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Natural Threats
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.
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.
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.
This chapter covers museum fire planning and protection for collections and structures and spaces housing collections.
This publication addresses fire prevention in historic buildings through recommendations concerning the use and maintenance of facilities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.