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Problems and Implications of Shelter Planning Focusing on Habitability: A Case Study of a Temporary Disaster Shelter after the Pohang Earthquake in South Korea

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  • Mikyung Kim

    (Department of Housing and Interior Design, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdaero, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Korea)

  • Kyeonghee Kim

    (Department of Housing and Interior Design, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdaero, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Korea)

  • Eunjeong Kim

    (Dodam Design and Research, #101-904, Hangangdaero 211, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 14322, Korea)

Abstract

Habitability is an essential concept for shelter planning in terms of supporting victims’ right to life with dignity and recovering from what they suffered. The study aimed to identify problems and needs in shelter spaces and suggest measures to improve shelter space plans by conducting a case study in South Korea. The temporary disaster shelter in Pohang built right after the earthquake (2018) was selected as a case subject. From the literature review, a framework consisting of four concepts of habitability (safety, health, sociality, comfort) and four shelter zones (entry, residential, service, special needs zone) was developed for the in-depth interviews and analysis. The field study and in-depth interviews with victims, staff, and volunteers were conducted to collect problems and needs regarding shelter space planning. The results showed that the entry zone needed improvements in ‘protection’, ‘prevention’, ‘sanitation’, ‘accessibility’, ‘area’, and ‘privacy’. The residential zone lacked ‘area’, ‘privacy’, and ‘indoor environmental quality’. The service zone problems were mainly seen in the categories of ‘area’ and ‘privacy’. The special needs zone was less habitable in the categories of ‘protection’ and ‘area’. To appropriately respond to victims’ urgent needs, the temporary shelter planning should secure enough space beyond the legal minimum standards, provide sanitation and indoor environmental quality management, and separate spaces by function and user type.

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  • Mikyung Kim & Kyeonghee Kim & Eunjeong Kim, 2021. "Problems and Implications of Shelter Planning Focusing on Habitability: A Case Study of a Temporary Disaster Shelter after the Pohang Earthquake in South Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:6:p:2868-:d:515000
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    1. Hao Gao & Yuqi Han & Jiahao Zhang & Yuanzhen Song & Tianlin Zhang & Fengliang Tang & Su Sun, 2025. "A Supply–Demand-Driven Framework for Evaluating Service Effectiveness of University Campus Emergency Shelter: Evidence from Central Tianjin Under Earthquake Scenarios," Land, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-40, July.
    2. Won Ju Hwang & Mi Jeong Kim, 2022. "Toward Public Health Wellness: Psychosocial & Physical Health in the Community," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-4, April.
    3. Galip Usta, 2025. "The situation of homeless individuals in earthquakes and policy recommendations: A phenomenological study," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 121(9), pages 10583-10599, May.
    4. Xiaoran Liu & Luemiao Zhang & Jiliang Zhen & Wei Wang, 2024. "Planning for service space of medium- and long-term shelters based on multi-agent evacuation simulation," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 120(14), pages 12769-12796, November.
    5. Rojhat Ibrahim & Bálint Baranyai & Haval Abdulkareem & Tamás János Katona, 2023. "Energy Use and Indoor Environment Performance in Sustainably Designed Refugee Shelters: Three Incremental Phases," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-19, April.

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