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Climate change impact assessment methodologies on heritage at risk: the case study of the Selinunte Archaeological Park

  • Mariangela Zevola
  • Alessandro Sardella
  • Giovanni Minutoli
  • Alessandra Bonazza

Climate change constitutes a growing challenge for heritage conservation: slow and extreme variations compromise its integrity. This paper outlines the methodologies for hydrometeorological hazard analysis, applied to the Selinunte Archaeological Park. The analysis involved the use of the Risk Mapping Tool for Cultural Heritage Protection platform, developed within the Interreg CE ProteCHt2save and STRENCH projects coordinated by CNR-ISAC. It was possible to assess the degree of vulnerability and climate hazards by consulting maps of future projections and past extreme events. The aim is to define risk mitigation and preventive conservation strategies in a constantly changing environmental context, through an integrated and multidisciplinary approach.

  • Keywords:
  • Heritage Protection,
  • Climate Change,
  • Vulnerability Assessment,
  • Conservation,
  • Risk Mitigation,
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Mariangela Zevola

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0006-8149-0903

Alessandro Sardella

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-2194-4970

Giovanni Minutoli

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-4474-1471

Alessandra Bonazza

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-9842-9731

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Climate change impact assessment methodologies on heritage at risk: the case study of the Selinunte Archaeological Park

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Mariangela Zevola, Alessandro Sardella, Giovanni Minutoli, Alessandra Bonazza

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10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.62

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