This paper conducts quantitative and qualitative research to analyze how traditional dwellings were transformed during the reconstruction of four historic neighborhoods in the Kathmandu Valley following the Nepal earthquake. The transformation and modification of a traditional housing stock is evaluated through a combination of the direct impact of the earthquake, the application of modern earthquake-resistant building technology, the costs and logistics of reconstruction, and the priorities of local residents.

In November 2020, the Subdirectorate General of the Cultural Heritage Institute of Spain (IPCE), through its Archaeology Service, organized the First National Meeting on Rock Art to gather and showcase the entities involved in its research. This article delves into the notion of risk and its various quantification methods, alongside different approaches to preventive management in Iberian rock art.
de Arte Rupestre con el fin de de reunir y visibilizar a los agentes implicados en su investigación. En este artículo se aborda la noción de riesgo y los diferentes modos de cuantificación, así como diversas apuestas sobre gestión preventiva en el arte rupestre ibérico.

The Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre has produced the second scientific report. The report represents a collaborative effort of more than 300 disaster risk experts from different sectors and disciplines who have worked together for more than 2 years to present the consequences of disasters on various assets at risk (population, economic sectors, critical infrastructure, ecosystem services and cultural heritage).

This toolkit is a guiding annex for on-site risk and damage assessment as well as for safety and stabilization in the early stages.

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This manual is intended to serve as a - Reference for training cultural first responders, emergency managers and volunteers. - A tool to improve the emergency preparedness and response plans of cultural heritage institutions. cultural heritage institutions. - Guide to help implement first aid operations in conjunction with humanitarian relief and recovery. humanitarian relief and recovery.
- Herramienta para mejorar los planes de preparación y respuesta ante emergencias de
instituciones del patrimonio cultural.
- Guía para ayudar a implementar las operaciones de primeros auxilios en conjunto con
la ayuda humanitaria y recuperación.

The fuzzy buildings service life (FBSL) expert system is a software application that contributes to the preventive conservation of architectural heritage. It establishes the process of evaluation and analysis of the vulnerability and main risks of heritage buildings, managing the durability and service life according to their functionality. This work demonstrates, after a detailed study and analysis of the two main reference standards in the field of risk management, such as the international standard ISO 31000:2009 and the European standard EN 31010:2011, that the FBSL expert system has been developed complying with the specifications established in these standards.This research justifies the use of this method, based on a new expert system that predicts the future useful life of homogeneous heritage buildings around the world. This model manages the risk affecting these buildings and also complies with the aforementioned standards. Finally, the practical application of the FBSLexpert prediction system was carried out through the study of a specific architectural heritage site.

Report of the Conference in which the case studies of the World Heritage Cities: Tarragona, Avila, Cuenca, Community of Murcia are presented.

Disaster risk management for cultural heritage

A collaborative project conducted between the UNESCO Office in Amman, the Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (RLICC) at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, the Petra Development and Tourism Regional Authority (PDTRA), and the Department of Antiquities of Jordan (DoA), aimed at assessing and mitigating risks endangering the heritage values in Petra, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Guide prepared by the group of World Heritage Cities to develop fire safety plans for archives, museums and libraries.