Shelter Typologies 2018

Author(s)
UNHCR
Publication language
English
Pages
7pp
Date published
01 Feb 2018
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Shelter and housing, Shelter, Urban
Countries
Syria, Lebanon

A shelter can be defined according to each of the following criteria:

  1. Type
  2. Collectivity
  3. Communality
  4. Management
  5. Adequacy
  6. Sealing

Clearly, there are further ways to define a shelter – including legality and rural/urban location – which are not within the scope of this typology document.

Inclusion in some categories mean automatic inclusion in others. For instance, if a shelter is unsealed, it is also by definition inadequate. If the shelter type is non-residential, it is highly likely that the shelter is inadequate, though it is possible to rehabilitate a non-residential structure to meet minimum standards.