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Emergency housing

Here are entered works on short-term housing or shelter provided in response to disasters or crises. Works on housing for those in need of temporary living quarters, such as housing for students or migrant workers, are entered under Temporary housing.

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• Civil defense
• Disaster relief
• Housing

• Emergency housing -- California
• Emergency housing -- California, Northern
• Emergency housing -- Canada
• Emergency housing -- Design and construction
• Emergency housing -- Environmental aspects
• Emergency housing -- Florida
• Emergency housing -- Government policy
• Emergency housing -- Gulf Coast (U.S.)
• Emergency housing -- Gulf States
• Emergency housing -- Health aspects
• Emergency housing -- Law and legislation
• Emergency housing -- New Jersey
• Emergency housing -- Pennsylvania
• Emergency housing -- United States
• Shelters for the homeless
• Women's shelters

• Emergency housing systems from three-dimensional engineered fiberboard : temporary building systems for lightweight, portable, easy-to-assemble, reusable, recyclable, and biodegradable structures (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2006), by James R. Anderson, Christopher Turk, John F. Hunt, Jerrold E. Winandy, and Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Planning and design of emergency relocation facilities (New Jersey Dept. of Community Affairs, 1976), by N.J. Dept. of Community Development Jersey City (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Emergency housing : a staff report on operational programs in California providing temporary shelter to the homeless without resources of their own, with recommendations to the Committee (California Legislature, Senate Select Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, 1975), by California. Legislature. Senate. Select Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, Edward F. Owens, and Salvation Army. United States. San Francisco (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Housing needs in earthquake disaster areas : field hearingsbefore the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development of the Committee onBanking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, second session, Watsonville, California, April 11, 1990; San Francisco, California, April 12, 1990. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1990), by Finance United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ordonnance pour loger les troupes dans certaines occasions chez les habitants des campagnes, et qui pourvoit aux troupes des effets du gouvernement (s.n., 1796), by Guy Carleton and Canada. Gouverneur en chef (1786-1796 : Carleton) (page images at HathiTrust)

• The design and performance of a fallout-tested manned shelter station and its suitability as a single-family shelter (San Francisco, California : U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, 1963., 1963), by J. D. Sartor, J. I. Pond, H. Lee, P. D. LaRiviere, and U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)

• The public sale of Hurricane Katrina/Rita FEMA trailers : are they safe or environmental time bombs? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, April 28, 2010. (Washington, DC : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. G.P.O., 2013), by Trade United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)

• Hurricane Andrew--VA housing and homelessness, Homestead, Florida : field hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, March 12, 1993. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1993), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)

• Post-Katrina temporary housing : dilemmas and solutions : hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, March 20, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by Public Buildings United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development (page images at HathiTrust)

• Beyond trailers : creating a more flexible, efficient, and cost-effective federal disaster housing program : hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, April 24, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery (page images at HathiTrust)

• Housing and the HIV/AIDS epidemic : recommendations for action (Washington, D.C. : b National Commission on AIDS, 1992), by United States. National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Francis Porcher (page images at HathiTrust)

• Housing options in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita : hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, January 13, 2006. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (page images at HathiTrust)
• Housing options in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita : hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, December 8, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (page images at HathiTrust)
• Housing options in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita : field hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, January 14, 2006. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (page images at HathiTrust)
• Housing options in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita : hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, December 14, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (page images at HathiTrust)

• Rebuilding needs in Katrina impacted areas (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by Housing United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ensuring safe and effective housing programs in the wake of disasters : hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, January 29, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States House Committee on Homeland Security (page images at HathiTrust)
• Examining the roles and responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in responding to the affordable housing needs of Gulf Coast states following emergencies and natural disasters : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services and the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response of the Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, June 4, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and Preparedness and Response United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Communications (page images at HathiTrust)
• Housing needs in the Gulf Coast (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Housing United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking (page images at HathiTrust)

• Federal Emergency Management Agency's manufactured housing program (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Far from home : deficiencies in federal disaster housing assistance after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and recommendations for improvement : special report (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery (page images at HathiTrust)

• FEMA housing : an examination of current problems and innovative solutions : hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, July 8, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States House Committee on Homeland Security (page images at HathiTrust)

