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Making use of climate information for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage: applications to the KERES project.

Authors :
Kotova, Lola
Leissner, Johanna
Winkler, Matthias
Kilian, Ralf
Bichlmair, Stefan
Antretter, Florian
Moßgraber, Jürgen
Reuter, Jürgen
Hellmund, Tobias
Matheja, Katharina
Rohde, Michael
Mikolajewicz, Uwe
Source :
Heritage Science; 1/262023, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-18, 18p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

According to the final report of the European Union OMC expert group on strengthening cultural heritage resilience for anthropogenic climate change, the impacts of climate change, particularly extreme weather events, on cultural heritage in Europe have become increasingly evident in recent years and are progressing at an unprecedented speed and scale. Archaeological sites, museum collections, and historical buildings and structures are affected, among others, by rising temperatures or by heavy storms and precipitation events. Deep scientific knowledge about future climate projections is required to develop appropriate preservation strategies and measures to protect and adapt cultural heritage. In this paper we present the first set of results of the KERES project. The project focuses on the impacts of future extreme climate events on the built heritage and historic gardens. An ensemble of climate simulations is used to analyze changes in both climatology and extreme events for several climate variables at two cultural heritage sites in Germany. In this study, a methodology was developed to guide climate scientists on how to better tailor climate information for the needs of stakeholders in the cultural heritage sector. It would help the stakeholders to integrate the results of climate projections into the prevention and emergency management, in particular for the risk assessment of extreme events. The effects of interpolation from a model grid to a location of cultural heritage site and advantages of an ensemble approach have been demonstrated in the study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20507445
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Heritage Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
161515281
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-022-00853-9