Heritage at risk of flooding, tourism and resilient communities: the case of Ayutthaya, Thailand

Flooding is a natural phenomenon, although, a major hazard. During the past decades we have witnessed some of the most severe floodings, which have had damaging impacts on local communities, natural landscapes and cultural heritage sites and, as a consequence, also on the local tourism industry. Thailand is not new to flooding: the country, indeed, has always suffered from regular flooding and local communities have learnt to co-exist with the phenomenon and even to celebrate their relationship with water. However, due to the rampant urbanisation and climate change, flooding in Thailand is now becoming unpredictable and extremely dangerous, and the need for more targeted preventive and mitigating strategies is imperative. This paper aims to explore the ways in which heritage sites, in Thailand - affected by natural disasters- are perceived by tourists as well as the different ettects recent flooding has had on local heritage sites, tourism experiences and communities in Thailand

Designing with water for climate change adaptation and cultural heritage preservation

[EN] Climate change is a global challenge and one of its major impacts is on flooding, which has become more unpredictable and destructive in both the UK and Thailand since the beginning of the 21st century. Designing with water (DWW) and natural-based solutions are emerging as some of the most important approaches for dealing with climate change and adaptation for a resilient future. Flooding is a natural phenomenon and in the UK, and Thailand, as in many other parts of the world, local communities over millennia have learnt to live and co-exist with seasonal inundation, and their tangible and intangible heritage and lifeways celebrate their relationship with water. However, in part to the increase in the frequency and severity of floods but also exacerbated by rapid urbanization and floodplain encroachment, has resulted in many nationally and internationally important heritage sites in Thailand being at increasing risk because of longer inundation periods during the rainy season. In addition, climate change has made flooding in Thailand more unpredictable and widespread. Fragmented planning and management in the cultural sector, particularly the lack of integration between regulatory organisations responsible for flood protection, is also a major problem. The study investigates several successful DWW case studies from the built environment that highlights good practice and international expertise that will help scholars and practitioners designing in flood pone regions to develop their knowledge and strategies. These cases present integrative whole system approaches, which put DWW and more natural-based solutions at the heart of their design strategies for climate adaptation front and centre of cultural heritage management and preservation. The paper presents a series of recommendations to turn flood threat into an opportunity to improve water resources and community resilience at regional and community.This paper is an output of a research study funded by the British Council, Going Global Partnerhships: Thai-UK World-Class Univ. Consortium and is still ongoing for further investigation.Elnokaly, A.; Pittungnapoo, W. (2022). Designing with water for climate change adaptation and cultural heritage preservation. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 335-340. https://doi.org/10.4995/HERITAGE2022.2022.1522033534

Designing with water for climate change adaptation and cultural heritage preservation

Climate change is a global challenge and one of its major impacts is on flooding, which has become more unpredictable and destructive in both the UK and Thailand since the beginning of the 21st centu-ry. Designing with water (DWW) and natural-based solutions are emerging as some of the most im-portant approaches for dealing with climate change and adaptation for a resilient future. Flooding is a natural phenomenon and in the UK, and Thailand, as in many other parts of the world, local communi-ties over millennia have learnt to live and co-exist with seasonal inundation, and their tangible and intangible heritage and lifeways celebrate their relationship with water. However, in part to the in-crease in the frequency and severity of floods but also exacerbated by rapid urbanization and floodplain encroachment, has resulted in many nationally and internationally important heritage sites in Thailand being at increasing risk because of longer inundation periods during the rainy season. In addition, climate change has made flooding in Thailand more unpredictable and widespread. Fragmented plan-ning and management in the cultural sector, particularly the lack of integration between regulatory organisations responsible for flood protection, is also a major problem. The study investigates several successful DWW case studies from the built environment that highlights good practice and international expertise that will help scholars and practitioners designing in flood pone regions to develop their knowledge and strategies. These cases present integrative whole system approaches, which put DWW and more natural-based solutions at the heart of their design strategies for climate adaptation front and centre of cultural heritage management and preservation. The paper presents a series of recommen-dations to turn flood threat into an opportunity to improve water resources and community resilience at regional and community

ICOMOS Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit

This guide has been created by the Climate Action Working Group and is aimed at ICOMOS members, national and international scientific committees. Using case studies provided by the ICOMOS community, it addresses the topic of climate change adaptation under the following headings: - What is the problem? - Why does it matter? - How can ICOMOS address climate change adaptation? - What can we do now? It can be downloaded here in Bangla, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish

Impacts of urbanisation on water-based settlements in Bangkok Metropolitan Region : Case studies of Klong Bangkok Noi and Klong Om settlements

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Heritage at risk of flooding and resilient communities

