Vulnerability Index: A New Approach for Preventive Conservation of Monuments

A new approach is developed for vulnerability analysis of monuments based on a matrix model and the relationships with static and structural factors, climatic conditions, air quality, urban planning and social agents for preventive conservation of cultural heritage in urban centers. The objective is to provide tools for decision-makers in the current recession to allow them to prioritize strategies for cultural heritage preservation in a town, where territorial policies are applied and regions where restoration budget is distributed. This new tool allow to classify monuments in order to prioritize restoration and is a useful tool in deeper analysis associated to risks assessment. The degradation of building materials and structures is mainly due to deterioration caused by structural instability, weathering, pollution and anthropogenic damage. The vulnerability approach of each monument (vulnerability indexes) were calculated, based on a Leopold matrix that depends on intrinsic variables and the life of the monuments. For the very first time, the influence of different deterioration agents has been balanced with a Delphi forecast based on architects¿ opinions. The result is a new pre-Artificial Intelligence tool that enables users to reproduce human reasoning to study relations between vulnerability factors, risk factors and the historical parameters of the monuments.Universidad Pablo de OlavidePostprin

LATAM-ICCROM (2008-2019): Programa para la Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural en América Latina y el Caribe

ICCROM, an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage worldwide, has focused part of its activities in developing regional programmes, in order to meet specific needs and opportunities. In 2008, it launched its most recent programme, latam, dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean. This short text shows latam’s objectives and initial activities.ICCROM es un organismo intergubernamental dedicado a la conservación del patrimonio cultural –la única institución con el mandato específico de alentarla– tanto mueble como inmueble. Sus objetivos principales incluyen promover la calidad de las prácticas de la conservación e incrementar la sensibilización sobre la importancia de preservar nuestro legado patrimonial

Carta de Riga sobre autenticidad y reconstrucción histórica en relación con el patrimonio cultural (2000). Conversaciones con... Herb Stovel Num. 8 Año 5 (2019) julio-diciembre

Carta de Riga

Riga Charter on authenticity and historical reconstruction in relationship to cultural heritage (2000). Conversaciones con... Herb Stovel Num. 8 Año 5 (2019) julio-diciembre

Carta de Riga