| Summary: |
Cultural heritage is a major element of the history and identity
of societies, contributing to their economy and well being. Natural
and technological hazards have been, together with war, main sources
of destruction or degradation of cultural assets. Earthquakes, floods,
coastal storms, extreme weather conditions and landslides have taken
a heavy toll on historical buildings, archaeological sites, libraries,
art collections, etc; to those traditional hazards we have to add
a new major risk: climate change. Attention to its impact on cultural
heritage is relatively recent. Europe has been a leading force in
this specific research area.
Objectives
The workshop “Climate change and cultural heritage”
provides the opportunity to debate the effects of changing climate
parameters on material and structural characteristics of cultural
heritage among scientists, end users and policy makers. The workshop
also aims to produce guidelines to governments, other institutional
actors, NGO’s and experts on how to better integrate climate
change considerations and prevision in protection and maintenance
of cultural heritage.
The workshop will be an opportunity to present results of current
work in the field and to make proposals for research or action and
co-operation. |