Flooding is a natural, major hazard. However, during the past decades we have witnessed some of the most severe types of flooding, which have had a really damaging impact on the local communities, natural landscape and cultural heritage. Because of the intensity and frequency of the latest flooding, especially in the United Kingdom, it is extremely important that communities learn how to limit their risks and damages, through appropriate prevention and response strategies. By addressing the broad question: ‘what is the relationship between climate change and heritage in the UK?’, this paper explores the (personal and cultural) effects that recent flooding has had on local heritage sites and communities in the United Kingdom. It considers the strategies implemented by local governments and communities to respond to this dangerous natural phenomenon. Specifically, the paper will focus on two main examples: it will look at the historic towns of York and Lancaster (two areas/towns regularly exposed to and damaged by flooding) and on the ways in which communities have resiliently dealt with its aftermath, throughout the time. The paper, therefore, will highlight the importance that heritage has for local communities as well as the sense of cultural responsibility and resilience - triggered by the fear of possible permanent damages to the heritage sites. The paper is based on a project funded by the BA and the Newton Fund and it intends to present the initial findings of the research

Heritage at risk of flooding and resilient communities

Flooding is a natural, major hazard. However, during the past decades we have witnessed some of the most severe types of flooding, which have had a really damaging impact on the local communities, natural landscape and cultural heritage. Because of the intensity and frequency of the latest flooding, especially in the United Kingdom, it is extremely important that communities learn how to limit their risks and damages, through appropriate prevention and response strategies.By addressing the broad question: ‘what is the relationship between climate change and heritage in the UK?’, this paper explores the (personal and cultural) effects that recent flooding has had on local heritage sites and communities in the United Kingdom. It considers the strategies implemented by local governments and communities to respond to this dangerous natural phenomenon. Specifically, the paper will focus on two main examples: it will look at the historic towns of York and Lancaster (two areas/towns regularly exposed to and damaged by flooding) and on the ways in which communities have resiliently dealt with its aftermath, throughout the time. The paper, therefore, will highlight the importance that heritage has for local communities as well as the sense of cultural responsibility and resilience - triggered by the fear of possible permanent damages to the heritage sites. The paper is based on a project funded by the BA and the Newton Fund and it intends to present the initial findings of the research.</p

Global Riverine Archaeology and Cultural Heritage: Flood-Risk Management and Adaptation for the Anthropogenic Climate Change Crisis

Significant riverine archaeological sites around the world are vulnerable to flooding associated with climate change. However, identifying sites most at risk is not straightforward. We critically review the parameters used in 22 published analyses of risk to riverine archaeology from climate change (ARRACC). Covering 17 countries globally, the ARRACC’s risk parameters are highly variable. Proximity to rivers and projected changes to extreme flood frequency are the most commonly employed. However, to be robust, future ARRACC should select from a wider range of hazard parameters, including channel mobility/type, erosion/sedimentation patterns, land use and engineering works, as well as parameters for site sensitivity to flooding and heritage significance. To assist in this, we propose a basic field survey for ARRACC, to be treated primarily as a conceptual checklist or as a starting point for a bespoke ARRACC method adapted for a particular river and the objectives of local stakeholders. The framework proposes a pathway to optimal prioritisation of sites most in need of adaptation so that scarce management resources can be targeted

La vida acuática en el interior. Más allá de la prospectiva del maritorio antropogénico

Enquiries into non-anthropogenic cultural landscapes, such as marine environments, reveal unsuspected dynamics due to the resurgence of ecosophies that are alien to the globalised economy and territorialisation as a basis for appropriation and subsequent indiscriminate exploitation. Disturbed by the wanderings of geo-engineering, several regions of the world have recently touched on key arguments with points in common that could revitalise non-human biospheres and, in them, human ones. When considering maritime dynamics, the ocean must be seen as an entity. Following the ever-inspiring historical literatures of Fernand Braudel and expanding on the “mediterraneity” he formulated, we would be testing another concept involving a change in mentality of governmentality: “maritoriums”, a conceptualisation from 1970s Chilean architecture. Based on case studies, we will discuss significant examples in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and Asian oceans and rivers that contribute to the current debate on the seas as inhabited spaces, as fragile and revealing aquatic ecosystems.Las indagaciones sobre los paisajes culturales no antropogénicos, como son los entornos marinos, revelan dinámicas insospechadas por el resurgimiento de ecosofías ajenas a la economía globalizada y a la territorialización como base de la apropiación y posterior explotación indiscriminada. Perturbadas por las errancias de la geoingeniería, varias regiones del mundo se asoman recientemente a claves argumentales con puntos comunes que podrían revitalizar biosferas no humanas y, en ellas, las humanas. La atención a las dinámicas marítimas exige considerar el océano como una entidad. Siguiendo las aún inspiradores lecturas históricas de Fernand Braudel, al ampliar la “mediterraneidad” que él formuló, estaríamos poniendo a prueba otro concepto de cambio de mentalidad por gubernamentalidad: los maritorios, una conceptualización desde la arquitectura en Chile en la década de 1970. A partir de estudios de caso tratamos ejemplos significativos en el Mediterráneo, en el Caribe y en océanos y ríos asiáticos que aportan al actual debate sobre los mares como espacios habitados, como ecosistemas acuáticos frágiles al tiempo que reveladores