Relief tents, Haiti, and temporary shelter

Crisiscamp London co-founder Vinay Gupta discusses his “hexayurt” project — as seen in the Worldchanging book — in light of the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, and how relief tents are a “bandaid on a gunshot wound”:

via Boing Boing.

I’ve linked to the Boing Boing post rather than directly to Vinay’s excellent article, because there is also discussion of the pros and cons, and other suggestions for low-tech rebuilding.

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