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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Beyond the Minimum: A Durable Emergency Shelter

Child, Jason January 2013 (has links)
The number of states requiring humanitarian assistance after a disaster has doubled every decade since 1960. Extreme weather like flooding and violent storms associated with climate change are predicted to continue to increase with intensity and in frequency in the future. Traditionally, emergency shelters have been given in the form of two options: the tent or the tarp. While both do a great job at addressing immediate shelter needs, they are not durable enough habitations to provide adequate transitional shelter for the time period between six months and two years. Most emergency shelters provided by humanitarian agencies fail before six months. This thesis will investigate the development of an emergency shelter solution that improves upon the current options for affected regions following a disaster within warm climates. The thesis proposes that by employing more robust materials for emergency shelters the life expectancy can be extended to meet the required needs. Several materials and designs were explored, tested, and evaluated as plausible shelter solutions to accomplish this task. Design shapes including Roman and Gothic arches were tested with smoke simulations, wind load calculations, and continuous frame loading. The most successful design tested, the Roman arch, was then contrasted and compared to currently used disaster relief shelters for durability and cost. Thesis findings indicate that there is potential for economical and durable emergency shelter solutions. Further research on this topic will increase the number of shelter options available to humanitarian organizations in order to help both emergency and transitional shelter roles simultaneously.
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Beyond the Minimum: A Durable Emergency Shelter

Child, Jason January 2013 (has links)
The number of states requiring humanitarian assistance after a disaster has doubled every decade since 1960. Extreme weather like flooding and violent storms associated with climate change are predicted to continue to increase with intensity and in frequency in the future. Traditionally, emergency shelters have been given in the form of two options: the tent or the tarp. While both do a great job at addressing immediate shelter needs, they are not durable enough habitations to provide adequate transitional shelter for the time period between six months and two years. Most emergency shelters provided by humanitarian agencies fail before six months. This thesis will investigate the development of an emergency shelter solution that improves upon the current options for affected regions following a disaster within warm climates. The thesis proposes that by employing more robust materials for emergency shelters the life expectancy can be extended to meet the required needs. Several materials and designs were explored, tested, and evaluated as plausible shelter solutions to accomplish this task. Design shapes including Roman and Gothic arches were tested with smoke simulations, wind load calculations, and continuous frame loading. The most successful design tested, the Roman arch, was then contrasted and compared to currently used disaster relief shelters for durability and cost. Thesis findings indicate that there is potential for economical and durable emergency shelter solutions. Further research on this topic will increase the number of shelter options available to humanitarian organizations in order to help both emergency and transitional shelter roles simultaneously.
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Jordförlagda konstruktioner : Submarine Shelter

Ivarsson, Jonas, Jonsson, Andréas January 2010 (has links)
No description available.
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Jordförlagda konstruktioner : Submarine Shelter

Ivarsson, Jonas, Jonsson, Andréas January 2010 (has links)
No description available.
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The factors of influencing people to adopt public animal shelter dogs

Chen, Ying-peng 27 July 2010 (has links)
none
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In our own voice: the collective wisdom of shelter workers

Smyrski, Kim 17 January 2013 (has links)
This exploratory study sought to understand the current lived experiences of shelter workers in the Province of Manitoba. Using Concept Mapping as the methodology, a map of their experiences was constructed. Four themes emerged: 1) Shelter worker's beliefs assist in navigating the territories; 2) Insufficient funding of shelters impacts shelter workers' personal and professional life; 3) Organizational culture and values present a vast array of challenges to shelter workers and lastly 4) External agencies and societal responses to domestic violence/women play a role in how shelter workers see themselves. Pattern matching revealed that previous counselling experience rather than age, length of employment and childhood history of trauma had the lowest level of agreement among participants. Findings also suggest that workers with a history of childhood trauma may be more aware of safety issues than workers without a trauma history. recommendations call for more research on shelter workers in Northern Manitoba as well as boards and management of shelters in all parts of the province. Safety issues of workers, organizational values and beliefs of shelters, worker's coping strategies, positive aspects of the profession, and the relationship between worker and client were other areas for future research
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In our own voice: the collective wisdom of shelter workers

Smyrski, Kim 17 January 2013 (has links)
This exploratory study sought to understand the current lived experiences of shelter workers in the Province of Manitoba. Using Concept Mapping as the methodology, a map of their experiences was constructed. Four themes emerged: 1) Shelter worker's beliefs assist in navigating the territories; 2) Insufficient funding of shelters impacts shelter workers' personal and professional life; 3) Organizational culture and values present a vast array of challenges to shelter workers and lastly 4) External agencies and societal responses to domestic violence/women play a role in how shelter workers see themselves. Pattern matching revealed that previous counselling experience rather than age, length of employment and childhood history of trauma had the lowest level of agreement among participants. Findings also suggest that workers with a history of childhood trauma may be more aware of safety issues than workers without a trauma history. recommendations call for more research on shelter workers in Northern Manitoba as well as boards and management of shelters in all parts of the province. Safety issues of workers, organizational values and beliefs of shelters, worker's coping strategies, positive aspects of the profession, and the relationship between worker and client were other areas for future research
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A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experience of Women Mothering within the Context of a Shelter

