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Survey of Vulnerability Indicators for Fire Risk Assessment in Cultural Heritage
2020 - VVAA

The document provides information about the selection of vulnerability indicators in order to determine the fire risk index of various types of real estate. The aim is to evaluate the fire safety of immovable cultural heritage in urban and rural contexts.

Resilient Cultural Heritage. Learning from the Japanese Experience
2020 - J. Newman, B. Mínguez García, K. Kawakami y Y. Akieda

This document reflects good practices and lessons learned from Japan to support international practitioners in the fields of disaster risk management (DRM), CH, and public policy, who are seeking to enhance the disaster resilience of CH and communities in their countries.

An indicator for post-disaster economic loss valuation of impacts on cultural heritage
2019 - X.Romão, E. Paupério

Este documento propone un nuevo indicador que proporciona una estimación cuantitativa de la pérdida de valor de los bienes del patrimonio cultural dañados por sucesos peligrosos.

National Park Service Museum Handbook. Part I. Chapter 9. Museum Fire Protection
2019 - National Park Service (NPS)

This chapter covers museum fire planning and protection for collections and structures and spaces housing collections.

How to fight fires in historic buildings before they start
2019 - S. Bonnette

This publication addresses fire prevention in historic buildings through recommendations concerning the use and maintenance of facilities.

Guía de prevención de incendios para edificios de interés patrimonial en Castilla y León
2019 - Consejería de Cultura, Turismo y Deporte

The final objective of this guide is for the people in charge of these facilities to acquire general knowledge about the main risks present in these buildings, so that they become aware and sensitized to:
- Establish basic prevention guidelines that reduce the probability of an accident occurring.
- Plan action procedures that, to the extent possible, guarantee both the safety of people and the property of buildings of heritage interest
- Know how to act and who to go to if the incident occurs.

Guía de respuesta ante episodios de inundaciones de Carracedo del Monasterio
2018 - Junta de Castilla y León

Local flood response guide for the municipality of Carracedo del Monasterio, in León (Spain), which presents important museums and declared monuments. It details flood risks in the area, flood prevention measures, actions to follow during an emergency and recommendations on how to act after the event to minimize damage and create a resilient society.

Safeguarding Cultural Heritage from Natural and Man-Made Disasters. A comparative analysis of risk management in the EU
2018 - European Commission

This study presents a comprehensive overview of existing knowledge, at European and international level, on the safeguarding of cultural heritage against the effects of natural disasters and man-made hazards. It also maps existing strategies and tools for disaster risk management in the 28 Member States. It also provides evidence-based recommendations to support European cooperation and improve the integration of cultural heritage into national platforms for disaster risk reduction.

Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise
2018 - L. Reimann, A. T. Vafeidis, S. Brown, J. Hinkel, R. S. J. Tol

Este estudio evalúa los Sitios Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la Unesco de la región mediterránea en riesgo de inundación y erosión costera bajo cuatro escenarios de aumento del nivel del mar hasta 2100.

Evaluation of Seismic Risk on UNESCO Cultural Heritage sites in Europe
2018 - V. Despotaki, V. Silva, S. Lagomarsino, I. Pavlova, J. Torres

Este estudio presenta una evaluación simplificada para valorar la probabilidad de daños debidos a los movimientos sísmicos en los Sitios del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO en toda Europa.

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