dc.description.abstract | This public report provides an overview of the problems raised by the management of heritage
buildings and sites (HBs/sites) in their surroundings. A multidisciplinary team comprising
conservation professionals, art historians, archaeologists, architects, biologists, civil engineers
and information technology experts have joined forces within the framework of the European
Cooperation in Science and Technology1 Action TD1406 - i2MHB (Innovation in Intelligent
Management of Heritage Buildings) to provide their expertise and experience on the risks to
which HBs/ sites are exposed (urban development, infrastructure works, demographical changes,
natural and technological hazards, bio-deterioration, lack of cultural heritage education and
technical knowledge and skills, etc.). Traditional and new approaches to manage the principal
risks are then developed. Nine representative European HBs/sites are used to illustrate the different
problems raised and to offer possible solutions. The report ends with a number of recommendations
to better integrate HBs/sites in their surroundings.
This report is addressed to policy makers at the local, regional and national governments; economical
and industrial players; research and education stakeholders; and, the public to the preservation
and valorisation of HBs/sites in their surroundings. We hope that readers will find
tentative answers to their question(s) on the difficulties encountered by the management of
HBs/sites in their surroundings. Further reading is available through the references and the
online literature provided. | en |