Notice catalographique « Risk preparedness : a management manual for world cultural heritage »

• Stovel, Herb
• International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property

Contents:

1) INTRODUCTION

Why a manual on risk-preparedness for cultural heritage?

Risk preparedness in the context of the World Heritage Convention
-The benefits of the convention
-Operation of the convention
-Cultural-heritage-at-risk relative to the convention

Development of the manual

A user's guide to the manual

2) THE IMPORTANCE OF RISK-PREPAREDNESS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE

Attitudinal obstacles: arguments and counter-arguments

A cultural-heritage-at-risk framework

3) PRINCIPLES OF RISK-PREPAREDNESS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE

Introduction

Principles

4) DEVELOPING A SOUND APPROACH TO RISK-PREPAREDNESS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE PROPERTY

Planning framework for risk-preparedness

Risk-preparedness for different forms of cultural heritage
-Cultural heritage
-Monuments
-Archaeological sites
-Historic settlements
-Cultural landscapes

5) FIRE

Damage to property
-Damage to buildings and their contents
-Damage to historic districts
-Damage to cultural landscapes and archaeological sites

Developing a fire-prevention strategy
-Responsibility for developing the strategy
-Elements of the strategy

Reducing risk
-Strengthening resistance to fire
-Fire detection and monitoring

Developing a fire response plan

Building the strategy: technical and planning measures
-Minimizing risk
-Fire retardation and property protection
-Fire detection and warning systems
-Development of response plans

Response
-For the fire safety manager and team
-For occupants
-For local fire officials

Recovery
-The structure should be stabilized
-The negative effects of the fire and fire-fighting methods should be addressed
-Detailed condition assessment should be made of the fire-damaged structure
-Initiate salvage recording and conservation measures for damaged objects, elements and the structure
-Reinstate all alarm systems and fire-fighting equipment
-Prepare repair and reconstruction plans

6) EARTHQUAKES AND RELATED DISASTERS

Damage to property

Developing an earthquake-preparedness strategy
-Responsibility for developing the strategy
-Elements of the strategy

Building the strategy: planning and technical measures
-Reducing risks
-Increasing earthquake resistance
-Earthquake early warning and detection systems
-Development of a response plan

Response

Recovery

7) FLOODING

Damage to property

Developing a flood-preparedness strategy
-Responsibility for developing the strategy
-Elements of the strategy
-Reducing risks
-Increasing flood resistance
-Flood detection and monitoring
-Flood response planning

Building the strategy: planning and technical measures
-Reducing risks
-Increasing resistance to floods
-Flood early warning and detection systems
-Development of a response plan

Response

Recovery

8) ARMED CONFLICT

Damage to property

The context: the convention for the protection of cultural heritage property in the even of armed conflict

Developing a strategy for the protection of cultural heritage in the event of armed conflict

9) OTHER HAZARDS

Tsunami

Avalanches, land and mud slides and flows

Winds or tropical storms (hurricanes, typhoons, etc.)

Hazards of human origin

Inadequate maintenance

Industrial pollution and disasters

10) GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING SITE-SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS PLANS

Guidelines for advance planning

Guidelines for reaction during disaster or conflict

Post-disaster or post-conflict guidelines

Summary checklist for damage assessment

11) IMPROVING RISK-PREPAREDNESS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL

Introduction

Elements of improved risk-preparedness

A process model for improving risk-preparedness for cultural heritage

12) SOURCES

Written and audiovisual sources
-Inter-agency task force documents

Technical and planning references
-General references

Appendix A: the declaration of Quebc
Appendix B: the Kobe-Tokyo declaration
Appendix C: the Blue Shield movement
Appendix D: ICOMOS recording principles
Appendix E: the Assisi declaration

• Emergency management
• Disasters - Control - Historic buildings - Planning
• Cultural property - Protection
• Biens culturels - Protection
• Catastrophes - Lutte contre - Monuments historiques - Planification
• Gestion des situations d'urgence