RT Monograph
SR 00
A1 Sabour, Salma
A1 Megarry, William
A1 Forgesson, Sarah
A1 Paterno, Tina
A1 Potts, Andrew
A1 Soares Silva, João Paulo
A1 Ronsin-Quéchon, Délie
A1 Bouaziz, Khansa
A1 Polanco, Julianne
A1 Snyder, Michael
A1 Carpio, Elizabeth
A1 Herrmann, Victoria
T1 The Preserving Legacies guiding principles and framework for assessing climate change risk to heritage places
YR 2024
FD 2024
SP 17
K1 climate change
K1 climate impact assessment
K1 risk assessment
K1 principles
K1 methodology
K1 theory of conservation
AB The heritage sector has developed a wide range of tools to assess risk and vulnerability in recent years. The Preserving Legacies framework is similar to many of these; however, it also diverges in key areas. Specifically, it takes a broad values-based approach which understands that assessing climate risk to heritage values can be a different (but related) question to assessing risk to heritage fabric/attributes. It does not assume or place a hierarchy on these values or assume that existing inventories represent a complete picture of a community’s heritage. Rather, it is community-led, working with partners to define key areas of concern. It also takes a broader spatial approach acknowledging that climate impacts are not restricted to prescribed site boundaries. While great value is placed on downscaled climate models, the Preserving Legacies Framework places equal value on plural knowledge systems which it incorporates broadly across its understanding of hazards, vulnerabilities, exposures and responses. The Preserving Legacies Framework is locally led and facilitated by project colleagues and partners who are implementing the framework following intensive training and knowledge exchange within the project, backed by a global Community of Practice, leading to targeted, sustainable and locally appropriate adaptation actions. These actions, coupled with inspiring storytelling, aim to join up to broader adaptation efforts and inspire more ambitious climate action.
PB ICOMOS & Preserving Legacies
PP Charenton-le-Pont & Paris
SN 978-2-487082-10-6
AV Published
LK http://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/3341/