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Images of temporary housing units and autonomous community projects, emphasizing resilience and self-sufficiency in nature.

Hurricane Katrina, Purvis, MS, December 13, 2005 - These FEMA trailors provide temporary housing for people with special needs and meet ADA regulations. Patsy Lynch/FEMA

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Flooding - Velva, N. D. , July 22, 2011 Temporary Housing Units arrive at a staging area in Velva, North Dakota. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A sheep is slaughtered and cooked for a celebration. A typical farm on the Suusamyr plain, a high valley in Tien Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan. (Editorial Use Only)

camping camper camp green outdoor trees in summer

Coast Guard on Scene Damages - 26-HK-82-19. CG On Scene Damages--aerial view of tents on grass in front of building, and parking lot with trailers, dated 9 3 2005. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, D'Iberville, Miss., November 14, 2005 -- A resident has spruced up the entrance to their unit at the Temporary Apartment Complex (TAC) in D'Iberville. FEMA is using a variety of methods to house residents of Mississippi displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Katrina

An urban farm used by students in a suburb of Denver, CO.

Camping camper camp green outdoor trees in summer

TempHousing.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Outdoor, sustainability and henhouse for chicken farm, eco friendly and poultry production in nature. Grassland, space and coop for livestock in countryside, landscape and agriculture development

Flooding - Velva, N. D. , July 22, 2011 Temporary housing units at a staging area in Velva, North Dakota. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Housing displays from the Solar Decathlon --design competition for homes powered by the sun-- being taken down at the conclusion of the exhibit on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

Picnic day with tourist green camping tent and pot on the fire at an outdoor campsite in the woods. Recreation and outdoor travel concept

Preparing a Temporary Housing Unit for Occupancy. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Base Camps - 26-HK-66-71. LA Plaquemines Camp--towel hanging from tent, near other tents-- by Andrea Booher, FEMA. Hurricane Katrina

Madrid, 02/17/2016. Shanty area of the Parque de la Cuña Verde, in the districts of Moratalaz and Ciudad Lineal. Photo: De San Bernardo ARCHDC.

The homestead of "Motorhome Dave", a resident of Sacramento's Tent City.

Renewable energy with biogas production

This camp is not on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands, but the service is assisting in the removal of foxes to rehabilitate the natural diversity of the island. Subjects: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; biology; work of the refuge; Aleutians; Aleutian Islands. . 1998 - 2011.

DR-1607 Hurricane Rita.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

A tent set up in a yard housing people displaced by the Northridge earthquake in 1994

Subjects: Wildlife refuges; Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge. . 1998 - 2011.

Poverty Sticken Shanty Town Near Durban in South Africa

Hughes, Alaska, July 7, 2013 Severe flooding from the Koyukuk River has damaged this home and rendered it uninhabital due to structural weaknesses. Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated area can begin applying for assistance by registering at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Adam Dubrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Landscape of Sacramento's Tent City.

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

"Vilonia, AR, May 20, 2014 ; United Methodist Disaster Relief installs two new, temporary mobile units for the United Methodist Church in Vilonia, Arkansas after the church was destroyed by a tornado on April 27. FEMA supports Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) as they help disaster survivors and community groups recover from natural disasters. Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A Temporary Housing Unit is Put in Place in Hickory Point. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US Army Corps of Engineers Fire Island Cleanup. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

USA, Louisiana, Aerial photo of Atchafalaya Basin area, St. Martin Parish, trailer park just outside of West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee.

Holiday Camp Tent Outdoor Adventure Beautiful Nature Landscape

Heating and air conditioning unit (HVAC) for a Manufactured Housing Unit (MHU) parked in a staging area on Ellsworth Air Force Base in Box Elder (Rapid City), South Dakota. Numerous MHUs have been brought to the Ellsworth AFB staging area before they are moved to the Pine Ridge Reservation of the Oglala Sioux Tribe to provide housing assistance for disaster survivors following a federal disaster declaration on August 7 for severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding that occurred on the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwestern South Dakota between May 8 and May 29, 2015.. Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Creator: Dewhurst, Donna. Subjects: Innoko; Science Camps; education; Alaska.