• Still post-Katrina : how FEMA decides when housing responsibilities end : hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, May 22, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Public Buildings United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ensuring safe and effective housing programs in the wake of disasters : hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, January 29, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States House Committee on Homeland Security (page images at HathiTrust)

• FEMA's toxic trailers : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, July 19, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (page images at HathiTrust)
• Toxic trailers : have the Centers for Disease Control failed to protect public health? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, April 1, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight (page images at HathiTrust)

• Manufacturers of FEMA trailers and elevated formaldehyde levels : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, July 9, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (page images at HathiTrust)

• Constitutional analysis of proposed regulations issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding the participation of religious organizations in the "Emergency Shelter Grants Program" ([Washington, D.C.] : Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress, [1987], 1987), by David M. Ackerman and Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service (page images at HathiTrust)

• Emergency Food and Shelter Act of 2004 : report of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, to accompany S. 2249 to amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to provide for emergency food and shelter. (U.S. G.P.O., 2004), by United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act : report, together with additional views (to accompany H.R. 217). (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services (page images at HathiTrust)
• Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (page images at HathiTrust)
• Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (page images at HathiTrust)
• HR 1073, Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1999), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (page images at HathiTrust)
• Constitutional analysis of proposed regulations issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding the participation of religious organizations in the "Emergency Shelter Grants Program" ([Washington, D.C.] : Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress, [1987], 1987), by David M. Ackerman and Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service (page images at HathiTrust)

• Toward shelter security (The Division, 1934), by New Jersey. Emergency Relief Administration. Division of Research and Methods (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Clinton County disaster housing plan (distributed by National Technical Information Service, 1975), by Clinton County (Pa.). Planning Commission and SEDA-Council of Governments (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Columbia County disaster housing plan (SEDA-COG, 1975), by Columbia-Montour Joint Planning Commission and SEDA-Council of Governments (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Expedient Shelter Construction and Occupancy Experiments (Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1976), by Cresson H. Kearny (page images at HathiTrust)
• SAFAH grants : aiding comprehensive strategies for the homeless (The Office, 1988), by United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Policy Development and Research (page images at HathiTrust)
• Amending the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 hearings before the Subcommittee on Regional and Community Development of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, first and second sessions, on S. 1216 ... S. 1217 ... S. 2250 ... July 16 and 21, 1981, April 20, 1982. (U.S. G.P.O., 1982), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Regional and Community Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Emergency housing needs in the aftermath of Katrina : hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, September 15, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (page images at HathiTrust)
• Federal housing response to Hurricane Katrina : hearing before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, February 06, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services (page images at HathiTrust)
• Alternative ways of providing host area fallout protection : final report 44U-988, December 1975 (Dept. of Defense, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, 1976), by S. B. York, E. L. Hill, M. D. Wright, Research Triangle Institute, and United States. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (page images at HathiTrust)
• Impact of federal budget cuts on emergency food and shelter needs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, second session, Memphis, Tennessee, April 9, 1984. (U.S. G.P.O., 1984), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Social security and income security proposals : hearing before the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, second session, July 14, 1988. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1988), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy (page images at HathiTrust)
• Reception and care planning guidance for host communities (Dept. of Defense, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, 1977), by William W. Chenault, Cecil H. Davis, Inc Human Sciences Research, and United States. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (page images at HathiTrust)
• Recommendations of the National Committee on the Housing Emergency : a program for action on housing for defense workers and families of low income ([National Committee on the Housing Emergency ], 1941), by National Committee on the Housing Emergency (U.S.) and Hugh R. Pomeroy (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Emergency conversion of non-dwelling structures for use as dwellings ([U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1965), by United States. Housing and Home Finance Agency. Defense Planning Staff (page images at HathiTrust)
• Instructions for the provision of emergency housing (barracks) and related community facilities ([U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1965), by United States. Housing and Home Finance Agency. Defense Planning Staff (page images at HathiTrust)
• Local emergency housing service (U.S. G.P.O., 1965), by United States. Housing and Home Finance Agency. Defense Planning Staff (page images at HathiTrust)

• Implementation of the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act by the Interagency Council on the Homeless : joint hearing before the Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee and the Employment and Housing Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, first session, March 15, 1989. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1989), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Employment and Housing Subcommittee (page images at HathiTrust)
• Shelter Plus Care resource manual (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development, 2001), by United States Office of Community Planning and Development (page images at HathiTrust)

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