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SUMMARY:Shelter Schema: Rationalising Design Decisions in Shelter Projects
  - Jennifer George\, Department of Engineering\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20200228T150000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Maria Marques de Carvalho
DESCRIPTION:In 2018\, the IDMC documented 10.8m new displacements as a res
 ult of conflict and violence and a further 17.2m displaced as a result of 
 natural disasters (IDMC\, 2019). Predictions in the rate at which displace
 ment will continue to occur are widely varied\, but there is an overall co
 nsensus that\, regardless of the rate\, global displacement is rising. She
 lter projects are an integral part of the response to displacement. Howeve
 r\, there is a lack of understanding of the processes involved in shelter 
 project design decisions\, the point at which these decisions take place\,
  and the motivations underlying these decisions. Although all shelter proj
 ects have some unique attributes\, the similarities in the basic requireme
 nts of shelter projects (i.e. protection from the elements) suggest that t
 here is a huge potential to learn from the collective assessment of shelte
 r projects. In particular\, an assessment of the processes which contribut
 e to the design of these projects\, the decisions made within these proces
 ses\, and the priorities of the varying stakeholders in making those decis
 ions. \n
LOCATION:Conference Room\, Civil Engineering Building\, JJ Thomson Avenue 
 7a.
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