Shelter Typologies 2018

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Author(s)
UNHCR
Publication language
English
Pages
7pp
Date published
01 Feb 2018
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Shelter and housing, Shelter, Urban
Countries
Syria, Lebanon
Organisations
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR)
Link
https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/62289

A shelter can be defined according to each of the following criteria:

  1. Type
  2. Collectivity
  3. Communality
  4. Management
  5. Adequacy
  6. Sealing

Clearly, there are further ways to define a shelter – including legality and rural/urban location – which are not within the scope of this typology document.

Inclusion in some categories mean automatic inclusion in others. For instance, if a shelter is unsealed, it is also by definition inadequate. If the shelter type is non-residential, it is highly likely that the shelter is inadequate, though it is possible to rehabilitate a non-residential structure to meet minimum standards.