Promoting Disaster Resilient Cultural Heritage

Stanton-Geddes, Zuzana; Soz, Salman Anees

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“…Among other things, this paper established how even in these relatively advanced countries cultural heritage is left out in risk management planning and strategies (Bonazza et al 2018). Stanton-Geddes, Soz, and Bonte-Grapentin's 2017 Promoting Disaster Resilient Cultural Heritage also used the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in proffering the following pointers for the protection of cultural heritage: the establishment of appropriate laws, policies, and institutional frameworks; the continuous understanding of risks; the reduction of risks and building of capacities; and the preparation of post-disaster plans (Stanton-Geddes, Soz, and Bonte-Grapentin 2017).…”

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Disaster Risks of the Seven Filipino-Spanish Churches of the Diocese of Maasin, Philippines | Disaster Risks ng Pitong Pilipino-Espanyol na Simbahan ng Diyosesis ng Maasin sa Pilipinas

Loreto

Fernandez²,

Liwanag³

et al. 2021

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In the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin, on the island of Leyte, Philippines, there remain today seven Filipino-Spanish churches that are made of stone, mortar and wood, ranging from almost four centuries to more than a century old. The Island of Leyte, as home to 22 active and dormant volcanoes, as exposed to the atmospheric disturbances from the Pacific Ocean, and as bisected by the Philippine Fault Line, is more at risk to extreme natural hazards than an average Philippine island. By looking at the interplay between the resistance/vulnerability of these churches on one hand, and the natural hazards threatening these churches on the other hand, this paper proffers mitigating recommendations to the primary stakeholders with the purview of increasing the resilience of these same churches. The data on the resistance/vulnerability of the said churches were gathered through rapid survey, while the data on natural hazards were gathered through existing hazard maps and web applications. The methodology laid out by this paper can be a useful initial step for the conservation of heritage structures in developing societies. Sa Katoliko Romanong Diyosesis ng Maasin sa isla ng Leyte sa Pilipinas, kasalukuyang may pitong Pilipino-Espanyol na simbahang gawa sa bato, mortar, at kahoy na halos isa hanggang apat na siglo nang umiiral. Ang Isla ng Leyte ay tahanan ng 22 na aktibo at dormanteng bulkan na nakalantad sa mga atmosperikong alburuto mula sa Karagatang Pasipiko at nahahati pa sa ilalim ng fault line ng Pilipinas. Ilan lamang sa dahilan kung bakit maituturing na risk sa matitinding likas na panganib kumpara sa karaniwang isla sa Pilipinas. Kapag titingnan ang pagkikipagtalaban ng resistance/bulnerabilidad, kaakibat ang mga likas na inaasahang panganib (natural hazards) ng mga simbahan, mahalaga para sa papel na ito na magbigay ng mga rekomendasyon sa mga pangunahing stakeholder na makakabawas ng masamang epekto datapwat magpapalawak pa ng katatagan ng mga natukoy na simbahan. Sa pamamagitan ng rapid survey, kinalap ang mga datos hinggil sa resistance/bulnerabilidad ng mga simbahan, samantalang nilikom ang datos sa mga likas na inaasahang panganib sa pamamagitan ng mga umiiral na hazard maps at web applications. Maaaring maging kapaki-pakinabang ang metodolohiyang ginamit ng papel upang magsilbing inisyal na hakbang sa konserbasyon ng mga estrukturang pamana sa mga umuunlad pa lamang na lipunan.

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Disaster Risks of the Seven Filipino-Spanish Churches of the Diocese of Maasin, Philippines | Disaster Risks ng Pitong Pilipino-Espanyol na Simbahan ng Diyosesis ng Maasin sa Pilipinas

Loreto

Fernandez²,

Liwanag³

et al. 2021

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“…Cultural heritage has always been an integral part of human societies, and it is thus important to protect and conserve it (Stanton‐Geddes and Soz, 2017). The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015–2030 highlights the need to protect cultural heritage as a crucial component of investing in disaster resilience.…”

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“…Historic districts typically function as both residential and commercial areas and are exposed to the same natural hazard risks. The study of how to increase the resilience of human settlements has become an important area of study in recent decades, as not only can disasters cause widespread destruction and casualties, but they can also damage or destroy the built cultural heritage of a society (Stanton‐Geddes and Soz, 2017). Cultural heritage is particularly threatened by earthquakes (UNESCO, 2010), and several high‐profile sites were recently reported to have been damaged (Marahatta, 2012; Kobayashi, 2014; Valencia, 2015; Takai et al, 2016; Yagi et al, 2016; Yunxia and Prott, 2016; Cheloni et al, 2017).…”

