increasingly considered as permanent cities of our future rather than temporary relief solutions. Unfortunately, this recognition has not been matched by corresponding increases in the planning or resources devoted to camps. In the case of shelter, a basic human need, little to no architectural infrastructure exists and urban planning remains short-Term. As a result, camp dwellers are often forced to take it upon themselves to transform existing humanitarian storage facilities into essential domiciles, markets, and communities. In this paper, we describe our observations and survey results on the state of and practices surrounding shelter from three camps in north Iraq. Our findings illustrate the various modes of shelter that exist due to economic and political expediency, and highlight opportunities for ICTs to improve the quality of life for millions of displaced residents.
AB - The UNHCR estimates that the average forced displacement period is 17 years, which many refugees and IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) spend entirely in camps. This reality has caused camps to be increasingly considered as permanent cities of our future rather than temporary relief solutions. Unfortunately, this recognition has not been matched by corresponding increases in the planning or resources devoted to camps. In the case of shelter, a basic human need, little to no architectural infrastructure exists and urban planning remains short-Term. As a result, camp dwellers are often forced to take it upon themselves to transform existing humanitarian storage facilities into essential domiciles, markets, and communities. In this paper, we describe our observations and survey results on the state of and practices surrounding shelter from three camps in north Iraq. Our findings illustrate the various modes of shelter that exist due to economic and political expediency, and highlight opportunities for ICTs to improve the quality of life for millions of displaced residents.
KW - Empowerment
KW - Participatory design
KW - Refugees
KW - Shelter
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U2 - 10.1145/3080556.3080560
DO - 10.1145/3080556.3080560
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85025821585
T3 - LIMITS 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 Workshop on Computing Within Limits
SP - 11
EP - 20
BT - LIMITS 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 Workshop on Computing Within Limits
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Y2 - 22 June 2017 through 24 June 2017
ER -