Safeguarding our heritage, the triquetra project approach
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Author
Ioannidi, Charalabos
Bulliard, Xavier
Roulet, Jean-Christophe
Abstract
Abstract: Cultural heritage (CH) sites are frequently exposed to natural elements, and their exposure
becomes particularly precarious with the onset of climate change. This increased vulnerability places
these sites at risk of deterioration or complete destruction. Risks such as land deformation, floods, acid
rain, and erosion significantly threaten historic monuments, while water-related hazards, significantly
influenced by both climate change and human activities, present a particularly grave risk to these
invaluable sites. Considerable research efforts have focused on safeguarding CH sites. However,
there remains a deficiency in systemic approaches towards identifying and mitigating risks for CH
sites. The TRIQUETRA project proposes a technological toolbox and a methodological framework for
tackling climate change risks and natural hazards threatening CH in the most efficient way possible.
It aims at creating an evidence-based assessment platform allowing precise risk stratification as well
as a database of available mitigation measures and strategies, acting as a Decision Support System
(DSS) towards efficient risk mitigation and site remediation. TRIQUETRA is a European project
that brings together a diverse group of researchers with varied expertise, encompassing university
research groups, research institutes, public entities, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. In
this article, TRIQUETRAs overall methodology is presented, and preliminary results concerning risk
identification, TRIQUETRAs knowledge base, as well as novel sensors and coatings, are discussed.
Publication Reference
Heritage 2024, 7, 758–793
Year
2024-02-05