Seismic microzonation of Palatine hill, Roman Forum and Coliseum Archaeological Area

Autor: Alessandro Pagliaroli, Giuseppe Naso, Massimiliano Moscatelli, Sergio Castenetto, Gian Paolo Cavinato
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 12:1269-1275
ISSN: 1573-1456
1570-761X
Popis: The protection of cultural heritage is an obligation that the Italian Constitution gives to the State. However, the protection of our heritage is a universal duty, one of those basic values that is a part of our way of feeling. It certainly is not necessary to argue the need to plan, finance and put into place all of the possible initiatives aimed at ensuring the protection and conservation of our cultural patrimony. Yet, this commitment is often considered insufficient to avert the danger that new losses may occur. It is almost expected that our cultural heritage will suffer damages, especially in exceptional cases of natural disasters. The understanding of the impotence that one feels when faced with the unexpected is an incentive to find a way to manage the “weaknesses” of our cultural heritage in order to contain and limit the magnitude of the loss. Studies recently done by institutes and organizations that operate on the national and international scale through analysis of past experiences are testimonies. The goal is to learn from the past and put in place instruments that allow us to at least mitigate the effects of natural calamities. Studies done by the Council of Europe through EUR-OPA, European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement or the UNESCO World Heritage Centre-ICCROMICOMOS-IUCN manual of Managing Disaster Risks are, in this sense, interesting reference points.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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