Climate Change and the Conservation of Archaeological Sites: A Review of Impacts Theory

Daly, Cathy

doi:10.1179/175355212x13315728646058

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“…Although the impacts matrix provides a useful reference for developing the vulnerability hypothesis, it should not be viewed as a definitive list of all potential impacts e.g. indirect impacts are not included (Daly, 2011a). In addition, individualized parameters such as topography, aspect, and material properties should be accounted for separately by the user.…”

Section: Structures and Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Archaeological Sites to Climate Change: Theory, Development, and Application

Daly¹

2014

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites

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The predicted impacts of climate change on cultural heritage are likely to be dynamic and complex. Understanding the potential risks at site level is vital to ensure that appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures are put in place. There is, however, a dearth of tools and methodologies suitable for use by heritage managers. In this paper the potential of vulnerability analysis for site-based assessment is explored. A six-step vulnerability framework, adapted for cultural heritage, is illustrated utilizing material from two case-study sites (Brú na Bóinne and Skellig Michael). The implementation of each step in the proposed framework is demonstrated to aid those wishing to apply the method in practice. The 'values based' approach taken is suitable for a wide range of cultural heritage including landscapes, monuments, and buried archaeology. The six-step framework and the utilization of indicators provide a method that allows comparison between sites and yet is sufficiently flexible to account for localized concerns. The framework will aid decision makers with planning and prioritization.

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Section: Structures and Featuresmentioning

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A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Archaeological Sites to Climate Change: Theory, Development, and Application

Daly¹

2014

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites

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“…Although Fatorić and Seekamp (2017) have previously reviewed the literature on climate change and cultural heritage, they focused on trends in research, including geographical scope, methodological approach, and type of cultural heritage investigated, rather than synthesizing the state of knowledge on the impacts of climatic stressors on heritage assets. The latter was done in Daly (2013), albeit limiting the review to archeological sites. The current article, on the other hand, is not limited to one heritage typology and is global, encompassing examples from different climate zones and also examines the interactions and complexity of multiple climatic stressors on cultural heritage, organized and presented across three themed sections.…”

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Climate change impacts on cultural heritage: A literature review

Sesana

Gagnon

Ciantelli

et al. 2021

WIREs Climate Change

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Climate change, as revealed by gradual changes in temperature, precipitation, atmospheric moisture, and wind intensity, as well as sea level rise and changes in the occurrence of extreme events, is already affecting cultural heritage sites. Accordingly, there is a rapidly increasing body of research reporting on the impacts of climatic stressors on cultural heritage and on the assessment of climate change impacts on cultural heritage assets. This review synthesizes the international literature on climate change impacts on tangible cultural heritage by developing hazard‐impact diagrams focusing on the impacts of gradual changes in climate on: (1) the cultural heritage exposed to the outside environment, (2) the interiors of historical buildings and their collections, and (3) a third diagram associated with climate change and the impacts due to sudden changes in the natural physical environment (e.g., storm surges, floods and landslides, wildfire) in addition to sea level rise, permafrost thawing, desertification and changes in the properties of the oceans. These diagrams, which depict the relationships between various stressors and their impacts on cultural heritage, will allow other researchers, stakeholders, and potentially decision makers to determine the potential impacts of climate change on a specific cultural heritage asset without a separate examination of the literature. This review thus provides the current state‐of‐the‐art on the impacts of climate change on the tangible, built heritage, that is, monuments, archeological sites, historical buildings, as well as their interiors and the collections they hold, highlights the limitations of previous research, and provides recommendations for further studies. This article is categorized under: Assessing Impacts of Climate Change > Evaluating Future Impacts of Climate Change

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“…These values include the historical, spiritual, aesthetic, and social values that constitute the cultural significance of a property (Daly 2011;Vecvagars 2006). These can be associated with different property attributes, such as its location and setting, materials, form, and shape (UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2012).…”

Section: Cultural Vulnerabilitymentioning

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Holistic approach to flood risk assessment in areas with cultural heritage: a practical application in Ayutthaya, Thailand

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This research proposes a holistic approach to flood risk assessment that combines quantitative and qualitative aspects. This approach was developed and applied in the Ayutthaya region in Thailand, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. First, flood risk was assessed traditionally as a product of hazard and vulnerability. Both qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from publicly available sources and through interviews, questionnaires, and focus group discussions to assess the vulnerability, using various weights for the different vulnerability dimensions. The hazard was assessed using a coupled 1D-2D flood model, and the resulting vulnerability and risk were mapped. Second, an alternative flood risk map was produced based on group mapping exercises with local residents, which captures the level of perceived risk. The traditional flood risk map was adjusted by varying the vulnerability weights to better match the perceived risk map. The analysis of these two maps revealed that two approaches to flood risk assessment can be used effectively in gaining different insights of the phenomena, and as such, they both should be used in flood risk management planning.

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Climate Change and the Conservation of Archaeological Sites: A Review of Impacts Theory

Cited by 28 publications

References 13 publications

A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Archaeological Sites to Climate Change: Theory, Development, and Application

A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Archaeological Sites to Climate Change: Theory, Development, and Application

Climate change impacts on cultural heritage: A literature review

Holistic approach to flood risk assessment in areas with cultural heritage: a practical application in Ayutthaya, Thailand

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