Heritage destruction, natural disasters, and the environment: atmospheric disasters

Tom Dawson

doi:10.4324/9781003131069-12

Heritage destruction, natural disasters, and the environment: atmospheric disasters

Tom Dawson

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Atmospheric or climatological processes play a major role in degrading heritage places and can cause rapid devastation. Concern that anthropogenic factors are influencing climate change has resulted in a large body of research, modelling what may happen in the future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has taken the lead; reporting observed changes since pre-industrial times and providing models of future change based on different scenarios. There is evidence that most regions have seen a warming trend, precipitation patterns have changed, and sea levels have risen, and it is thought that these trends will lead to an increase in extreme weather events (i.e., hurricanes and floods). This chapter will discuss atmospheric disasters and the observed impacts on heritage assets that are vital to society.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge handbook of heritage destruction
Editors	José Antonio González Zarandona, Emma Cunliffe, Melathi Saldin
Place of Publication	Abingdon, Oxon
Publisher	Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Chapter	10
Pages	138-146
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003131069
ISBN (Print)	9780367627287, 9780367673727
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003131069-12
Publication status	Published - 10 Aug 2023

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Name	Routledge handbooks on museums, galleries and heritage

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SDG 13 Climate Action

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Climate change
Heritage

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Heritage destruction, natural disasters, and the environment: atmospheric disasters. / Dawson, Tom.
The Routledge handbook of heritage destruction. ed. / José Antonio González Zarandona; Emma Cunliffe; Melathi Saldin. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. p. 138-146 (Routledge handbooks on museums, galleries and heritage).

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