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Rethinking the second life of post-disaster and post-conflict temporary housing Cover

Rethinking the second life of post-disaster and post-conflict temporary housing

Open Access
|Apr 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Recycling and reuse process of temporary housing (TH) units.

Sources: Adapted from Arslan (2007) and Arslan & Cosgun (2008).

Table 1

Second-life strategies for post-disaster and post-conflict (PDPC) temporary housing (TH).

SECOND-LIFE STRATEGYTHEMESTYPE
Operational reuseReuse and redistribution for future crisesDeductive
Duration-based waste perceptionInductive
Material deterioration due to prolonged use and storageInductive
Resource recovery/take-backTake-back challengesInductive
User practices affecting unit lifespanInductive
Social acceptance of reused unitsInductive
Governance and land managementHousing, land and property (HLP) and land ownership constraintsDeductive
Infrastructure–superstructure distinctionInductive
Convertibility strategyConvertibility to durable solutionsDeductive
Context dependencyInductive
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.702 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 5, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 3, 2026
Published on: Apr 8, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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