An Evaluation of Design Proposals for Temporary Shelters Focused on Vulnerable Groups in Post-Disaster Situations

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: Special Issue, 318 - 328, 26.12.2023

Serap Sevgi Ünkaracalar , Asena Soyluk

https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1316590

Abstract

Vulnerable group-oriented temporary space design considers the unique needs and challenges specified groups face during emergencies and aims to create a supportive environment that promotes safety, comfort, and accessibility both physically and psychologically. In this study, the vulnerable group was addressed to women, and a literature study was conducted covering the design of temporary spaces in emergencies and the requirements of the identified group. Alternative temporary space designs were analyzed according to criteria determined from the literature study, and examples were examined with the space syntax method via Depthmap software. As a result, it was suggested that the role of architecture is a significant factor in improving the living conditions and welfare of vulnerable groups, especially women in post-disaster environments, considering different socio-demographic structures and many problems can be corrected with the determined design criteria.

Keywords

vulnarebla groups, emergency situations, temporary housing, socio-cultural differences

Thanks

The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics Committee approval was not required for the study.

Afet Sonrası Kırılgan Grup Odaklı Geçici Barınma Mekanlarının Tasarım Önerilerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Kırılgan grup odaklı geçici alan tasarımı, acil durumlarda belirli grupların karşılaştığı özel ihtiyaçları ve zorlukları dikkate alan, fiziksel ve psikolojik olarak güvenliği, konforu ve erişilebilirliği destekleyen geçici barınma mekanları yaratmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışmada kırılgan grup olarak kadınlar ele alınarak, belirlenen grubun ihtiyaçlarını ve gerekliliklerini kapsayan bir literatür çalışması yapılmıştır. Oluşturulan alternatif geçici mekan tasarımları, literatür çalışmasından ve incelenen örnekler ile belirlenen kriterlere göre mekan sentaksı (space syntax) yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, farklı sosyo-demografik yapılar dikkate alındığında, afet sonrası durumlarda kırılgan grupların yaşam koşullarının ve refahının iyileştirilmesinde mimarlığın rolünün önemli bir faktör olduğu ve karşılaşılan birçok problemin belirlenen tasarım kriterleri ile minimize edilebileceği öne sürülmüştür.

Keywords

Kırılgan grup, olağanüstü durum, geçici barınma mekanı, sosyo-kültürel farklılıklar

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