Shelter in displacement (Forced Migration Review 55)
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
FMR 55 - Low-cost, locally available shelters in Pakistan
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Flooding in 2010 affected 18 million people in Pakistan. With declining donor funds and flooding again in 2011 and 2012, the humanitarian community re...
FMR 55 - From the Editors
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
All displaced people need some form of shelter, and circumstances dictate that in reality not much of it conforms to the typical picture of a tent or ...
FMR 55 - Refugee settlements and sustainable planning
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We need to develop refugee settlement planning processes that not only facilitate long-term planning but also allow for incremental upgrading. The cas...
FMR 55 - Shelter in flux
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Current humanitarian guidelines do not sufficiently cover what shelter means in volatile and protracted conflict settings, particularly outside organi...
FMR 55 - An architectural investigation into the provision of refugee accommodation
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When challenged to investigate accommodation options for refugees in their city, architecture students found that there are simple and plausible archi...
FMR 55 - The case for self-recovery
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Most families recovering from the catastrophe of a disaster rebuild their own homes. This practice of self-recovery by non-displaced communities has p...
FMR 55 - Pre-fabricated or freely fabricated?
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The architectural forms of emergency shelters and the ways they are created play a significant role in the ability of their inhabitants to deal with t...
FMR 55 - Pre-fabricated or freely fabricated?
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The architectural forms of emergency shelters and the ways they are created play a significant role in the ability of their inhabitants to deal with t...
FMR 55 - Shelter for refugees arriving in Greece, 2015-17
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mass arrivals in Greece since 2015 have far exceeded the supply of acceptable shelter. The attempts to provide solutions continues.
FMR 55 - From drawing-board to Jungle
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our research and development department has been working on a shelter solution in accordance with the requirement of improving logistics, installation...
FMR 55 - The diversity of data needed to drive design
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The developers of the Refugee Housing Unit know every aspect and component of their design but can never know what it is like to wake up in one of the...
FMR 55 - The diversity of data needed to drive design
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The developers of the Refugee Housing Unit know every aspect and component of their design but can never know what it is like to wake up in one of the...
FMR 55 - Choice in shelter solutions in Somalia
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The complex, inter-linked and multi-dimensional humanitarian challenges in Somalia require equally complex responses in order to be able to bolster th...
FMR 55 - Refugees and the city: UN-Habitat's New Urban Agenda
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Special protection for refugees and displaced persons should be part of countries' housing policies.
FMR 55 - Shelter provision and state sovereignty in Calais
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Government provision of shelter for Calais’ migrant population over the last twenty years has prioritised the assertion of state authority over the ...
FMR 55 - A camp redefined as part of the city
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Was what was built at La Linière in Grand-Synthe in northern France a traditional refugee camp or a new kind of urban district?
FMR 55 - Appropriating buildings to house refugees: Berlin Tempelhof
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As European cities continue to co-opt existing buildings to use as refugee shelters, the inherent spatial characteristics of these structures present ...
FMR 55 - Appropriating buildings to house refugees: Berlin Tempelhof
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As European cities continue to co-opt existing buildings to use as refugee shelters, the inherent spatial characteristics of these structures present ...
FMR 55 - Collective homemaking in transit
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The daily activities of the residents and volunteers of the City Plaza Refugee Accommodation Centre in Athens and the organisation of the space help t...
FMR 55 - Perpetually temporary shelter in Trieste
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An old building that has seen displaced people in it many times over many years is being used by the latest group of arrivals, this time from outside ...
FMR 55 - Perpetually temporary shelter in Trieste
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An old building that has seen displaced people in it many times over many years is being used by the latest group of arrivals, this time from outside ...
FMR 55 - The impact of humanitarian shelter and settlements on child protection
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Insufficient attention has been paid to the design of shelters and settlements in protracted refugee encampments in Eastern Africa. The results invisi...
FMR 55 - The impact of humanitarian shelter and settlements on child protection
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Insufficient attention has been paid to the design of shelters and settlements in protracted refugee encampments in Eastern Africa. The results invisi...
FMR 55 - Reducing GBV risks through better shelter programme design
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Good shelter programming must include mitigation measures throughout the project cycle in order to reduce GBV risks.
FMR 55 - Thriving spaces: greening refugee settlements
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
By incorporating urban agriculture initiatives within refugee camp settings, the concept of shelter can be expanded to include providing protection fr...
