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Author:   Bijan Rouhani (Senior Reseacher, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, UK.) ,  Xavier Romão (Assistant Professor, University of Porto, Portugal.)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9781032204581

ISBN 10:   1032204583
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   15 November 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Understanding Risks to Cultural Heritage: Are Disasters Natural?; 2. Disasters and Heritage Loss; 3. Stability of Cultural Information in Unstable Environments: Data Management for Digital Preservation of Immovable Cultural Heritage against Natural Hazards; 4. Disaster Risk Assessment Strategies for Cultural Heritage; 5. From Risk Reduction to Risk Adaptation: Protecting the Past for the Future; 6. Remote Sensing and Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage; 7. Can Our Past Save Our Future? Traditional Knowledge and Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage; 8. Emergency Response to Cultural Heritage; 9. Cultural Heritage Recovery and Reconstruction; 10. Surviving Disasters: Traditional Disaster-Resilient Designs in Japan;11. A Case Study from the World Heritage Site of the Tabriz Historic Bazaar and Fire Management, Iran; 12. Winds, Rain and Thunder: Hurricanes, Community Support, and Preparedness at Teyuna-Ciudad Perdida Archaeological Park, Colombia, a Case Study; 13. Counting the Cost: Architectural Heritage in Post-Quake Christchurch, 2010 – 2020; 14. A Multilevel Framework for Flood Risk Assessment of Cultural Heritage: A Case Study from Portugal; 15. Leveraging Digital Systems for Disaster Management at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bagan Archaeological Zone in Myanmar; Conclusion.

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Bijan Rouhani, PhD, is a senior researcher of the Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA) project at the School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, UK. Xavier Romão is an assistant professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal.

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