The Sustainable Settlements project is a framework of existing and emerging
technologies and methodologies to improve the social, environmental and
economic sustainability of settlements. Based on a holistic sustainability
approach, the focus is on finding specific interventions which enable social
improvement and sectorial collaboration as well as reducing negative
consequences of environmental flows.
Options presented in this document can function as standalone interventions,
but will be particularly efficient as mutually reinforcing community ‘maximizers’,
generating value and opportunities for a life with dignity. With this ‘catalogue’ of
options, the project will aim to further develop concepts for the implementation of
on-site pilot projects.
This catalogue has been devised to present a synthesis of research into alternative
and emerging technologies that have unrealised potential in meeting a range
of needs in humanitarian emergencies and displacement scenarios. These
approaches
