 A Socio-economic Perspective on the Urbanisation of Zaatari Camp in JordanAyham Dalal ()
Migration Letters, 2015, vol. 12, issue 3, 263-278 Abstract: Camps are temporal spaces where refugees are provided with humanitarian aid until durable solutions are made possible. During this period of endless waiting, these camps are planned to be economically self-contained. However, through time, refugee camps tend to urbanise: their initial empty spaces transform into vibrant markets, habitats and social spaces. In response to this unexpected - and sometimes unwanted - process, the economically self-contained system of camps breaks. This paper looks into the emerging socio-economic dynamics in Zaatari camp in Jordan, on the light of its urbanisation process and the Jordanian economy. It first explains the how humanitarian aid is provided, and then shows how and why, refugees use it to diversify the economy of the camp. The findings of this paper are then articulated on the existing policies to reduce the financial aid such as self-reliance and development. Keywords: Syrian refugees; Zaatari; camps; urbanisation; socio-economics; self-reliance; UNHCR; development (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:mig:journl:v:12:y:2015:i:3:p:263-278 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Migration Letters is currently edited by Kittisak Jermsittiparsert More articles in Migration Letters from Migration Letters |
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