Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage in Urban Areas
A Training Guide
The type of hazards causing disaster risks vary widely based on geographical locations, the socio-political and legal contexts in addition to the type of cultural heritage. Since disaster risks are essentially a product of hazards and vulnerabilities, prior identification of both these aspects would contribute to the overall content of the course.
A hazard may be a naturally occurring phenomenon or a human induced event. Natural hazards can include meteorological, hydrological, geological and biological events ranging from hurricanes, tornadoes and storms to earthquakes, landslides and volcanoes and epidemics. Human induced hazards include arson, armed conflicts, infrastructure failures and the long term effects of climate change.
Vulnerabilities are largely dependent on the inherent characteristics of the cultural heritage site or object and its general socio-economic and institutional context.
