Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Heritage

A comprehensive guide on disaster preparedness for cultural heritage was produced by the international center for the study of preservation and restoration and the committee of the blue shield about 10 years ago to provide guidelines for local and national authorities in countries and regions at risk of natural hazards. As seen in many countries where cultural assets are irreplaceably lost or severely damaged (e.g., the 2,500-year-old citadel of Bam in Iran was reduced to rubble by an earthquake in late 2003), practical precautionary measures can safeguard important cultural resources. For preventive conservation, risk management can provide a framework for decision making. There are four recognized steps to using a risk management approach for preservation issues: (i) identify all risks to heritage; (ii) assess the magnitude of each risk; (iii) identify possible mitigation strategies; and (iv) evaluate the costs and benefits associated with each strategy.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Johnnides, Christianna
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-12
Subjects:	ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES, ASPECTS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT, BUILDING CODE, BUILDING CODES, CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES, CULTURAL CHARACTER, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSETS, CULTURAL PATRIMONY, CULTURAL RESOURCES, CULTURAL REVIVAL, CULTURAL TOURISM, CULTURAL TRADITIONS, DISASTER, DISASTER ASSISTANCE, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER MITIGATION, DISASTER PLANNING, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTER PREVENTION STRATEGY, DISASTER RECOVERY, DISASTER REDUCTION, DISASTER RESPONSE, DISASTER RISK, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION, EARTHQUAKES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES, EMERGENCIES, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, EMERGENCY PLANNING, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, EVACUATION, FIRE, FIRES, FLOOD, FLOODS, HERITAGE ASSETS, HERITAGE BUILDINGS, HERITAGE CONSERVATION, HERITAGE SITES, HERITAGE VALUE, HERITAGE VALUES, HISTORIC BUILDINGS, HISTORIC CITIES, HISTORIC SITES, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION, LANDSLIDES, LIGHTING, MEGACITIES, MUSEUMS, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, PLASTIC SHEETING, QUALITY OF LIFE, REHABILITATION PROGRAM, SAFETY, TOURISM, TOURISM FACILITIES, TOURISM INDUSTRY, TOURISM REVENUES, URBAN HERITAGE, WORLD HERITAGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13337564/disaster-preparedness-cultural-heritage https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10125
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