Housing is essential to the wellbeing \nand development of most \nsocieties. It is a complex asset, \nwith links to livelihoods, health, \neducation, security and social and \nfamily stability. Housing is also an \nextremely vulnerable asset, and the \ndestruction of homes or their loss \nthrough displacement or dispossession \nis one of the most visible effects of \nconflict and natural disaster. This paper argues that housing \nreconstruction should be a more \nprominent part of programming after \nconflict and disaster. Housing \ninterventions face significant challenges \nthat cannot simply be wished away. \nBut if agencies are going to continue \nto do housing reconstruction in the \naftermath of conflict and disaster, then \nthere is a clear need to find ways of \ndoing it better. This paper reviews experiences in \nhousing reconstruction in the aftermath \nof natural disaster and conflict. It offers \nguidance on how to plan and prepare for \na housing reconstruction intervention; \ndescribes the various housing reconstruction \napproaches available; and sets \nout the various models of implementation \nthat tend to be used.
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