词数:344阅读难度:建议阅读时间:4分钟A warning on the impact of climate change from 90 scientists around the world issued on Monday did not herald(预示……的来临)good news. According to the report, issued by the Intergo...词数:344阅读难度:建议阅读时间:4分钟A warning on the impact of climate change from 90 scientists around the world issued on Monday did not herald(预示……的来临)good news. According to the report, issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC), a half-degree Celsius difference in the Earth’s rising temperature could mean the difference between saving the planet and disaster.展开更多
This article contributes to developing an indicator-based vulnerability assessment framework for cultural heritage sites.It provides a vulnerability index for heritage sites potentially exposed to multiple hazards,inc...This article contributes to developing an indicator-based vulnerability assessment framework for cultural heritage sites.It provides a vulnerability index for heritage sites potentially exposed to multiple hazards,including sudden-onset and slow-onset hazards,while considering climate change influences.Through determining particular criteria and indicators,the Cultural Heritage Vulnerability Index incorporates structural and non-structural factors of the heritage site and its local and national settings.The assessment procedure was applied to the case of the Roman Ruins of Tróia in Portugal.The findings highlight those areas of sensitivity(e.g.,the existing deterioration patterns and types of foundation)and coping and adaptive capacities(e.g.,institutional setting and response plan)that significantly contribute to the level of vulnerability and risk.The results of vulnerability assessment will further enable determining priorities and developing risk mitigation and preparedness measures,in particular reducing structural sensitivity and promoting coping capacities.展开更多
文摘词数:344阅读难度:建议阅读时间:4分钟A warning on the impact of climate change from 90 scientists around the world issued on Monday did not herald(预示……的来临)good news. According to the report, issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC), a half-degree Celsius difference in the Earth’s rising temperature could mean the difference between saving the planet and disaster.
基金based on the Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management(STORM)project,funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement no.700191.
文摘This article contributes to developing an indicator-based vulnerability assessment framework for cultural heritage sites.It provides a vulnerability index for heritage sites potentially exposed to multiple hazards,including sudden-onset and slow-onset hazards,while considering climate change influences.Through determining particular criteria and indicators,the Cultural Heritage Vulnerability Index incorporates structural and non-structural factors of the heritage site and its local and national settings.The assessment procedure was applied to the case of the Roman Ruins of Tróia in Portugal.The findings highlight those areas of sensitivity(e.g.,the existing deterioration patterns and types of foundation)and coping and adaptive capacities(e.g.,institutional setting and response plan)that significantly contribute to the level of vulnerability and risk.The results of vulnerability assessment will further enable determining priorities and developing risk mitigation and preparedness measures,in particular reducing structural sensitivity and promoting coping capacities.
