Calamities, Catastrophes, and Cataclysms: Current Trends in International Disaster Risk Management Practices for Cultural Heritage Sites

摘要: Several initiatives, conferences, and collaborative agreements in recent years have focused on cultural heritage protection response to climate change natural disasters. Despite an established network of institutions united preserving the world’s heritage, risk management planning for properties remains its infancy. This thesis asks what types are currently being implemented which organizations doing this work. A review disaster activities international conservation groups reveals that tend focus their efforts one three phases: advance planning, emergency response, or post-disaster recovery. The reasons directly related resources agency organization can commit these activities: professional expertise, technical support, funding, local networks, some combination these. Recent examples show collaboration between with different but common goals be successful, as case Haitian Gingerbread House project undertaken by World Monuments Fund together Prince Claus Fund. Similar partnerships initiated before strikes; facilitate this, a centralized recognized other relief agencies is capable collecting data coordinating teams needed. most effective form mitigation at any site, however, inclusion procedures into general site operations; regular maintenance monitoring alone substantially minimize damage loss unavoidable