Economic impacts of cultural heritage – Research and perspectives

Bowitz, Einar; Ibenholt, Karin

doi:10.1016/j.culher.2008.09.002

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“…From a social point of view the preservation of cultural heritage, ranging from a local to a European level, contributes to consolidating a collective memory and a European identity. From an economic point of view, especially in contexts where tourism is becoming a major industry, accessibility to cultural heritage significantly contributes to the community's development (Bowitz and Ibenholt 2009).…”

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Seismic Risk Assessment of Historic Masonry Towers: Comparison of Four Case Studies

Bartoli

Betti

Monchetti

2017

J. Perform. Constr. Facil.

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This paper focuses on the seismic risk assessment of historic masonry towers according to the Italian "Guidelines for the Assessment and Mitigation of the Seismic Risk of the Cultural Heritage." The latter identifies a methodology of analysis based on three different levels of evaluation, according to increasing requirements on the structural knowledge: LV1 (analysis at territorial level), LV2 (local analysis), and LV3 (global analysis). Regardless of the methodology of analysis, the more advanced the achieved level of knowledge, the higher the reliability of these approaches becomes. In this field, a fundamental task is the estimation of the uncertain parameters (both material properties and boundary conditions) affecting the structural behavior. The effect of these uncertainties on the global structural response is herein approached through the discussion of an illustrative case study of some of the historic masonry towers in the city center of San Gimignano (Siena, Italy). The seismic risk of these towers was analyzed in the framework of Seismic Risk of Monumental Buildings (RiSEM is the Italian acronym), a research project granted by the Tuscany Regional Administration, and this paper summarizes the results obtained for two of the preceding three levels, which highlights a few issues concerning the seismic risk of historic masonry towers. Useful conclusions are drawn in order to quantify, when performing an LV3 approach through nonlinear models, the effects of the uncertainties on the seismic risk evaluation of such structural typology. The paper, in particular, confirms once more how strongly the effect of confinement reflected on tower seismic performances and stresses that specific attention should be paid to the definition of the effective portion of the structure to be considered as confined (with respect to adjacent buildings).

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Seismic Risk Assessment of Historic Masonry Towers: Comparison of Four Case Studies

Bartoli

Betti

Monchetti

2017

J. Perform. Constr. Facil.

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“…In addition, historic built heritage represents an economic concern especially in contexts where tourism has become one of the major sources of wealth. Therefore, preserving historic constructions is a cultural requirement and an economic and developmental demand [7].…”

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Seismic Analysis of Historic Masonry Buildings: The Vicarious Palace in Pescia (Italy)

Betti

Galano

2012

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Recent Italian earthquakes have underlined the need for wide monitoring and safety assessment of architectonical heritage. This has emerged also from requirements of the new Italian Technical Recommendations for buildings. Within this subject the paper investigates the seismic vulnerability of a specific monumental masonry building: the Vicarious Palace (Palazzo del Vicario) in Pescia, a small town near Florence. The structural behavior of the Palace was investigated using a finite element model in which the non-linearities of the masonry were considered by proper constitutive assumptions. The seismic behavior was evaluated by the pushover method, according to the Italian Technical Recommendations. The results were compared with the ones obtained by a simplified approach based on the kinematic theorem of limit analysis. Comparisons of the expected seismic demand vs the seismic capacity of the Palace confirm the weakness of this type of building to suffer extensive damage under earthquakes, as frequently observed in similar construction typologies. Additionally, the comprehension of the structural behavior under seismic loading allows the identification of a proper retrofitting strategy.

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“…Nevertheless, the research projects realised in other environments may serve in defining the guidelines for the, ever so necessary, research projects, pertaining to restoration and revitalisation of castles and summer houses in Vojvodina. One such example is the research on the influence of the economy on cultural heritage realised in Røros (Bowitz and Ibenholt, 2009). This research sums up the possible economic effects of investments into cultural heritage, which certainly need to be analysed in the case of the Spitzer Villa, as well as in cases of all other castles and summer houses.…”

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The Condition of Immovable Cultural Heritage outside the Urban Context in Vojvodina: the Case Study of the Spitzer Villa in Beočin

Aladžić

2017

Period. Polytech. Arch.

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Economic impacts of cultural heritage – Research and perspectives

Cited by 236 publications

References 4 publications

Seismic Risk Assessment of Historic Masonry Towers: Comparison of Four Case Studies

Seismic Risk Assessment of Historic Masonry Towers: Comparison of Four Case Studies

Seismic Analysis of Historic Masonry Buildings: The Vicarious Palace in Pescia (Italy)

The Condition of Immovable Cultural Heritage outside the Urban Context in Vojvodina: the Case Study of the Spitzer Villa in Beočin

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