Advances in Sustainable Conservation of Architectural and Cultural Heritage
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 August 2026 | Viewed by 25
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Interests: cultural heritage; infrared thermography; computer vision; digital image processing; machine learning and deep learning.
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled “The Sustainability of Architectural and Cultural Heritage”, which seeks to explore innovative approaches and emerging challenges in ensuring the long-term preservation and resilience of our built heritage.
Cultural and architectural heritage represent invaluable cultural, historical, and social assets. Their conservation is not only a matter of material protection, but also of ensuring sustainable management, use, and adaptation in the face of environmental, economic, and social changes. This Special Issue aims to highlight how recent advancements in materials, intervention methods, diagnostic techniques, and management strategies contribute to the sustainable conservation of heritage sites.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Development or improvement of materials and sustainable technologies used in architectural and cultural heritage conservation.
- Use of nanomaterials and eco-compatible solutions that enhance durability and reduce environmental impact.
- Application of non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring techniques (e.g., infrared thermography, electrical tomography, ground-penetrating radar) for early detection of pathologies and condition assessment.
- Innovative and sustainable intervention methods that minimize environmental risk and respect the authenticity of heritage.
- Optimization of conservation protocols and treatment procedures to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
- Integrated management approaches that promote the long-term sustainability of heritage conservation, including risk management, stakeholder involvement, and policy frameworks.
- Case studies demonstrating sustainable practices in heritage conservation, from material analysis to strategic planning.
We also welcome contributions on other relevant topics not explicitly listed here, as long as they align with the overarching theme of this Special Issue—advancing the sustainability of architectural and cultural heritage through materials, methods, and management.
Dr. Jorge Feijoo Conde
Dr. Iván Garrido González
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- heritage conservation
- sustainable materials
- non-invasive diagnostic techniques
- cultural heritage management
- sustainable interventions
- historic building preservation
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