Integrative refugee housing: the efficacy of adaptative reuse in the United States and Germany
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Author
Toma, Walker
Publication date
2017-05-25Abstract
The combination of recent refugee crises and related anti-immigration political sentiment has led an increasing number of countries to enact restrictive refugee policies. For instance, despite a long, albeit checkered, history of refugee relocation, the current U.S. administration has promoted policies banning immigration, refugee or otherwise, from seven majority Muslim countries. Contrastingly, other countries such as Germany have promoted more inclusive policies. Grounded in an understanding of the differences between policy formation and refugee housing strategies more generally in development urban contexts, this study explores how urban refugee integration relates to a specific development strategy: adaptive reuse. Through a review of primary and secondary sources and evaluation of four reuse projects, this study finds that adaptive reuse is effective in promoting both physical and social refugee integration, and when executed prudently, can provide a financially feasible and sustainable development model. Selected case studies are demonstrative both in directly addressing refugee-housing needs, as is observed in Germany, and indirectly, as examined in the United States, where mixed-income projects have become housing solutions for refugees. Furthermore, this study provides argumentation for how municipalities can better support adaptive reuse strategies through policy and public-private partnerships that leverage digital platforms, land/building-owners, and management companies.
Document Type
Master's final project
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
72 - Architecture
Keywords
Relocation (Housing)
Housing: social aspects
Housing: economic aspects
The right to housing
Housing policy
Sustainable Urban Development
Gentrification
Refugees
Refugees: Government policy, European Union countries
Reubicació (habitatge)
Habitatge: aspectes socials
Habitatge: aspectes econòmics
El dret a l'habitatge
Política d'habitatge
Desenvolupament Urbà Sostenible
Gentrificació
Refugiats
Refugiats: política governamental, països de la Unió Europea
Reubicación (Vivienda)
Vivienda: aspectos sociales
Vivienda: aspectos económicos
El derecho a la vivienda
Política de vivienda
Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible
Gentrificación
Refugiados
Refugiados: política gubernamental, países de la Unión Europea
Pages
66
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