Moving away from tents in Haiti

The New York Times reports that aid groups in Haiti are moving away from tents and toward what the story calls "do-it-yourself housing with tarpaulins at first, followed by lumber." This story is interesting because it reflects so much of what has been learned about temporary (which often becomes semi-permanent) housing after major disasters, like the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It's also broadly relevant to problems with post-disaster housing in industrialized nations, like the United States after Katrina.