Technologies in the planning of refugees' camps: A parametric participative framework for spatial camp planning

The paper addresses computational design as a key technological asset in the development of the post-disaster responses related to temporary housing. In particular, the research targets context-aware adaptation to usage requirements at the camp fragment level. Indeed, nowadays, cities are key resources to answer growing humanitarian needs in terms of sheltering and camps. These situations are increasing due to different factors related to the nature, climate change or human activities. Resilience is therefore essential at the levels of districts, cities and territories. A framework based on the parametric computational approach is developed for the design of refugee camp which consider the requirements needed and can allow the participation of refugees in the design process. The first application of this framework is applied in Luxembourg where the city is involved in the humanitarian crisis in Europe. The objective of this work is to help policy makers and humanitarians in the optimization of the spatial design of camps. The use of parametric modeling approach enables the optimization of space layout planning.