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The use of high resolution digital surface models for change detection and viewshed analysis in the area around the pyramids of Giza, Egypt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
One of the biggest threats to cultural heritage is related to their rapidly changing and developing surroundings. The Giza pyramid plateau is a prime example of this phenomenon, as it is threatened by the enormous urban expansion of Cairo over the last ...
De Laet, Véronique   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Exposure Indices of Extreme Wind-Driven Rain Events for Built Heritage

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2020
Building performance and material change of cultural heritage in urban areas are negatively impacted by wind-driven rain (WDR). The frequency and intensity of WDR exposure are modified by climate change.
Scott Allan Orr, May Cassar
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the climate vulnerability of the world’s natural and cultural heritage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Climate change is the fastest-growing global threat to the world’s natural and cultural heritage. No systematic approach to assess climate vulnerability of protected areas and their associated communities has existed—until now.
Day, Jon C.   +2 more
core  

Safety risk assessment of heritage buildings in metro construction based on SPA theory: a case study in Zhengzhou, China

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2020
While the urban rail transit systems have been developed rapidly, the nearby heritage buildings and historic sites are facing possible threats of unexpected damages.
Qian Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Platforms of knowledge: architectural heritage practice and the information age in South Africa

open access: yesVirtual Archaeology Review, 2020
The intellectual basis for preservation and conservation is formed by the study, record and dissemination of the works of humanity. Due to the negative impacts of exponential city growth, through densification and the impact of climate change, more ...
Arthur Barker, Johan Swart
doaj   +1 more source

Caradon Hill area heritage project final evaluation and completion report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
A report on the Heritage Lottery Funded Caradon Hill Area Heritage Project (CHAHP). The evaluation has been designed to provide an independent assessment of what CHAHP projects have delivered (their outputs), what the benefits (outcomes) have been for ...
Anteric, M., Clarke, Richard
core   +3 more sources

Heritage Impact Assessment Index Within Urban Development Context: The Case of Masjed-e Jame of Isfahan in Iran

open access: yesHeritage
Despite various opportunities, urban development projects have been causing significant challenges to the preservation and conservation of historic cultural heritage.
Baharak Ashrafi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

DIGITAL HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPE METHODOLOGY FOR HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SINGAPORE [PDF]

open access: yesISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2017
Using the case study of Singapore’s existing heritage websites, this research will probe the circumstances of the emerging technology and practice of consuming heritage architecture on a digital platform.
J. Widodo, Y. C. Wong, F. Ismail
doaj   +1 more source

Review of Interpreting Gaseous Pollution Data Regarding Heritage Objects

open access: yesHeritage, 2023
Pollutant gases pose a significant risk to some cultural heritage objects, and surveys have shown that the professionals involved consider themselves to lack knowledge to fully assess risk.
David Thickett, Terje Grøntoft
doaj   +1 more source

Data fluidity in DARIAH -- pushing the agenda forward [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper provides both an update concerning the setting up of the European DARIAH infrastructure and a series of strong action lines related to the development of a data centred strategy for the humanities in the coming years.
Baillot, Anne   +2 more
core   +6 more sources

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