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

France, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, Alpes-Maritime department, Greolieres, August 2022. Aerial view of a landscape in the Vallee du Loup near the village of Greolieres in the Parc naturel regional des Prealpes d'Azur. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, departement des Alpes-maritime, Greolieres, aout 2022. Vue aerienne d'un paysage de la Vallee du Loup aux abords du village de Greolieres dans le Parc naturel regional des Prealpes d Azur. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Couple, farmer and agriculture, chicken and eggs, poultry farming and nature in organic free range agro business. People, team and livestock, animal on farm and sustainability with quality assurance

Recovery of rain water in a garden France

France, Brittany, Dinan on 2021-09-22. The citizen's movement of shared gardens proposes to the inhabitants to produce themselves fruits and vegetables in urban agriculture. In addition, the objective is not only productive because, behind this movement, we find a real social and educational interest. It is now spreading all over the world and not only in big cities like here, in Dinan, a small town of 11000 inhabitants in Brittany documented through a large collective garden at the foot of the medieval city walls where each person rents his or her own large plot. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Dinan le 2021-09-22. Le mouvement citoyen des jardins partages propose aux habitants de produire eux-memes des fruits et legumes en agriculture urbaine. Par ailleurs, l'objectif n'est pas uniquement productif car, derrière ce mouvement, on retrouve un réel interet social et pédagogique. Il s'etend aujourd'hui dans le monde entier et pas uniquement dans les grandes villes comme

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Renewable energy with a biogas facility

a tent is set up in the dirt

Hughes, Alaska, July 7, 2013 Antlers and fur pelts are drying in a wood shed after recent flooding saturated the skins and trophy horns of this homeowner. Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated area can begin applying for assistance by registering at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Adam Dubrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Makeshift shower in the Nomadic Country of Mongolia

FEMA Housing Units in Choctaw County, Mississippi. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Madrid, 02/17/2016. Shanty area of the Parque de la Cuña Verde, in the districts of Moratalaz and Ciudad Lineal. Photo: De San Bernardo ARCHDC.

Public restroom in front of downed tree surrounded by rebar and other material at rural construction site in South Korea

FEMA and State Community Relations Outreach in Mississippi. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Homeless tent next to tree

Disguarded surfboards and towels on beachfront property

Creator: Jerry, Danielle G. Subjects: Subsistence; Fishing; Fishes Camp; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge.

Severe Storm Tornado - Shawnee, Okla. , May 13, 2010 A tent provides homeowners with temporary shelter following the destruction of their home by an F3 tornado. A series of 22 confirmed tornadoes swept across central and eastern Oklahoma on Monday, May 10th. FEMA . Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Rebuilding houses at Kinglake which was one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires in the state of Victoria. 173 people were killed and ma

Installing Safe House. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Galena, Alaska, June 30, 2013 President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Alaska triggering the release of Federal funds to help people and communities recover from severe flooding that occurred from May 17 to June 11. Federal funding in the form of Individual Assistance is available to affected individuals in the Alaska Gateway Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA) Lower Yukon REAA, Yukon Flats REAA, and the Yukon-Koyukuk REAA. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

a camping aesthetics. view from the tent on hiking boots and a burner with a boiler on the background of the forest

Beehives, note the poles with plastic bags used to scare away predatory birds

Homeless Tent City in Sacramento

Polarville, MS, Aril 27, 2015 -- FEMA archeologists conduct archeological shovel it testing at Shaw Homestead in Polarville, Mississippi, as art of the Secondary Programmatic Agreement (2PA) among FEMA, the State of Mississippi and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The Secondary Programmatic Agreement is a legal document that was created as a result of damage to historically significant sites caused by Hurricane Katrina and later recovery efforts such as debris removal. The Environmental Historic Preservation (EHP) activity of FEMA archeologists in Mississippi is made possible through FEMA Public Assistance funding.

Building a yurt.

