Disaster Relief: A Psychological Approach to Temporary Housing

P OPUL AT I ON DENSIT Y

AVE R AG E FA M I LY S I ZE

P REVA LEN T RELI G I O N

WATER USE P ER CAP ITA

ELECTRICIT Y U SE P ER CAP ITA

3,106 PEOPLE PER M I 2

5 37. 3 M 3 A NNUA LLY

50 9 .3 k W h A NNUA LLY

41 5 PEOPLE PER M I 2

5 4 9 . 3 M 3 A NNUA LLY

1 8 97.6 k W h A NNUA LLY

71 8 . 6 M 3 A NNUA LLY

3 074.3 k W h A NNUA LLY

= 2 5 P EO P LE

25 PEOPLE PER M I 2

AV ER AGE H O US E HO L D A L S O I NCLUD ES AT L E A ST ON E G R A N D PA RE N T

Disaster Relief: A Psychological Approach to Temporary Housing

Published on Jul 3, 2013

Colleen McDonough

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There are many aid organizations in the world providing post-disaster care. There are even more opinions about how the care should be administered. Food and clean water are non-negotiable, but the issue of shelter is often a great source of controversy. A portion of the debate is rooted in what type of shelter is preferable after a natural disaster. Typically, people live in temporary housing for a period of time longer than initially intended. The current opinion of many non-government organizations (NGOs) is to skip the temporary housing phase of recovery and move straight into building permanent public infrastructure. This proposition seems ideal, but becomes problematic in execution for those in inadequate situations while politicians debate infrastructure improvements. #temporaryhousing #disasterrelief #resilience #relief #NGOs #recovery

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