Emergency housing

[Janet Snow]

One thing that I've heard that I found interesting:

The government paid to have several cruise ships stationed in the gulf to 
provide shelter for displaced families for 6 months or more.  My 
sister-in-law in Houston says that when the folks in the dome in Houston 
were offered this option, the majority declined -- they preferred to stay 
there in the dome.  I don't know how true this is and whether they were able 
to fill the cruise ships or not but it is an interesting note that it's not 
enough just to bring in options, they have to be options that the people 
will use.


>From: Sal Cerda <sal.cerda at rocketmail.com>
>
>The topic of emergency shelter frequently comes up after a natural 
>disaster.
>What does not get discussed is what it takes to provide, erect and use
>emergency housing.  Let's confine the discussion to domes (this IS a dome
>list.)
>
>First, some general questions:
>Question 1- Who pays for these domes? Governments?  NGOs? The users?
>Question 2- What kind of foundation will be required?  Emergency housing 
>should
>require little or no foundation.
>Question 3- Where will these domes be erected?  Suitable ground must be 
>located
>and property rights should be considered.
>
>Emergency shelter implies temporary shelter in all of the above. Disposing 
>of a
>temporary shelter or subsequent reuse needs to be considered beforehand. 
>Also,
>emergency shelter implies a minimal useful spaces, although it does not 
>require
>a minimalist structure.
>
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