Adopting Passive Design Strategies to Improve Emergency Shelters in Maiduguri Nigeria
Keywords:
Built Environment, Emergency Shelter, IDP Camp, Passive Design, SustainabilityAbstract
The Boko haram insurgency in Maiduguri that started in 2009, causing chaos and displacement of people all over the region has been challenging to the people and the government of Borno state, the insurgency has subsided to success with the help of the Nigerian government and the humanitarian aids. By early 2023, the State Government has made significant progress in closing Internally Displaced People (IDPs) camps in Maiduguri and resettling displaced individuals, the process has been quite challenging. However, the returnee’s safety, well-being, and sustainable reintegration remain pressing concerns. The study aims to focus on the recovery process in rehabilitation and reconstruction of post-disaster affected areas to build back better, through methods of identifying the needs of the (IDPs) and by adopting the sustainable reconstruction framework with analysis of how it will positively impact the social, economic, and environmental development of the community. By adopting a passive design concept through Architectural design, proposing floor plans and 3D prototypes that can be constructed in the Bakassi (IDP) camp to re-establish livelihood and increase community resilience, contributing to the 2030 agenda of sustainable development goals (SDG) through developing a long-term emergency shelter design that acclimatizes to the built environment.
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