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Area of Science:

  • Heritage Climatology
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Cultural Heritage Preservation

Background:

  • Growing interest in climate hazards impacting cultural heritage.
  • Need for reliable damage functions to assess risks.
  • Existing functions often calibrated for European/North American materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the reliability of global heritage damage functions.
  • Propose parameters to refine climate-related deterioration processes.
  • Establish a basis for international collaboration on heritage climate risks.

Main Methods:

  • Global analysis of damage functions using daily climate data (1991-2020).
  • Assessment of functions for paper and metals, humidity fluctuations, and mould growth.
  • Evaluation of temperature and relative humidity inputs.

Main Results:

  • Global approach identifies shared climate risks across regions.
  • Coarse data resolution provides indicative, not definitive, conclusions.
  • Damage functions require careful interpretation for tropical materials.

Conclusions:

  • Global heritage climatology can foster international collaboration.
  • Future research should refine heritage climate indicators and risk zones.
  • Developing comprehensive indicators is crucial for heritage protection.