Derek NewStory Presentation

Health & Wealth in Refugee Camps

Derek Lee dereklee@stanford.eduUrban Design StudioStanford University

Roadmap

1. Why focus on health?

2. The Design

3. Individual Interventions

Why Health?

Health is Wealth

Why Health?

The environments we live in can have a tremendous effect on our health

Health is NOT just the absence of disease

Recognize that built environment plays important role in facilitating healthy behaviors

NEXT: Main health concerns in refugee camps

Health Concerns in Refugee CampsHydration:

UNHCR estimates that more than half of the refugee camps in the world are unable to provide the recommended daily water minimum of 20 liters of water per person per day

Important for the water to be readily accessible, and the taps should be centrally located

Sanitation:

Camps that provided sanitation facilities had cholera rates of 1.6 cases per 1,000 people, while camps that had no such facilities had cholera rates that were four times greater

Mental Well-Being

Because of the cumulative stressors that they have experienced, refugee children are also at a high risk of developing emotional and behavioral problems

http://www.uniteforsight.org/refugee-health/module3

Wealth stems from Health

Healthy people engage in economically healthy activities

The Design

Concept THREE Health-Promoting Interventions:

1)Address hydration and physical activity

2)Address sanitation and lack of civic regulatory body

3)Address lack of space to foster social connections1

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Plan View

Section

Plan View (SketchUp Model)

Enter the Community

Interventions

Rainwater Basketball Roof

Intervention 1 (small scale)

Water Filtration + Exercise

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Plan View

Inspiration: Mahiga Hope High School Rainwater Court

Section View

Using the Rainwater Court (SketchUp)

Civic Buildings next to

Restrooms/RecreationIntervention 2 (medium scale)

Sanitation + responsibility

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Plan View

Both civic center and health center can store latrine-cleaning supplies -> someone is always in charge of maintaining sanitary conditions + keep an eye out for people using recreation facilities

Section

SketchUp views

Gathering SpacesIntervention 3 (large scale)

Community Support + social health

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Open courtyard

Open courtyard

Pavilion

Plan View

Section

SketchUp Views

Open Space opens up so many opportunities●Planters -> supports small-scale agriculture●Ample seating besides outside doorstep●Potential for small bartering exchanges●Space for storage facilities●Space for lighting (solar)

More SketchUp

Dynamic, yet organized and most of all, promotes health and wealth.

1)Rainwater Basketball Court

2) Civic next to restrooms/recreation

3) Flexible Gathering Spaces

Questions?

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