Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters Vs. Cultural Heritage
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2022) | Viewed by 13809
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Architecture, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
Interests: construction history; failure of ancient timber structures; strengthening of ancient timber structures; seismic vulnerability of historical buildings; conservation theory
Interests: mechanical modelling of masonry constructions; timber–masonry constructions; rigid block analysis; FEM analysis; limit analysis; seismic vulnerability assessment; foundation settlement structure effect; strengthening interventions; composites materials; structural software development
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Interests: cultural heritage; characterization of stone building materials and their decay; experimentation of innovative protective products; archaeometric study of chronologically different ceramic remains in subaerial and underwater environments
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Dear Colleagues,
Since ancient times, natural disasters, especially earthquakes, have been the greatest threats to buildings, often resulting in effective countermeasures implemented by various cultures (e.g., Minoan, Greek, Roman). The climatic changes of recent years have not only triggered new pathologies on the historical–artistic heritage but have also increased the number and strength of floods and consequent hydrogeological disruptions, to which are added hurricanes and, more generally, winds at significant speeds, coastal erosion, as well as changes in sea level. These natural disasters pose new challenges to cultural heritage, subjecting it to heavier mechanical and chemical–physical burdens.
In addition, other potential threats to cultural heritage include wars, terrorism, polluted atmospheres, and fires.
It is up to the scientific community, with a mandatory multidisciplinary approach, to conduct an urgent review of the methods for assessing risk caused by natural and anthropogenic disasters, mitigation, and, more generally, conservation measures in order to preserve our cultural heritage for ourselves and for future generations.
Dr. Nicola Ruggieri
Prof. Dr. Stefano Galassi
Prof. Dr. Mauro Francesco La Russa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- multi-risk assessment
- seismic behavior
- diagnosis
- monitoring
- vulnerability
- strengthening
- conservation
- safeguarding
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