Protecting Historic Architecture and Museum Collections from Natural Disasters
- 1st Edition - June 18, 1986
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Editor: Barclay G. Jones
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 9 1 5 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 8 2 7 - 8
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Request a sales quoteProtecting Historic Architecture and Museum Collections from Natural Disasters serves as a useful guide for professionals engaged in the preservation of cultural heritage, whether structures or artifacts. This book discusses how to prevent losses to the cultural heritage of structures and artifacts through more knowledgeable protection, prevention, and emergency response. Organized into six sections encompassing 26 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the mechanisms for preserving and protecting the heritage. This text then examines the threats of destruction by the natural elements such as decay, air pollution, subsidence, and other forms of attrition. Other chapters consider the social functional and economic values of the buildings and museum objects. This book discusses as well the natural disaster policies within a society. The final chapter deals with the enlistment of the private sector in dealing with catastrophes rising out of fire, earthquake, flood, and other natural disasters. This book is a valuable resource for conservation specialists, archivists, private collectors, dealers, curators, and librarians.
Preface
Section One Destruction of the Cultural Heritage by Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
Experiencing Loss
Protection of Our Cultural Heritage Against Natural Disasters
On Earth as It Is: Recent Losses of Historic Structures from Earthquakes and Natural Disasters
Lessons to be Learned from Friuli
Section One References
Section Two Policy Issues
Facing Disasters
Disaster Preparedness and Response Policy
Section Two References
Section Three Assessment of Hazards and Vulnerability
Assessing Dangers
Multi-Hazard Assessment of Localities and Sites
Assessing the Seismic Vulnerability of Museums and Historic Structures
Section Three References
Section Four Preventive Measures to Mitigate Losses
Preventing Damage
Reducing Vulnerability
The Mitigation and Prevention of Earthquake Damage to Artifacts
Museum Disaster Preparedness Planning
The Use and History of Traditional Recording Techniques for the Documentation of Sites and Monuments in Disaster-Prone Areas
Applying Photogrammetry to the Protection of Historic Architecture and Museum Collections from Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
Section Four References
Section Five Emergency and Rescue Measures for Structures and Artifacts
Confronting Emergencies
Emergency Protection to Damaged Structures
Wind and Water Damage to Historic Structures
Preparedness for Natural Disasters for Monuments and Artifacts
Emergency Conservation of Earthquake-Damaged Objects of Polychromed Wood in Friuli, Italy
A Regional Approach to Disaster Coping
Section Five References
Section Six
Public and Private Response Measures
Seeking Assistance
International Programs for the Rescue of Cultural Property
Federal Response Measures to Natural Disasters
Roles of State and Local Governments in Applying Earthquake Safety Measures and Providing Post Event Assistance to Historic Architecture and to Museums
Mobilization of Private Philanthropy in Responding to Damages Resulting from Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
Section Six References
Appendix A Multi-Hazard Ratings of Counties by States for the United States
Appendix B Bibliography on Natural Disasters
Appendix C Seminar Program
Appendix D List of Authors
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 18, 1986
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- No. of pages: 572
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483249155
- eBook ISBN: 9781483278278
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