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Climate Change and Conservation of Coastal Built Heritage [electronic resource] / by Maya Hassan, Hui Xie.

By: Hassan, Maya [author.].
Contributor(s): Xie, Hui [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020.Description: XIV, 218 p. 106 illus., 49 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789811386725.Subject(s): Cultural property | Buildings—Repair and reconstruction | Buildings—Maintenance | Climatology | Fire prevention | Buildings—Protection | Environmental monitoring | Architecture—History | Cultural Heritage | Building Repair and Maintenance | Climate Sciences | Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety | Environmental Monitoring | Architectural History and TheoryAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 363.69 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Climatic Challenges and the Conservation Action Levels -- Evaluation and Management Approaches -- Regional Protection and Risk Management for the Coastal Heritage Sites in Syria -- Microclimate Field Survey in Arwad Island, Syria -- Microclimate Field Survey in the old city of Tartous, Syria -- Zoom Out- Zoom In Conservation Strategies and Intervention Levels.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: This book presents the preservation principles and the current environmental challenges relating to monitoring heritage sites and buildings under the effects of climate change. It provides a clear overview of conservation action levels and the importance of participation and cooperation between them, and discusses evaluation and management methods, thermal comfort for the common usages, and conceptual methods for enhancing the built heritage. The research presented employed the “Zoom In, Zoom Out” approach for monitoring the Syrian coastal heritage sites threatened by the direct and indirect effects of climate change. Lastly, the book establishes the basic principles and conservation strategies for preserving the coastal heritage sites and buildings. As such, it is a valuable reference resource for researchers, developers, architects, and conservators involved in protecting the architectural heritage in coastal areas. It can also be used as a guidebook on preserving and monitoring built heritage sites at both macro and micro levels.
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Climatic Challenges and the Conservation Action Levels -- Evaluation and Management Approaches -- Regional Protection and Risk Management for the Coastal Heritage Sites in Syria -- Microclimate Field Survey in Arwad Island, Syria -- Microclimate Field Survey in the old city of Tartous, Syria -- Zoom Out- Zoom In Conservation Strategies and Intervention Levels.

This book presents the preservation principles and the current environmental challenges relating to monitoring heritage sites and buildings under the effects of climate change. It provides a clear overview of conservation action levels and the importance of participation and cooperation between them, and discusses evaluation and management methods, thermal comfort for the common usages, and conceptual methods for enhancing the built heritage. The research presented employed the “Zoom In, Zoom Out” approach for monitoring the Syrian coastal heritage sites threatened by the direct and indirect effects of climate change. Lastly, the book establishes the basic principles and conservation strategies for preserving the coastal heritage sites and buildings. As such, it is a valuable reference resource for researchers, developers, architects, and conservators involved in protecting the architectural heritage in coastal areas. It can also be used as a guidebook on preserving and monitoring built heritage sites at both macro and micro levels.

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