NATO and the new Threats to Cultural Heritage
The special report, entitled "History and Identity Under Attack: Protecting Cultural Heritage in Conflict", written by Julie Dzerowicz for the...
Documents and Research
This category includes posts that deal with research and publications on the risks and protection of cultural heritage
World Heritage: UNESCO Guide to Managing Disaster Risks
According to UNESCO, cultural and natural heritage is increasingly affected by events that “are less and less “natural” in their...
Japan Cultural Heritage Resilience against Natural and Man-made Disasters
Japan has developed extensive experience in disaster risk management (DRM) for cultural heritage (CH) through years of history and disasters,...
EU and Climate Change Risk to Cultural Heritage
An April 2024 report from the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) highlights the growing threat that climate change poses to...
Treating Debris of Historical Value after an Earthquake
Over the last thousand years, at least 2,500 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 5 have hit Italy. At least...
UNESCO Document on Fire Protection
Protecting Cultural and Natural Heritage from Fire: A New UNESCO Guide A new UNESCO report, presented on 13 November 2024,...
A Report on Impact of Explosive Weapons on Cultural Heritage
The devastating effects of war devices on the civilian population are well known to all. However, such devices seriously damage...
Fire Safety and Security to Save Empty Buildings
An interesting 2008 document developed under the Insurers' Fire Research Strategy scheme (InFiReS) and published by the Fire Protection Association...
Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
In early August 2024, Azerbaijani military forces completely destroyed Mokhrenes, a village also known by its Azerbaijani name of Susanlyg....
Enhancing Fire Protection in Heritage Buildings: A Two-Decade Review
Over the past 20 years, the fire protection of heritage buildings in Sweden has seen significant improvements through the installation...
Why the Notre Dame Fire Improved Historic Buildings Safety
Safety professionals face significant challenges in ensuring the safety of historic buildings, particularly in estimating the impact of fires on...
Upgrading Fire Behaviour of Wooden Doors in Historic Buildings
When it comes to fire safety in many buildings, including apartment buildings, old wooden doors often represent a weak point....
Historic Timber Doors: The IFE Guide to Fire Resistance
In historic building restoration projects, the role of doors in fire safety assessments is one of the many relevant problems....
Historic Artifacts: Choosing the Fire Extinguisher
Fire extinguishers are an essential tool in protecting cultural heritage buildings and artefacts from the damaging effects of fire. Their...
Industrial Archaeology and Fire Safety: a Missing Marriage?
The field of industrial archaeology, emerged in the 1950s, is now understood as the study of artifacts and evidence from...
NPS Guide to Recover Cultural Resource by Wildland Fires
Wildland may contain buildings, artifacts, and other types of remains that can be classified as cultural resources. In many cases,...
Search and Rescue in Heritage Sites: a Joint Document
In a groundbreaking collaboration, the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) of the United Nations Office for the Coordination...
ProCultHer Report: The European Methology to Cultural Heritage in Emergency
The European Union project called PROCULTHER (Protecting Cultural Heritage from the Consequences of Disasters) aims to protect cultural heritage from...
How safeguard Cultural Heritage from Disasters? an EU analysis
In 2018 the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture EAC.D1 Cultural Policy of the European Commissione has published the...
What is a CWA for Historic Areas Resilience?
On September 2022 the CWA 17727 "City Resilience Development - Guide to combine disaster risk management and climate change adaptation...
Fire Extinguishers Agents: Which Impact on Cultural Heritage Materials?
Portable fire extinguishers play an important role in the protection of both cultural heritage properties and the collections housed in...
The NFPA 909 on Museums, Libraries and Places of Worship
The NFPA 909 standard, published in 2021, provides guidelines for the protection of cultural resources during fire events. Some key...