FMR 55 - Repurposing shelter for displaced people in Ukraine
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Buildings in Ukraine are being repurposed to provide shelter for those fleeing conflict in the country but, as the war continues, the need for more pe...
FMR 55 - Reconstructing 'home' in northern Uganda
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An understanding of shelter in situations of displacement and return must take into consideration both material and non-material dimensions.
FMR 55 - Reconstructing 'home' in northern Uganda
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An understanding of shelter in situations of displacement and return must take into consideration both material and non-material dimensions.
FMR 55 - Planning for the integration of refugee and host communities in Turkana County, Kenya
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Kalobeyei New Settlement focuses on the creation of a spatial plan to guide settlement in both the short and the long term to the benefit of both ...
FMR 55 - Poor Albanians who hosted displaced Kosovars
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The experience of hosting displaced Kosovars is one that at least one Albanian village would prefer not to repeat.
FMR 55 - Hosting the displaced – and being hosted
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A local family hosting a displaced family in their home is becoming a well-recognised form of shelter for families in displacement.
FMR 55 - Hosting the displaced – and being hosted
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A local family hosting a displaced family in their home is becoming a well-recognised form of shelter for families in displacement.
FMR 55 - Security of tenure in the urban context
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Addressing the lack of secure tenure and the risk of forced eviction is one of the defining characteristics of urban shelter response.
FMR 55 - The pavements and slums of Dhaka
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Almost half a million people every year seek refuge in Dhaka, compelled by a nexus of climate change, poverty and environmental degradation. Many end ...
FMR 55 - Mass shelters: inappropriate in displacement
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mass shelters appear to be an inappropriate shelter solution even in the acute onset of a crisis, creating problems of dignity and security and having...
FMR 55 - Mass shelters: inappropriate in displacement
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mass shelters appear to be an inappropriate shelter solution even in the acute onset of a crisis, creating problems of dignity and security and having...
FMR 55 - More design, less innovation
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Those working in international agencies to develop shelter solutions for displaced populations can learn much from human-centred design practices of p...
FMR 55 - The humanitarian-architect divide
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Humanitarians and architects can fail to find a common language, characterising each other in schematic terms.
FMR 55 - Using public schools as shelter for IDPs in Yemen
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The two years of conflict in Yemen have created 3.3 million internally displaced person (IDPs), 20% of whom live in spontaneous settlements or collect...
FMR 55 General - Cash transfer programming: lessons from northern Iraq
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cash transfers can be a powerful tool in situations of conflict and forced migration. However, the need to adopt a context- and conflict-sensitive app...
FMR 55 General - Facilitating 'reasonable hope' with refugees and asylum seekers
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The loss of hope over time has led to despair and a mental health crisis for refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru.
FMR 55 General - Vulnerability of refugees with communication disabilities to SGBV: evidence from Rwanda
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Refugees with communication disabilities are particularly vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence, in part because of their limited ability to ...
FMR 55 General - Vulnerability of refugees with communication disabilities to SGBV: evidence from Rwanda
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Refugees with communication disabilities are particularly vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence, in part because of their limited ability to ...
FMR 55 General - The power of education in refugees' lives: Sri Lankan refugees in India
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In their determination to take control of an uncertain future, Sri Lankan refugees living in the camps of Tamil Nadu, India, have prioritised educatio...
FMR 55 General - The power of education in refugees' lives: Sri Lankan refugees in India
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In their determination to take control of an uncertain future, Sri Lankan refugees living in the camps of Tamil Nadu, India, have prioritised educatio...
FMR 55 General - Children of rape of refugee women, and statelessness, in Egypt
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The facilitation of birth registration procedures for children born from rape – particularly of refugee women – is necessary in order to prevent s...
FMR 55 General - Proving torture: demanding the impossible
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
New research demonstrates that errors by Home Office asylum caseworkers in their handling of expert medical evidence of torture can make it almost imp...
FMR 55 General - Proving torture: demanding the impossible
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
New research demonstrates that errors by Home Office asylum caseworkers in their handling of expert medical evidence of torture can make it almost imp...
FMR 55 General - Giving birth in transit through Greece
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Pregnant refugee women en route through Europe are having to give birth in extremely difficult conditions. They face appalling choices, and their babi...