Previous use of large sites for housing asylum seekers proved to be dangerous, demoralising, dehumanising and expensive.
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Despite the relentless hardships and suffering, one thing appeared to unite the refugees I met: they wanted to seek sanctuary in the UK, no matter what.
New refugees have just 28 days to access the essential services they need to rebuild their lives in the UK. In the ‘destitution gap’, many will become homeless.
Overcrowding is associated with many other mental and physical health concerns.
Semi-carceral facilities accommodating irregular migrants are designed to be hostile spaces that expose people to substandard conditions and keep them on the move, detached from wider society.
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Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor (Housing Policy), Adelaide University, and Research Associate, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham