War Victims and the Right to a City

This book analyzes the role of integrated spatial planning in constructing eco-sustainable urban housing in post-conflict scenarios and investigates two different spaces in an emergency: Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan and Damascus city in Syria. The book presents a new innovative tool that assists in building a successful and sustainable reconstruction after emergencies which corresponds to the planning approach's heterogeneous nature within emergency situations. The same innovative theoretical framework also covers the ramifications of climate change on the urban built environment and reduces its sociological impact on the stricken communities.This book is intended for researchers, academics, students, spatial planners, policy makers, think tank groups, and public entities who are interested in post-disaster reconstruction and the issues of refugee camps.

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1. CHAPTER I THE TEMPORARY CITY The temporary city hypothesis The relationship between the camp and the neighborhood How cities absorb and deal with the sudden population influx and the need for urban housing? The C.A.S.E project in L'Aquila- the Abruzzo region- Italy An adequate urban housing for refugees in the Thessaloniki-Greece The refugee camps as an alternative- Jordan 2. CHAPTER II THE URBICIDE The direct urbicide in Syrian cities Postconflict urban reconstruction and redefining a place to live in The repatriated individuals and the right to a city The indirect urbicide "Conflict-induced displacement and the right to the city." Overview of urban emergency management Developing an integrated approach to planning The methodology process of an integrated planning Opportunities and limits of the integrated planning in temporary settlements 3. CHAPTER III SPACES IN EMERGENCY Damascus city in Syria "Direct urbicide" The Urban Development of Damascus The distribution of the informal settlements in Damascus Damascus urban scenario in war-time The Syrian approach in construction: an eye over the organization laws in Syria The law 10 The Law No.33 Law 9 Assessing the damage in the housing sector The Indirect Urbicide "Zaatari refugee camp" The population growth in Zaatari refugee camp The Zaatari camp as an urban housing: the abrupt space for emergency 4. CHAPTER IV Urban Emergency Integrated Planning [UEIP]. Urban Emergency Integrated Planning UEIP Cities rise again. The Spatial sphere Diagnostic sphere Construction Laws and the technical standards sphere. The innovative theoretical framework: Urban Emergency Integrated Planning [UEIP]. 5. CHAPTER V Conclusion & the FUTURE UEIP Theoretical and Policy Implications 3 Importance of the [UEIP] to urban planning and the future research 6. REFERENCES 7. APPENDICES