052-0731-23L Global Housing Issues, Challenges and Strategies: Reconstruction After Conflicts & Natural Disasters
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2023 |
| Lecturers | J. E. Duyne Barenstein |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
Courses
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| 052-0731-23 V | Global Housing Issues, Challenges and Strategies: Reconstruction After Conflicts & Natural Disasters No course 23.10 (seminar week) and in the last two weeks of the semester. | 2 hrs |
| J. E. Duyne Barenstein |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Can architecture, urban design and planning contribute to housing reconstruction after conflicts and natural disasters? Answers to this question will be provided by researchers and socially engaged architects from Europe, Asia and Latin America through the presentation of concrete case studies and projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | The current war in Ukraine and the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria are dramatic reminders about the plight of the millions of people rendered homeless by manmade and natural disasters. Reconstruction after such tragic events requires the support of a large number of architects, urban planners and other built environment professionals with a thorough understanding of the specific issues and challenges entailed in working for and with affected communities. Based on concrete examples and extensive international field experience, the elective course will introduce students to the advantages and risk of different reconstruction approaches, with a specific focus on the links between housing reconstruction policies and community empowerment. A selected number of guest speakers from different countries will present concrete community-driven reconstruction initiatives from across the globe. The elective course aims at raising awareness among students about the complexity of housing reconstruction after disasters and is oriented in particular to those interested in a professional career in the humanitarian sector. The detailed program and recommend readings will be presented at the beginning of the course. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | • General introduction: reconstruction approaches after conflicts and natural disasters • Housing culture and post-tsunami reconstruction in Tamil Nadu, India • Patterns of adaptation to culturally inadequate post-disaster housing • Reconstruction challenges in rural and urban settings • Housing reconstruction in rural and urban Nepal after the 2015 earthquake • Rebuilding communities and schools in Haiti • Learnings from postwar reconstruction in Kosovo • Bottom-up housing initiatives in ongoing conflicts: the case of Ukraine • Humanitarian planning: tackling emergency shelter needs. • Housing initiatives in temporary camps | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | A course overview including lecture summaries is made available to inscribed students prior the start of the semester. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | A bibliography will be made available to inscribed students prior the start of the semester. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 2 credits |
| Examiners | J. E. Duyne Barenstein |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Additional information on mode of examination | There will be a homework assignment at the end of the semester. |
Learning materials
| Main link | Information |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| There are no additional restrictions for the registration. |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
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| Architecture Bachelor | Landscape and Urban Studies | W | |
| Integrated Building Systems Master | Specialised Courses | W | |