Unlike huts, shacks are constructed by hand using available materials; however, whereas huts are usually rural and made of natural materials (mud, rocks, sticks, etc.) shacks are generally composed of scavenged man-made materials like abandoned construction debris, repurposed consumer waste and other useful discarded objects that can be quickly acquired at little or no cost and fashioned into a small dwelling.
In areas of high population density and high poverty, shacks are often the most prevalent form of housing; it is possible that up to a billion people worldwide live in shacks.[1] Fire is a significant hazard in tight-knit shack settlements.[2] Settlements composed mostly or entirely of shacks are known as slums or shanty towns.
In Australian Englishshack can also refer to a small holiday house with limited conveniences, for instance it may not have running water or electricity.
In Canadian oilfield drilling, a shack can also be the word for a wellsite trailer. These structures are notorious among oilfield workers for being cramped, uncomfortable and generally unpleasant to be in.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, tar paper shacks consisting of wooden frames covered with tar paper were a common form of very low-cost housing in the rural United States and Canada.[3][4]
^A Big Devil in the Jondolos: A report on shack fires by Matt Birkinshaw
^"Tar paper shack in Minnesota cut-over area, Beltrami County, Minnesota". Library of Congress.
^"Flashback Friday: Carrie Ingalls & Her Tar Paper Shack".
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shack, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar. For other uses see Shack disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Shack news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message A shack or in some areas shanty is a type of small shelter or dwelling often primitive or rudimentary in design and construction A large shack near Pigeon Forge TennesseeUnlike huts shacks are constructed by hand using available materials however whereas huts are usually rural and made of natural materials mud rocks sticks etc shacks are generally composed of scavenged man made materials like abandoned construction debris repurposed consumer waste and other useful discarded objects that can be quickly acquired at little or no cost and fashioned into a small dwelling Contents 1 Background 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesBackground EditIn areas of high population density and high poverty shacks are often the most prevalent form of housing it is possible that up to a billion people worldwide live in shacks 1 Fire is a significant hazard in tight knit shack settlements 2 Settlements composed mostly or entirely of shacks are known as slums or shanty towns In Australian English shack can also refer to a small holiday house with limited conveniences for instance it may not have running water or electricity In Canadian oilfield drilling a shack can also be the word for a wellsite trailer These structures are notorious among oilfield workers for being cramped uncomfortable and generally unpleasant to be in In the 19th and early 20th centuries tar paper shacks consisting of wooden frames covered with tar paper were a common form of very low cost housing in the rural United States and Canada 3 4 Gallery Edit Shacks in Kayamandi South Africa A shack by the Tyrnava River Tyrnavanjoki in Tyrnava Finland In relatively affluent areas shacks are often used for storage or have been abandoned A multi family shack in a riverside shantytown Jakarta Indonesia Shacks of Damara people within Namib Desert Shack near railway line Tar paper shack in the United States 1930sSee also EditRadio shack Beach hut Log cabin Log house Hunting lodge Mountain lodge Sweat lodge TipiReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shacks Look up shack in Wiktionary the free dictionary Planet of Slums Verso 2006 A Big Devil in the Jondolos A report on shack fires by Matt Birkinshaw Tar paper shack in Minnesota cut over area Beltrami County Minnesota Library of Congress Flashback Friday Carrie Ingalls amp Her Tar Paper Shack Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shack amp oldid 1152200587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
