Addressing housing needs of the displaced people promoting resilient and sustainable communities

Purpose Addressing the housing needs of displaced communities is an essential part a recovery programme that has distinct links to livelihoods, health, education, security and social family stability. The factor acts as centre for friends, source pride cultural identity resource commands both political economic importance. Therefore, addressing should be seen mode promote resilience sustainable communities. Instead, consideration merely physical need results in many issues communities, including no access livelihood, poor living condition, health problems, lack financial independence, satisfaction cohesion, sometimes even recreates worsens existing vulnerabilities Within this context, purpose paper investigate factors consider when promoting Design/methodology/approach research team project titled REbuildinG AfteR Displacement (REGARD) conducted 47 in-depth interviews four partner countries (the UK, Sweden, Estonia Sri Lanka) with officials, community representatives, support networks, agency etc. Apart from that, focus group discussions were members Lanka covering conflict-induced disaster-induced displacement. Findings findings revealed significant role rebuilding determining long-term Further, present eight resilient Practical implications are helpful future planners, urban designers, architects policymakers who work resettlement field. Planners, designers can use these identified cross-check their planning designing strategies mainstream into housing-related policies regulations. Originality/value investigates