60 years later, they look the same. Remain similar.
No infrastructure, self-built
Over years, can become cities (Gaza Strip).
Can be huge, covering large spaces.
And they are oftern located in the middle of nowhere, as this IRIDIMI Camp. In Sudan in 2006. http://www.shelterproject.org As tool for spatial analysis which contributes to decision making, the GIS can contribute to an effective selection of suitable potential site for an optimal hosting of refugees. During the Darfur crisis, the UNHCR had to manage a population of more than 1.5 million, on a large territory like France. (2004)
but nothing about camp siting.
As results for criteria, we have kept 47 criteria grouped into 13 topics. For each of then, we had expressed a desired situation with a +…. The most feared situtation
As results for topics we found that the most important ones are :