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Implementing a Pre‐disaster Recovery Workshop in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: lessons for disaster risk assessment, response, and recovery for cultural heritage

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The Sustainable Development Goals have included cultural heritage in the development agenda. However, natural hazards threaten the existence of several historic districts, like Intramuros in Manila, Philippines. Pre‐disaster recovery planning has gained ground as a promising approach to improve disaster preparedness and recovery, although it has yet to be widely utilised for cultural heritage preservation. The authors organised a pre‐disaster recovery planning workshop, which helped observe the existing system of disaster management for cultural heritage in Intramuros. Heritage Values and Vulnerability Assessments, which were presented to heritage experts, disaster managers, and the local community at the workshop, were conducted. As disaster risk management for cultural heritage is largely unexplored, the workshop generated much interest among stakeholders, as this was the first time that contact had been facilitated among them. It successfully demonstrated the benefits of pre‐disaster recovery planning to provide inclusive and better recovery outcomes for historic districts.

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“…Cultural heritage is broadly classified as either tangible, i.e., consisting of buildings, historic places, monuments etc., or intangible, i.e., referring to oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals etc. (Stanton-Geddes and Soz, 2017). Henceforth the term cultural heritage will refer to tangible cultural heritage.…”

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“…Moreover, cultural heritage is a significant damage hotspot for natural hazards in which (i) the direct tangible losses can be irreversible or might take decades to be repaired, (ii) the intangible losses, i.e., historical, spiritual, aesthetic, and social values affected, often lead to indirect economic losses, including loss of livelihoods (Stanton-Geddes and Soz, 2017;Appiotti et al, 2020). Although valuing cultural heritage is possible through principles of applied economy such as the travel cost method, hedonic price method or willingness to pay (Navrud and Ready, 2002;Del Saz Salazar and Montagud Marques, 2005;Sayce et al, 2009;Bajçinovci and Thaçi, 2016;Voltaire et al, 2017), the value obtained is not suitable to determine a restoration or reconstruction cost usually adopted in flood damage assessment.…”

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A Global Scale Analysis of River Flood Risk of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Arrighi

2021

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Floods can significantly affect Cultural Heritage with consequences that might not easily be repaired, given the unicity of this type of exposed asset. Flood losses are both tangible and intangible since communities rely on cultural heritage for its historical, spiritual, aesthetic, and socio-economic values. This work aims at examining river flood risk of UNESCO tangible World Heritage (UNWH) sites to identify the most at risk assets with a risk matrix approach entailing hazard, exposure, and vulnerability at a global scale. A distinction is made between natural sites, for which only hazard and exposure are assessed, and cultural and mixed sites. Hazard is evaluated by using the river flood maps at global scale developed by JRC for six probabilistic scenarios, exposure classification is based on the World Heritage List selection criteria and vulnerability is based on site typology. The analysis on 1,121 sites, as of March 2021, shows that 35% of natural and 21% of cultural and mixed UNWH sites are exposed to river floods. The risk matrix combining hazard, exposure, and vulnerability reveals that 2% of UNWH is at extremely high risk and 7% at very high risk, mostly in the Europe-North America and Asia-Pacific Regions. The analysis also stresses the need for a systematic collection, update, and storage of georeferenced data for cultural heritage. Further analysis should be carried out at local scales, with a priority for higher risk sites to better estimate hazard and vulnerability at a higher spatial resolution.

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Promoting Disaster Resilient Cultural Heritage

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Disaster Risks of the Seven Filipino-Spanish Churches of the Diocese of Maasin, Philippines | Disaster Risks ng Pitong Pilipino-Espanyol na Simbahan ng Diyosesis ng Maasin sa Pilipinas

Disaster Risks of the Seven Filipino-Spanish Churches of the Diocese of Maasin, Philippines | Disaster Risks ng Pitong Pilipino-Espanyol na Simbahan ng Diyosesis ng Maasin sa Pilipinas

Implementing a Pre‐disaster Recovery Workshop in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: lessons for disaster risk assessment, response, and recovery for cultural heritage

A Global Scale Analysis of River Flood Risk of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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