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shelter

vr.tr.shelter · PHY.PLC

Let an agent handle shelters by type and use, route people without safe shelter or in disasters to emergency and housing services, and give practical information on public and outdoor shelters.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle shelters by type and use, route people without safe shelter or in disasters to emergency and housing services, and give practical information on public and outdoor shelters.

A structure or place that gives protection from weather or danger, such as huts, cabins, lean-tos, bus shelters, mountain refuges, storm and air-raid shelters, and emergency or homeless shelters; natural refuges such as caves have also been used, as in historic refuge caves.

What it is for: Protection from weather, hazards and homelessness.

It can be find emergency or homeless shelter tonight; find public shelters during disasters; find mountain refuges and huts; learn about historic refuges with sources.

Distinguishing features

Protective purpose

Often temporary

Public or private

Some are emergency services

What it looks like

Small buildings, huts, canopies, underground rooms or natural caves.

How it is recognised

Huts, cabins and canopies

Emergency shelter signs

Permanent homes are dwellings rather than shelters

Related models

is a kind of - category

refuge

is related to - related concept

home

is provided by - provider

emergency management and housing services

includes - example

lean-to

In practice

Families and kinds

emergency and homeless shelters

storm, tornado and air-raid shelters

mountain huts and refuges

bus and public shelters

natural and historic refuges

Standards and regulation

Sphere humanitarian standards for shelter

Homelessness and housing law

Building standards for storm shelters

Failure modes and hazards

People left without shelter in extreme weather

Outdated shelter information

Carbon monoxide in improvised shelters

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.shelter-artifact

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Crisis Needing shelter now.

Safety comes first.

Tonight

Emergency shelter.

Tonight

Emergency shelter.

  1. Does someone need a safe place to sleep tonight? boundary
  2. Which homelessness line, outreach team or emergency shelter should be contacted? action

Disaster

Public shelters.

Disaster

Disaster shelters.

  1. Is there a storm, flood, heat or conflict warning requiring shelter? boundary
  2. Where are the official public shelters, according to authorities? provenance
Outdoors Huts and refuges.

Refuges save lives.

Huts

Mountain huts.

Huts

Mountain huts.

  1. Which mountain huts or bothies are available on this route, and must they be booked? provenance
  2. What rules apply? provenance

Improvised

Emergency shelter outdoors.

Improvised

Improvised shelter.

  1. How can someone stay safe outdoors if caught out, according to mountain rescue guidance? provenance
  2. When should rescue be called? action
Public Everyday shelters.

Public shelters need upkeep.

Bus

Bus shelters.

Bus

Bus shelters.

  1. Who maintains this bus shelter, and how can damage be reported? action
  2. Is it accessible? provenance

Design

Shelter design.

Design

Design.

  1. Which standards apply to storm or emergency shelter construction? provenance
  2. How should it be ventilated? boundary
History Historic refuges.

History needs sources.

Refuges

Historic sites.

Refuges

Historic refuges.

  1. What do archaeologists and historians say about these refuge sites? provenance
  2. Are they protected? provenance

Air-raid shelters

Wartime shelters.

Air-raid shelters

Air-raid shelters.

  1. Which historic air-raid shelters can be visited? provenance
  2. How are they preserved? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should shelter types be separate entries?
  • How should live shelter availability be linked?
  • How should historic refuges be linked?
Draft as JSON