Scientific cooperation agreement between CNR-IIA and the Royal Society (UK)
The protection of cultural heritage assets at risk, and particularly archaeological areas, relies primarily to produce risk assessment plans.
Changes in the historic landscape can have a significant impact on the preservation and value of heritage assets and heritage sites embedded in this landscape, such as archaeological sites.
Therefore, we need to incorporate the study of landscape change (namely, how the distinctive characteristics of a landscape evolve over time) into our assessment of heritage preservation. Landscape change is investigated using an innovative GIS method to assess current and future risks for heritage preservation and the role of landscape change in exacerbating or alleviating these risks.
The results of this project will include a GIS dataset for case studies and a new methodological framework for cultural heritage risk assessment of archaeological areas.
Obiectives
The aim of the project is to test the methodology for cultural heritage risk assessment of archaeological areas in 2 case studies.
The two archaeological case studies are selected to test this project in Casignana area, in Calabria Region, in Italy and Lydford castle -Devon in UK
Starting from the information of the analyses of the two contexts (Italy and UK) the investigation will proceed with the application of the methodology that will be developed on the case studies.
Partnership
- CNR Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), ITALY
- Royal Society (UK)
Scientific Coordinator
- Giuliana Quattrone – CNR-IIA