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Cultural landscapes in climate change: A framework for resilience in developing countries
S Mohammad Reza Moussavi A1, Azadeh Lak1
1Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Journal of Environmental Management
|June 3, 2024
Summary
This study presents a model to enhance the resilience of cultural landscapes to climate change impacts. It identifies key factors like livelihood changes and natural hazards affecting heritage sites.
Area of Science:
- Urban Planning and Heritage Conservation
- Environmental Science and Climate Change Adaptation
- Sociology and Community Resilience
Background:
- Cultural landscapes, especially historic cities, are vital for community resilience.
- Climate change phenomena increasingly threaten cultural heritage, local economies, and livelihoods.
- Integrated management and resilient approaches are crucial for safeguarding these valuable areas.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a model for enhancing the resilience of cultural landscapes to climate change.
- To identify and analyze key factors influencing cultural landscape resilience in the context of developing countries.
- To provide a framework for informed policymaking in urban design, heritage conservation, and community development.
Main Methods:
- Desk studies to extract resilience factors in developing countries.
- Development of a model based on the frequency of dimensions and indicators.
- Data collection via questionnaires distributed to 310 academic and professional experts using snowball sampling.
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) using IBM SEM-AMOS for model validation.
Main Results:
- Identified driving factors of change significantly impacting cultural landscape resilience include: livelihood/social issues, historical fabric/physical environment, natural hazards, biodiversity patterns, and management patterns.
- The developed model demonstrated reliability and validity through CFA.
- The study highlights the interconnectedness of socio-economic, environmental, and physical factors in determining resilience.
Conclusions:
- The developed model offers a robust framework for assessing and enhancing cultural landscape resilience to climate change.
- Findings can inform integrated policymaking across urban planning, economics, sociology, and cultural heritage conservation.
- Implementing the model can foster the creation of climate-resilient cultural landscapes, safeguarding heritage and community well-being.
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