Research Article

Evaluation of Post-Disaster Temporary Shelter Quality Criteria in the Context of Sustainability

Volume: 9 Number: 2 September 20, 2025
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Evaluation of Post-Disaster Temporary Shelter Quality Criteria in the Context of Sustainability

Abstract

Disasters, regardless of their type, create similar socio-economic and physical challenges on a global scale. Among these, the provision of shelter stands out as one of the most critical components in meeting the basic needs of affected populations. Post-disaster temporary shelter solutions vary depending on the type of disaster, the demographic structure of the affected population, specific user needs, available resources, and the priorities of decision-makers. This diversity complicates the development of a standardized framework for assessing the quality of temporary shelter units. The absence of reliable and comparable data sets that stakeholders can refer to during decision-making processes limits the adoption of sustainability-based approaches in shelter planning and creates various challenges during implementation. This study aims to reassess the quality criteria of temporary shelter units from a sustainability perspective. For this purpose, academic publications on post-disaster temporary sheltering published over the last decade were systematically reviewed, and the findings were analyzed using a meta-analysis method. The identified quality criteria were categorized under four dimensions of sustainability: environmental, social, economic, and technical. Based on these categories, a comprehensive pool of criteria was developed, and the interrelations among them were examined to propose a structural framework for quality assessment. The study concludes with recommendations for quantification methods and mathematical models that can guide future evaluations of temporary shelter units. By providing sustainability-oriented insights into the quality analysis of post-disaster shelter solutions, this research serves as a preliminary guide for future studies in the field.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sustainable Architecture

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 16, 2025

Publication Date

September 20, 2025

Submission Date

April 8, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 2, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Kalkan, M. (2025). Evaluation of Post-Disaster Temporary Shelter Quality Criteria in the Context of Sustainability. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research, 9(2), 266-274. https://doi.org/10.54864/planarch.1672088

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