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Emergency Sheltering in Australia: considerations beyond the four walls and a roof Emergency Sheltering is a Process Emergency sheltering is a process which occurs in phases Effective emergency sheltering operations is contingent on pre-emergency planning • Targeted assessment of community needs, facilities and resources • A multi-agency process • Support for ALL groups of affected people • people may shelter before a hazard or immediately after impact • basic human needs should be met Examples include: • public cyclone shelters • places of refuge • neighbourhood safer places • basic and secondary human needs should be met • includes provision of bedding, psychosocial support, child-friendly spaces, transport Examples include: • evacuation centres • relief centres • temporary accommodation • involves the re-establishment of household routines before permanent quarters are obtained (Quarantelli, 1982) • empowers people to re- establish routine and household responsibilities • goal is to transition from sheltering to housing as soon as possible Secondary needs • the maintenance of dignity and autonomy • privacy • a sense of order and belonging • access to information • orientation and identity (Babister and Kelman, 2002) • a place for collecting family and belongings (Davis, 1978) • a staging point to reorganise lives and begin the recovery process (Davis, 1978). Human needs in emergencies Basic human needs Shelter Food Water Security Rest/Sleep Physical Wellbeing Planning and Preparedness Temporary Sheltering 18 hours to 3 weeks Emergency Sheltering – a safe, supportive and caring environment for members of the community requiring short-term shelter as a result of an emergency. The context Australian communities will face more and worse disasters in the future (Whittaker, 2011). Society is changing in a variety of ways that is complicating the preparation for and provision of emergency sheltering support. Changes in age distribution Non-traditional household compositions are increasing Changes in demographics 1 2 3 Temporary Housing Months or years Immediate Sheltering Up to 18 hours Spontaneous Sheltering: Self-sheltering: Occurs when the community establishes self-settled shelters without formal approval or coordination with authorities. Spontaneous shelters are primarily established through community members’ self-initiative. People with more social and financial resources usually undertake self-sheltering options. These include sheltering-in-place, staying with family/friends and staying at hotels/motels. For more information, please contact [email protected] www.redcross.org.au RED660 Australia-NZL Poster_FA.indd 2 23/05/13 1:44 PM
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Emergency Sheltering in Australia: considerations beyond the four walls and a roof
Emergency Sheltering is a ProcessEmergency sheltering is a process which occurs in phases
Effective emergency sheltering operations is contingent on pre-emergency planning
• Targeted assessment of community needs, facilities and resources• A multi-agency process• Support for ALL groups of affected people
• peoplemayshelterbeforeahazardorimmediatelyafterimpact
• basichumanneedsshouldbemet
Examples include:• publiccycloneshelters• placesofrefuge• neighbourhoodsaferplaces
• basicandsecondaryhumanneedsshouldbemet
• includesprovisionofbedding,psychosocialsupport,child-friendlyspaces,transport
Examples include:• evacuationcentres• reliefcentres• temporaryaccommodation
• involvesthere-establishmentofhouseholdroutinesbeforepermanentquartersareobtained(Quarantelli,1982)
• empowerspeopletore-establishroutineandhouseholdresponsibilities
• goalistotransitionfromshelteringtohousingassoonaspossible
Secondary needs• themaintenanceofdignityandautonomy
• privacy
• asenseoforderandbelonging
• accesstoinformation
• orientationandidentity(BabisterandKelman,2002)
• aplaceforcollectingfamilyandbelongings(Davis,1978)
• astagingpointtoreorganiselivesandbegintherecoveryprocess(Davis,1978).
Human needs in emergenciesBasic human needs
Shelter
Food
Water
Security
Rest/Sleep
Physical Wellbeing
Planning and Preparedness
Temporary Sheltering 18 hours to 3 weeks
Emergency Sheltering – a safe, supportive and caring environment for members of the community requiring short-term shelter as a result of an emergency.
The contextAustraliancommunitieswillfacemoreandworsedisastersinthefuture(Whittaker,2011).
Societyischanginginavarietyofwaysthatiscomplicatingthepreparationforandprovisionofemergencyshelteringsupport. ChangesinagedistributionNon-traditionalhousehold
compositionsareincreasingChangesindemographics
1 2 3
Temporary Housing Months or years
Immediate Sheltering Up to 18 hours
Spontaneous Sheltering:
Self-sheltering:
Occurswhenthecommunityestablishesself-settledshelterswithoutformalapprovalorcoordinationwithauthorities.Spontaneoussheltersareprimarilyestablishedthroughcommunitymembers’self-initiative.
Peoplewithmoresocialandfinancialresourcesusuallyundertakeself-shelteringoptions.Theseincludesheltering-in-place,stayingwithfamily/friendsandstayingathotels/motels.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
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