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Application of Inorganic Nanomaterials in Cultural Heritage Conservation, Risk of Toxicity, and Preventive Measures. [PDF]

Nanomaterials (Basel), 2023
Gomez-Villalba LS, Salcines C, Fort R.
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Beyond inundation: a comprehensive assessment of sea level rise impact on coastal cultural heritage in China

Heritage Science
The rise in sea levels, driven by global climate change, poses a significant threat to cultural heritage in coastal regions. Traditional risk assessment methods, focusing on direct inundation, often fail to consider the crucial impact of socio-economic ...
Zihua Chen, Qian Gao, Xiaowei Li, Xiaohui Yang, Zhenbo Wang   +4 more
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Space observation for the sustainable utilization of world heritage sites along the silk roads: the routes network of Chang’an-Tianshan corridor

International Journal of Digital Earth
Urban development under a changing climate pose threats to heritage conservation, necessitating vigilant monitoring of human activities and natural disasters.
Yunwei Tang, Fulong Chen, Haoshan Wang, Charles Galdies, Caiyan Chen, Linhai Jing   +5 more
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Comparative Seismic Assessment of Ancient Masonry Churches

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2019
The seismic risk assessment of the historical and architectural heritage is, nowadays, a very relevant topic due the potential human and economic losses involved in case of global or partial collapse.
Michele D'Amato, Rosario Gigliotti, Raffaele Laguardia   +2 more
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A Rusty Issue; or, the Strange Case of a Victorian Crane in Venice

Venezia Arti, 2016
Industrial heritage is a type of built heritage that is often considered to be controversial as regards its preservation, because it challenges the traditional perception of heritage values.
Pierazzo, Patrizia
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Cultural Heritage at Risk in World Conflicts: Digital Tools’ Contribution to Its Preservation

Heritage
Cultural heritage is, today, particularly exposed to the devastation resulting from natural phenomena, but it is even more exposed to the destruction caused by man-made ones.
Grazia Neglia, Mariarosaria Angrisano, Ippolita Mecca, Francesco Fabbrocino   +3 more
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Global challenges and insights in disaster risk management at world cultural heritage sites

Progress in Disaster Science
Cultural heritage has faced significant challenges due to both natural and human-induced hazards, as well as the impacts of climate change in recent years.
Min Li, Takeyuki Okubo, Dowon Kim, Shakya Lata, Aya Miyazaki   +4 more
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Heritage at risk: Júlia Ferraz Mansion. A study between preservation and urban transformation

ARQUISUR Revista
This article analyzes the Júlia Ferraz Mansion, a historic building located in Atibaia (São Paulo, Brazil), whose trajectory dates back to 1776 and is closely related to the city formation. Over more than two centuries, the building has become a material
Ana Beatriz Mendonça Dias, Eloisa Dezen-Kempter   +1 more
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Water-related deterioration risk assessment for sustainable conservation of heritage buildings in the Forbidden City, China

Developments in the Built Environment
A suitable hygrothermal environment is imperative for sustainably conserving movable and immovable cultural heritage. This paper proposes a combined method for quantitatively assessing water-related deterioration risks in heritage buildings, validated ...
Yan Ma, Huarong Xie, Yonghui Li, Shuichi Hokoi, Xiaogu Zhang, Xudong Wang   +5 more
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A Blue Schield to safeguard cultural heritage at risk

Conservar Património, 2010
Isabel Raposo de Magalhães
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