Unfortunately, natural disasters
have
drastically
increased
over
the
last
decades
causing
extensive
material
and
non-material
damages.
The
destruction
of
houses
and
the
number
of
homeless
people
are
some
of
the
most
visible
effects
of
post-disaster
scenarios.
Housing
is
one
of
the
people’s
most
important
needs
and
it
is
also
essential
for
their
well-being.
After
a
disaster
it
is
crucial
to
supply
temporary
accommodation
in
order
to
provide
victims
with
comfort,
protection,
and
privacy
until
they
have
a
permanent
house.
Temporary
housing
is
an
extremely
important
solution
of
temporary
accommodation
allowing
victims
to
gradually
return
to
their
normal
life
activities
during
the
reconstruction
process.
Although
it
has
been
widely
used
after
the
most
large-scale
disasters,
the
urgent
need
of
fast
solutions
has
not
led
to
effective
options.
Therefore,
temporary
housing
solutions
have
been
greatly
criticized
mainly
for
being
unsustainable,
and
also
culturally
and
locally
inadequate. Through
literature
review
and
case-studies’
analysis
the
research
points
out
the
main
factors
and
reasons
that
cause
the
problems
of
temporary
housing
units.
It
also
refers
to
possible
solutions
to
overcome
or
minimize
those
problems,
offering
guidelines
based
on
concepts
that
have
been
proved
effective
in
previous
studies.
The
guidelines
focus
on
useful
concepts
in
the
development
of
more
sustainable,
locally
sensitive
and
culturally
integrated
solutions.
It
was
found
that
an
essential
change
is
needed
in
the
development
of
temporary
housing
solutions.
These
solutions
should
be
developed
through
a
people-oriented
strategy
rather
than
focusing
on
the
technical
aspects
of
the
units.
The
suggested
guidelines
have
that
objective
