Advances and Innovations in Shelters to Cover Needs in Emergency Housing Situations

Abstract

Throughout the history of humanity, housing emergencies have frequently occurred due to war conflicts, migratory events, natural disasters, etc. In this sense, technological advances have given rise to new solutions to resolve these situations. Therefore, the objective of the research will focus on the study of the emergency shelter in the reception phase, since it is the most emergency situation, to determine how related technologies have been developed in the last decade (2012–2022). Regarding the methodology, it will focus on the analysis and evaluation of scien-tific publications and patents, as well as on the location of commercial solutions for humanitarian distribution, beyond the tents, as well as some experimental designs and initiatives, collecting data on the characteristics of said technological advances and to what extent they resolve the corresponding situation. The results indicate that, in the last decade, the growth in the number of investigations and patents has been very pronounced with the technological hegemony of certain countries, concluding that significant progress has been made, although there is still a long way to go, especially to guarantee that these advances reach the people who need it.