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Need for adaptation: transformation of temporary houses.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Wagemann, Elizabeth 

Abstract

Building permanent accommodation after a disaster takes time for reasons including the removal of debris, the lack of available land, and the procurement of resources. In the period in-between, affected communities find shelter in different ways. Temporary houses or transitional shelters are used when families cannot return to their pre-disaster homes and no other alternative can be provided. In practice, families stay in a standard interim solution for months or even years while trying to return to their routines. Consequently, they adapt their houses to meet their midterm needs. This study analysed temporary houses in Chile and Peru to illustrate how families modify them with or without external support. The paper underlines that guidance must be given on how to alter them safely and on how to incorporate the temporary solution into the permanent structure, because families adapt their houses whether or not they are so designed.

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This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12228

Keywords

housing extensions, incremental housing, temporary housing, transitional shelter, user-initiated transformations, Chile, Disasters, Family, Health Services Needs and Demand, Housing, Humans, Peru, Social Adjustment

Journal Title

Disasters

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Journal ISSN

0361-3666
1467-7717

Volume Title

41

Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
This research has been supported by BecasChile-Conicyt. Fieldwork conducted in Peru and Chile was funded by Santander Travel Grants and the Cambridge University EcoHouse Initiative.