about  | planning  | media  | news  | donate  | contact  | links  | home    Planning a refugee Camp A workshop with Carel Weeber at Bezalel architecture faculty, Jerusalem THE QUESTION Design a refugee camp THE AIM Raising awarness toward the situation of the Palestinian refuggee camps in the region THE UN REGULATIONS Typical services and infrastructure requirements for refugee camps 1 latrine 1 family (6–10 persons) 1 water tap 1 community (80–100 persons) 1 health centre 1 camp (of 20,000 persons) 1 hospital up to 200,000 persons 1 school 1 sector (5,000 persons) 4 commodity distribution sites 1 camp module (20,000 persons) 1 market 1 camp module (20,000 persons) 2 refuse drums 1 community (80–100 persons) Site planning figures for emergencies Land 30 – 45 m2 per person Shelter space 3.5 m2 per person (tents or other structures) Fire break space a clear area between shelters 50 m wide should be provided       for every 300 m of built-up area Minimum of 1-1.5 m should be provided between guy-ropes of neighbouring       tents on all sides Roads and walkways 20-25% of entire site Open space and public facilities 15-20% of entire site Environmental sanitation 1 latrine seat per 20 people or ideally 1 per       family sited not farther than 50 m from user accommodations and not nearer       than 6 m. 1 x 100 litre refuse bin per 50 people 1 wheelbarrow per 500 people 1 communal refuse pit (2 m x 5 m x 2 m) per 500 people Water 15-20 litres per person per day of clean water Health centre: 40-60 litres/patient/day Feeding centres: 20-30 litres/patient/day Tap stands 1 per 200 persons, sited not farther than 100 m from user       accommodations Warehouse space for food grains in bags, stacked 6 m high, allow 1.2 m2       of floor space per ton Data: A Handy Guide to UNHCR Emergency, Standards and Indicators, eCentre SOME OF THE RESULTS -1- ______________________________________________________________ -2- ______________________________________________________________ -3- ______________________________________________________________ -4- ______________________________________________________________ -5- ______________________________________________________________ -6- ______________________________________________________________ download exercise:                          UNRWA website             'You too can design a refugee camp!'.pdf