Abstract
The article considers the systematization of contemporary solutions to eliminate the consequences of anthropogenic, natural and man-made disasters. The purpose of the article is to classify modern approaches to the implementation of shelters. The article considers modern built and conceptual projects. As a result of a systematic analysis of project examples, 2 major groups of approaches were identified: specific and non-specific. Specific approaches are supposed to be used within one particular sort of cataclysm (tsunamis, floods, earthquakes), non-specific approaches are suitable for different extreme conditions. The study will be useful for practical and theoretical research in the field of combating the consequences of cataclysms.