Cultural Heritage—Science, Materials and Technologies
A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2019) | Viewed by 59843
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cultural heritage; mining heritage; mineralogy; crystallography; crystal chemistry; ceramics; glasses; mortars; rock weathering; synchrotron radiation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cultural Heritage (CH) is defined by the Council of Europe as “a resource inherited from the past which people identify, independently of ownership, as a reflection and expression of their constantly evolving values, beliefs, knowledge and traditions”. The awareness, preservation and dissemination of CH depends strongly on having scientific and technological expertise on materials in a dynamic and fruitful cycle to forcibly cross all areas of knowledge and present updated reflections, alongside the dissemination of good practices.
This Special Issue intends to address challenges that CH faces in contemporary society within the current complexity of the economic and social context, globalization and new emerging paradigms by highlighting its contributions to society, the economy, cultural creation and education. Its aim is to promote a citizen-centric approach through the dissemination of innovative models of CH science and its inclusive role.
We encourage participants of the EMRS 2019 Spring Meeting (www.european-mrs.com/meetings/2019-spring-meeting), Materiais2019 (www.materiais2019.pt) and all experts from around the globe working on CH science to submit their contributions in areas such as archaeometry, characterization techniques, new materials and methodologies, historical studies, conservation, alteration and ageing, climate impact, cultural landscape, geoarchaeology, nautical and underwater archaeology, tourism and economy, dating and authenticity, social impact, multi-scale imaging, monitoring and remote sensing, risk assessment, modelling and theoretical approaches, maintenance and sustainability, best practices and legislation, ecological solutions, data management, case studies and other related fields.
Prof. Dr. João Pedro Veiga
Guest Editor
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