Climate Change and Conservation of Coastal Built Heritage

verfasst von: Prof. Maya Hassan, Prof. Dr. Hui Xie

Verlag: Springer Singapore

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This book presents the preservation principles and the current environmental challenges relating to monitoring heritage sites and buildings under the effects of climate change. It provides a clear overview of conservation action levels and the importance of participation and cooperation between them, and discusses evaluation and management methods, thermal comfort for the common usages, and conceptual methods for enhancing the built heritage. The research presented employed the “Zoom In, Zoom Out” approach for monitoring the Syrian coastal heritage sites threatened by the direct and indirect effects of climate change. Lastly, the book establishes the basic principles and conservation strategies for preserving the coastal heritage sites and buildings. As such, it is a valuable reference resource for researchers, developers, architects, and conservators involved in protecting the architectural heritage in coastal areas. It can also be used as a guidebook on preserving and monitoring built heritage sites at both macro and micro levels.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Conservation of Coastal Built Heritage in the Era of Climate Change

Frontmatter

Chapter 1. Climatic Challenges and Conservation Action Levels

Abstract

This chapter presents the international modern conservation principles and approaches. The principles were shipped to the eastern world in the end of the nineteenth century by the western colonic influence.

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Chapter 2. Evaluation and Management Approaches

Abstract

In response to the urgent need to address the new challenges facing conservation practices in the world, several integrated approaches and preservation studies worldwide in partnership with the community and other stakeholders could help in managing the cultural heritage.

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Field Surveys and Conservation Strategies of Coastal Built Heritage

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Chapter 3. Regional Protection and Risk Management for the Coastal Heritage Sites in Syria

Abstract

The impact of climate change will result in catastrophic human consequences if action is not taken to address these concerns. Strategic urban planning can aid with the expected impacts of the climate changes moving forward. According to NASA reports, the formation of warm ocean currents will lead to accelerated melting of the Arctic ice resulting in sea-level rise. This, in turn, affects human populations in the coastal cities for many of the world’s regions for the past and current centuries. This chapter describes the reality of environmental research and standards in Syria and the current challenges.

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Chapter 4. Microclimate Field Survey in Arwad Island, Syria

Abstract

This chapter presents a simple step in the Zoom in method. It highlights and investigates the thermal environment of two typical defensive stone heritage buildings, the citadel and tower in Arwad Island, that have been reused as museums. The heat and humidity harm the building materials and the exhibits and cause discomfort and visible damage, presented by the green stains and mold on the walls, especially on the ground floor. The study adopted data collections, analyzed a series of field measurements of the summer hygrothermal parameters, and interviewed local residents to identify the characteristics of the historical buildings and to complete an indoor thermal investigation. This chapter aims to study the current built environment and provides essential datasets of the microclimate factors of the built heritage as a potential risk for conservation, and to explore the appropriate control strategies to achieve climate management during the hot season and within the tight budgets of museums and historic buildings.

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Chapter 5. Microclimate Field Survey in the Old City of Tartous, Syria

Abstract

Monitoring heritage buildings and sites is an essential part of preserving their architectural, artistic, historic, and social values and developing possible techniques to save their structures and environments.

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Chapter 6. Zoom Out–Zoom In Conservation Strategies and Intervention Levels

Abstract

History is not just the significant past, it is evidence of a continuing commitment to tradition in the physical signifies the importance of heritage, and it is a symbol of cultural resilience.

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Backmatter

Titel: Climate Change and Conservation of Coastal Built Heritage
verfasst von: Prof. Maya Hassan
Prof. Dr. Hui Xie
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Electronic ISBN: 978-981-13-8672-5
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-8671-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8672-5