Operational dimension of post-disaster housing temporality and technical control tools

Abstract

The article illustrates a theoretical research path and project experimentation on post-disaster temporary housing modules in order to verify if and how the temporary dimension of the intervention is strategic for the implementation of the transition towards reconstruction, and in line with requests for environmental sustainability. After a brief introduction on the critical issues and opportunities of temporary living in post-disaster reconstruction processes, the article describes the results of some theoretical and application research, and the effects on technical control tools in recent civil protection emergencies in Italy. In conclusion, the article proposes some useful considerations for the definition of strategic and sustainable planning connected to the temporal dimension of the post-disaster reconstruction interventions.