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From Shelters to Dwellings: The Zaatari Refugee Camp
[phd thesis]
Abstract In Zaatari camp, Jordan, thousands of Syrian refugees were sheltered in tents and caravans, which they steadily appropriated and turned into dwellings that responded to their social and cultural needs. In this book, the author takes a closer look at this remarkable transformation. He draws on the te... view more
In Zaatari camp, Jordan, thousands of Syrian refugees were sheltered in tents and caravans, which they steadily appropriated and turned into dwellings that responded to their social and cultural needs. In this book, the author takes a closer look at this remarkable transformation. He draws on the tension between 'the shelter' and 'the dwelling' to unravel how new spaces unfold in between them, where refugees become architects and the camp is dismantled and reassembled. From Shelters to Dwellings is the first study to uniquely combine ethnographic observations with new architectural research methods, to illustrate in detail how refugees inhabit shelters. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how camps and shelters are transformed by the powerful act of dwelling.... view less
Keywords
accommodation; habitat; emergency shelter; Jordan; residential behavior; Syria; refugee; architecture
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Camps; Dwelling; Fleeing; Space; Urban Studies; Refugee Studies; Urban Planning; Geography
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
220 p.
Series
Re-Figuration of Spaces, 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839458389
ISBN
978-3-8394-5838-9
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0
FundingGefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 290045248 / Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) - Project number 290045248