Tomicic, Stephanie 30 August 2022 (has links)
Abstract: Mothers and children are an increasingly significant segment of the population in Canada experiencing homelessness. Yet, there is a paucity of literature that focuses on the lived experience of mothers while caring for children within the social constructs of a shelter. It is therefore important to explore the subjective experience of women, and how they conceptualize the meaning of their experiences. The purpose of this study was twofold: To broaden our understanding of mothers' daily reality of caring for their children in the shelter environment, and to highlight the way discourses engender Othering processes. The project was supported by the theoretical frameworks of Michel Foucault and feminists Chris Weedon, and Mary Canales. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 mothers living with their children in four diverse shelter settings in a large urban centre in Canada. The interviews were conducted in English, French and with a cultural interpreter. Heidegger's interpretive phenomenology was used to analyze the data. Major findings suggest mothers experience a disruption in their capacity to care for their children on several levels: mothers are stigmatized and positioned as Other through exclusionary shelter practices; mothers are subjugated to paternalistic shelter rules that exert an emotional labour resulting from inconsistencies in shelter policies and practices; and mothers are burdened by the pervasive ongoing experience of violence. Results of this study suggest that in order to design services that effectively support optimal health and social outcomes for mothers and their children, it is important for public health providers, service providers and policy makers to be informed of the meaning of "being a mother in a shelter". -- Résumé: Les mères et les enfants représentent un segment de plus en plus important de la population canadienne vivant en situation d'itinérance. Pourtant, peu d’écrits se concentrent sur l'expérience vécue des mères qui s'occupent de leurs enfants dans le contexte social d'un refuge. Il est donc important d'explorer l'expérience subjective des femmes et la manière dont elles conceptualisent le sens de leurs expériences. L'objectif de cette étude est double : élargir notre compréhension de la réalité quotidienne des mères qui s'occupent de leurs enfants dans l'environnement d'un refuge, et mettre en évidence la manière dont les discours engendrent des processus d'altérité. Le projet était basé sur les cadres théoriques de Michel Foucault et des féministes Chris Weedon et Mary Canales. Des entrevues semi-structurées ont été menées auprès de 30 mères vivant avec leurs enfants dans quatre refuges d'un grand centre urbain au Canada. Les entrevues ont été menées en anglais, en français et avec un interprète culturel. La phénoménologie interprétative de Heidegger a été utilisée pour interpréter les données. Les principaux résultats suggèrent que les mères connaissent une perturbation dans leur capacité à prendre soin de leurs enfants à plusieurs niveaux; que les mères sont stigmatisées et positionnées comme « autres » par le biais de pratiques d'exclusion dans les refuges; que les mères sont domestiquées par les règles paternalistes du refuge qui exercent un labeur émotionnel résultant d'incohérences dans les politiques et les pratiques; et qu'elles font l'expérience omniprésente et continue de la violence. Les résultats de cette étude suggèrent que pour concevoir des services qui soutiennent efficacement les mères et leurs enfants sur les plans social et de la santé, il est important que les prestataires de santé publique, les prestataires de services et les décideurs politiques soient informés de ce que veut dire « être une mère dans un refuge ».
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Transitional Shelter for Displaced people

Baradaranfallahkhair, Naseem January 2014 (has links)
No description available.
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Pathways, Health, and Experiences of Homelessness among Foreign-Born Families

Polillo, Alexia 17 June 2019 (has links)
This thesis describes three studies that examined the experiences of foreign-born families staying in the emergency shelter system in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In the first study, timeline mapping and qualitative interviews were conducted with 13 Canadian-born and 23 foreign-born homeless families to understand the needs of these families and their pathways into homelessness. In the second study, data were drawn from quantitative interviews with 75 heads of families who were experiencing homelessness in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This cross-sectional study examined differences in mental and physical health, chronic medical conditions, access to care, unmet healthcare needs, and diagnoses of mental disorders between foreign-born and Canadian-born families. In the third study, in-depth interviews were used to explore the shelter experiences of 16 foreign-born adolescents and young adults (aged 16-21) who were residing in emergency shelters with their families. Overall, findings from the three studies indicated that foreign-born families faced unique challenges before and during their homelessness. Moreover, some of these challenges were associated with adjusting to life in Canada. Challenges, such as staying housed and financially stable were common and led families to require shelter services. However, foreign-born families also reported positive experiences that may buffer some of the negative impacts associated with immigrating to a new country, housing instability, and homelessness. In the first study, more heterogeneity was found in the homeless pathways reported by foreign-born families than by Canadian-born families. The experiences they had prior to homelessness were also different across themes of poverty, health and substance use, interpersonal challenges, victimization, traumatic experiences, and stressful life events. In the second study, foreign-born heads of families reported better mental health and fewer chronic medical conditions than did Canadian-born heads of families with a significantly lower proportion of foreign-born participants reporting having been diagnosed with a mental disorder. In the third study, youth described homeless shelters as stressful environments but also found that the shelters provided support to them and their families. Youth also discussed the various strategies they used to cope with the challenges of shelter life. Findings from the studies suggest that foreign-born families experiencing homelessness are a heterogeneous group with diverse needs and experiences who may require services that differ in type, duration, and intensity than those that may be required by Canadian-born families.

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