For more on emergency shelter practices, we suggest having a look at The sphere project Humanitarian Charter and Standards in Humanitarian Response.
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Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Paper / Cardboard shelters



Tried and failed to take off as a post disaster shelter in Rwanda (UNHCR 1999), Turkey (2000), Bhuj, India (2001) and Haiti (2010) - largely due to the fact that cardboard needed to be brought in to the affected areas. See http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com for more.
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