Jasmin Cedotal stands under the flood waterline left on the Bayview Tavern in Port Vincent, La. Eventually, the floodwater topped the gutters, causing the owners and employees such as Jasmin to seek refuge on the rooftop where a metal foldout chair still remains.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

gust of Wind overturned the open tent on the Bank Spring wind flurry. A gust of Wind overturned the open tent on the Bank of the forest river Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 13717675

Erzeugung von sauberer Energie mit Solarmodulen in einem großen Park in Nordeuropa. *** Generation from clean Energy with Solar modules in a Big ones Park in Northern Europe 1127125090

Row of garbage bins by road

A yurt available for rent is shown April 8, 2022, at Pine View Campground at Fort McCoy, Wis. Pine View Campground is part of Pine View Recreation Area. This area also includes Whitetail Ridge and Sportsmans Range. The campground is nestled in a wooded area about a quarter mile west of Fort McCoys cantonment area and is bounded by Suukjak Sep Lake on the east and the La Crosse River on the west and south. To learn more about Pine View Campground and the yurts, visit https://mccoy.armymwr.com/programs/pine-view-campground.

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Crackely Woods HS2 protection camp, near Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, UK, November 2020

Urban farming & gardening on the rooftop

Mobile hives for pollination of flowering plants such as labyrinth and sunflowers

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Clothesline and green lawn in backyard

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Containers for the collection of recyclable waste France

The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway - CCC Exhibit at Stuart Guard Station. A garage at Stuart Guard Station on The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway contains the story of the CCC's work in this area. Location: Utah

Landscape of Sacramento's Tent City.

A camper prepares his site at the Mill Run Recreation Area and campground at Youghiogheny River Lake in Maryland, July 15, 2022. Mill Run is one of two campsites operated by the Youghiogheny River Lake staff and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. The lake serves as a reservoir, which offers flood risk reduction to the Youghiogheny and lower Monongahela River valleys as well as the upper Ohio River. Youghiogheny River Lake provides camping, water sports, biking trails, and fishing opportunities to residents and visitors.

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Restroom With Burned Trees In A Campground

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Office of the Inspertor General (OIG) Training , Environmental Protection Agency

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-294-36. Hurricane Katrina

Waste recycling centre with crushed tin cans. Kamikatsu Zero Waste Centre and Y hotel, Kamikatsu, Japan. Architect: Hiroshi Nakamura , 2020.

Polytunnels for growing vegetables at LandWorks prisoner training project, Dartington Hall estate, south Devon, England, UK.

Alakanuk, Alaska, July 16, 2013 The Alakanuk Post Office was severely damaged during a major flood that affected the communities mail delivery system. Federal funding in the form of Public Assistance (PA) is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certian nonprofit organizations on a cost sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the flooding in the Alaska Gateway Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA), Copper River REAA, Lower Yukon REAA, Yukon Flats REAA, and the Yukon-Koyukuk REAA. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A tree house in the forest near Gruenheide. The activist group Stop Tesla has built tree houses in the forest to protest against the planned expansion of the Tesla plant, 04.03.2024

Tipis Crow Agency, Crow Indian Reservation, Montana, USA Crow Agency PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA

Tipis Crow Agency, Crow Indian Reservation, Montana, USA Crow Agency PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA

Mounting in forest for the catch of sight of Mammals

Galena, AK, September 8, 2013 FEMA Mass Care Supervisor John Fulton interviews with the media regarding the FEMA Mass Care mission for the disaster survivors affected by recent flooding. FEMA, the State of Alaska and their partners are working closely together to assist those who were impacted and get them back on the road to recovery. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Destroyed buildings and temporary shelters after the May 12, 2008 earthquake, CCRCGP, Wolong, China

Destruction of town following eruption of volcano, houses moved into street by lava flow, Eldfell Volcano, Heimaey, Westmann Isles, Iceland, 1973

Tree houses in the forest near Gruenheide. The activist group Stop Tesla has built tree houses in the forest to protest against the planned expansion of the Tesla plant, 04.03.2024

Brown Gardener (Amblyornis inornatus) bower decorated with various types of trash, Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

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