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Heritage at risk special edition 2007 - Cultural heritage and natural disasters: risk preparedness and the limits of prevention = Kulturerbe und Naturkatastrophen: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Prävention

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Bumbaru, Dinu, Cassar, May, Ebnöther, Reto, Falser, Michael S., Furrer, Bernhardt, Hassler, Uta, Jäger, Wolfram, King, Joseph, Koellisch, Wolfgang, Langenbach, Randolph, Meier, Hans-Rudolf, Mokhtari Taleqani, Eskandar, Napitupulu, Denny, Nejati, Mahmoud, Petzet, Michael, Polkowski, Dieter, Schmuckle-Mollard, Christiane, Štulc, Josef, Thurnherr, Stefan, Vatandust, Rasool, White, Jennifer, Wijeratne, Pali, Wijesuriya, Gamini and Will, Thomas (2008) Heritage at risk special edition 2007 - Cultural heritage and natural disasters: risk preparedness and the limits of prevention = Kulturerbe und Naturkatastrophen: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Prävention. Technical Report. TUDPress, Dresden, Germany, 248p. Heritage at Risk (H@R), 2007 Special Edition - Natural Disasters. ISBN 978-3-940046-64-2. [Book]

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Abstract (in English)

This special volume deals exclusively with natural disasters, a subject of particular relevance in view of the threat to cultural heritage by global climate change. This publication is the outcome of the conference 'Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters — Risk Preparedness and the Limits of Prevention'. It contains the conference speakers’ reports on earthquake, storm and flood disasters which special emphasis on the earthquake in Bam and the tsunami in Sri Lanka. It also contains new articles by additional experts in the field. The topics cover a number of countries namely: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom and United States of America. The conference was organized by ICOMOS Germany within the framework of the Leipzig Messe’s European Conservation Fair denkmal 2006, in cooperation with ICCROM (International Center for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) and the Konferenz Nationaler Kultureinrichtungen (KNK, Conference of National Cultural Institutions).

Item Type: Book (Technical Report)
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Bumbaru, Dinu
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Cassar, May
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Ebnöther, Reto
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Falser, Michael S.
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Furrer, Bernhardt
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Hassler, Uta
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Jäger, Wolfram
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King, Joseph
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Koellisch, Wolfgang
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Langenbach, Randolph
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Meier, Hans-Rudolf
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Mokhtari Taleqani, Eskandar
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Napitupulu, Denny
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Nejati, Mahmoud
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Petzet, Michael
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Polkowski, Dieter
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Schmuckle-Mollard, Christiane
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Štulc, Josef
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Thurnherr, Stefan
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Vatandust, Rasool
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White, Jennifer
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Wijeratne, Pali
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Wijesuriya, Gamini
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Will, Thomas
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Meier, Hans-Rudolf
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Petzet, Michael
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Will, Thomas
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Corporate Authors: ICOMOS Germany; Technische Universität Dresden
Languages: English, German
Keywords: cultural heritage at risk; natural disasters; risk preparedness; risk management; prevention of damage; earthquake damage; earthquake protection; earthquake resistance; traditional techniques; masonry; timber-framed architecture; reinforced concrete; storm damage; flood damage; wind damage; tsunamis; hurricanes; flood control; reconstruction; community participation; mountains; climate change; historic gardens; stability; charters; recommendations; Iran; Jordan; Turkey; India; Sri Lanka; United States; Germany; Czech Republic; France; Switzerland; United Kingdom; case studies; conservation plans; theory of conservation
Subjects: A. THEORETICAL AND GENERAL ASPECTS > 12. Theory of conservation
E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 02. Theory and doctrinal texts
E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 12. Techniques
E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 07. Management
G.DETERIORATION > 02. Causes of deterioration
G.DETERIORATION > 03. Climate change
G.DETERIORATION > 04. Effects of deterioration
G.DETERIORATION > 05. Prevention of deterioration
P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 01. Americas
P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 04. Asia and Pacific islands
P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 05. Europe
Name of monument, town, site, museum: Bam and its Cultural Landscape, Kerman Province, Iran; Umm er-Rasas, Jordan; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; Grimma, Saxony, Germany; Hamburg, Germany
UNESCO WHC Number: 1208; 1093
National Committee: ICOMOS International
ICOMOS Special Collection: Heritage at Risk (H@R)
ICOMOS Special Collection Volume: 2007 Special Edition - Natural Disasters
Number of Pages: 248
ISBN: 978-3-940046-64-2
Depositing User: ICOMOS DocCentre
Date Deposited: 02 Aug 2023 15:55
Last Modified: 10 Aug 2023 13:17
URI: https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/3025

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