CHAPTER 4 Contained at the Margins: Syrian Refugees’ Settlement Experience in Northern Jordan

Doraï, Kamel; Piraud-Fournet, Pauline

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“…Case 2: The Zaatari long-term camp is an evolution of the Zaatari short-term camp. After realizing the camp would become a long-term settlement for refugees, in 2014 UNHCR replaced the tents with solid, thermally insulated caravans (Doraı €and Piraud-Fournet, 2018), and upgraded the camp infrastructure by adding different types of sanitation and utilities. We consider these changes to be the turning point from a short-term camp to a long-term camp, and therefore categorize them as two distinct camps (even though they are in the same location) in Figure 3.…”

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Sustainable innovations for humanitarian operations in refugee camps

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Kunz

Gold

2023

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PurposeAlthough the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasize the importance of leaving no one behind, the opposite is happening for the world's 89 million forcibly displaced people who are mostly left out of SDGs’ reporting and progress. A key reason for this poor outcome is that host country governments plan refugee camps as short-term shelters, but refugees stay in these camps for more than a decade on average due to ongoing conflicts in their home country. This disparity between intent and reality prevents sustainable living conditions for refugee populations. Operational innovations are needed to find sustainable solutions that ensure a higher quality of life and progress toward sustainability in refugee camps.Design/methodology/approachThrough an abductive case study, the authors develop a theoretical framework on sustainable operational innovations for refugee camps. The authors use this framework to analyze four sustainable operational innovations implemented in three refugee camps in Jordan.FindingsThe authors develop three research propositions that describe the conditions required for these operational innovations to succeed: they need to include specific needs and cultural preferences of refugees, they must accommodate host governments' restrictions that limit permanent settlement, and finally, technological innovations require careful data management policies to protect refugees. Doing this, the authors account for the broader political-economic and ecological environments that refugee camps are embedded in.Originality/valueThis paper opens a new area of research on sustainable innovation in humanitarian operations. It provides insights into key contingency factors moderating the link between operational innovations and sustainability outcomes. It represents one of the few studies that build their theorizing upon field data collected in refugee camps.

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Sustainable innovations for humanitarian operations in refugee camps

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2023

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“…Upon its creation, this camp had all the characteristics of a humanitarian space created to respond to the massive arrival of Syrian refugees on Jordanian territory. Tents are set up along an orthogonal plan to accommodate families who settle there (Doraï and Piraud-Fournet 2018). Humanitarian organizations are developing their facilities there to assist the refugees (medical clinics, schools, food distribution centres, etc.).…”

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8 Refugees and the Urban Fabric: Palestinian and Syrian Settlement Patterns in Jordan

Doraï

2024

Urban Displacement

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CHAPTER 4 Contained at the Margins: Syrian Refugees’ Settlement Experience in Northern Jordan

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Sustainable innovations for humanitarian operations in refugee camps

Sustainable innovations for humanitarian operations in refugee camps

8 Refugees and the Urban Fabric: Palestinian and Syrian Settlement Patterns in Jordan

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