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Title Circular Economy and Regenerative Sustainability in Emergency Housing: Eco-Efficient Prototype Design for Subasi Refugee Camp in Turkey
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Authors Mercader-Moyano, P; Porras-Pereira, P; Levinton, C
Title Circular Economy and Regenerative Sustainability in Emergency Housing: Eco-Efficient Prototype Design for Subasi Refugee Camp in Turkey
Year 2021
Published Sustainability, 13, 14
DOI 10.3390/su13148100
Abstract According to the most recent data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in 2020, 82.4 million people were forcibly displaced. In addition to this situation, in the developed world, building construction consumes 40% of the world's material resources and primary energy, while the construction industry generates 35% of industrial waste and 40% of total global emissions. Therefore, the objective of the research is to propose an eco-efficient prototype for emergency housing, from the point of view of circular economy and regenerative sustainability, that can respond to situations of natural or humanitarian disasters. To achieve this, it will be necessary to identify the problem that must be answered and develop a theoretical model that will serve as a guide for future interventions of these characteristics. Finally, to verify the applicability of the developed protocol, a field work is executed in an unorganized settlement, Subasi camp, located in Turkey. This research presents a novel prototype that could be used as an alternative to current emergency housing, not only responding adequately to the minimum standards of habitability, but also doing so in an eco-efficient, environmentally correct way and promoting the Sustainable Development Goals and circular economy established in the 2030 Agenda.
Author Keywords emergency situation; social; sustainability; circular economy; construction; modular; ephemeral
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000676945200001
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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