Abstract
Preventive Conservation is argued to improve preservation of heritage at large. The UNESCO chair on Preventive Conservation, monitoring and maintenance of monuments and sites (PRECOM3OS) has pushed research and collaboration to understand the nature of preventive conservation in the field of built heritage. The study of the concepts and practices of prevention in public health helps to understand the systemic nature of prevention and how they can be transferred to the conservation world.
Web sites
www.monumentenwacht.be (Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen)Search in Google Scholar
www.monumentenwacht.nl (Monumentenwacht The Netherlands)Search in Google Scholar
precomos.org (PRECOMOS UNESCO chair)Search in Google Scholar
www.sprecomah.eu (Seminars on Preventive Conservation and monitoring of the architectural heritage)Search in Google Scholar
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