Climate change-induced disasters and cultural heritage: Optimizing management strategies in Central Europe

Autor: Riccardo Cacciotti, Anna Kaiser, Alessandro Sardella, Paola De Nuntiis, Miloš Drdácký, Christian Hanus, Alessandra Bonazza
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Climate Risk Management, Vol 32, Iss , Pp 100301- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2212-0963
DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2021.100301
Popis: Due to climate change, it is foreseen that the frequency and magnitude of extreme climate events such as heavy precipitation, flooding and drought will increase throughout Europe. In recent times, numerous areas suffered from disasters that produced significant damage to cultural heritage. Although different risk management strategies are currently enforced in Central Europe, there still exist many challenges that undermine their effectiveness. This study reviews the necessary points to be addressed for strengthening existing management strategies within the region and the characteristics of potential resilience building measures. It presents feasible and tailored ICT solutions (e.g. a web GIS platform) and decision support tools (e.g. a manual for cultural heritage resilience and a handbook on transnational rescue procedures) for the protection of cultural heritage against floods, heavy rain and fire. These tools result from the Interreg Central Europe project ProteCHt2save, concentrating on risk assessment and sustainable protection of cultural heritage in changing environments. The proposed measures are tested at pilot sites and successfully integrated in local risk management plans. Future work is also proposed for further implementation of the results.
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