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Ask HN: Smart housing solutions for refugee camps?

3 pointsby naskwoover 4 years ago
Winter is upon Greece and the Balkans, with many thousands of refugees, including children, exposed to freezing temperatures and lack of sanitation.<p>What are some cost-effective housing options for these people? It seems to me that we should be able to do much better than simply set up tents.<p>I believe IKEA had a &quot;tiny house&quot; concept, also with the purpose to serve as refugee &#x2F; temporary housing.

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thedevindevopsover 4 years ago
This is a very trickey problem as there certainly is the capacity to build more robust structures however the original landowner may have stipulations on what can be built&#x2F;require that it is returned in close-to-original condition, etc.<p>It&#x27;s a legal issue as well as a humanitarian one.
luxpirover 4 years ago
Unfilled hotel rooms.