Process for providing emergency housing for a plurality of displaced people

Abstract

A process for providing emergency housing for a plurality of displaced people at a geographic location, said process including the steps of estimating the number of displaced people; determining a suitable combination of facilities to accommodate the displaced people; and transporting said facilities to said geographical location, wherein said suitable combination varies in accordance with the number of displaced people.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a Divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 12 / 812,848, filed Oct. 1, 2010, which claims priority to National Stage International Application No. PCT / AU2009 / 000044, filed Jan. 15, 2009, which claims priority to Australian Patent Application No. 2008900192, filed Jan. 15, 2008. The disclosure of the prior application is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a process for providing emergency housing for a plurality of displaced people at a geographic location; a dwelling for emergency housing displaced people; a base support structure for a dwelling; a roof structure for a dwelling; and a bladder for a base support structure of a dwelling.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Millions of people become displaced each year by natural disasters, such as floods, and internal disasters such as wars. These sorts of disasters have a tendency t...

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Benefits of technology

This solution provides secure, adaptable, and efficient emergency housing that minimizes long-term reliance on aid, reduces disease risk, and enables community recovery by allowing displaced persons to become part of the solution, promoting dignity and reducing the time and cost of recovery efforts.

Problems solved by technology

Millions of people become displaced each year by natural disasters, such as floods, and internal disasters such as wars.

These sorts of disasters have a tendency to displace large numbers of people in a very short time frame.

People can be displaced for months, years and in some cases even generations.

However, existing solutions typically provide short term fixes to long term problems.

Temporary accommodation has a number of associated problems.

These problems are largely directed to the terrain, location and the climate in which the disaster occurred.

Notwithstanding that the tents may offer some protection from the elements, they may not provide the requisite security for the vulnerable members of the community.

For example, there is a high incidence of rape of women and theft from the elderly.

Other issues facing displaced people are that the community structure breaks down and little focus is given to rebuilding it.

Due to the high concentration of people, there is typically a high incidence of disease and lack of hygiene.

People lack the opportunity to become part of their own solution.

There is generally an inability to adequately care for the vulnerable.

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