Multi scale approaches and scalability within climate change–heritage risk assessments

SASCHA

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Principal Investigator

Scott Allan Orr, UCL, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Partners

Paloma Guzman, NIKU, Norway Gianmarco Pantozzi, NHAZCA, Italy Erin Seekamp, NCSU, United States of America Vera Costantini. NHAZCA, Italy Josep Grau-Bove, UCL, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Maya Ishizawa, NHAZCA, Italy Michele Ortolani, NHAZCA, Italy Xiao Xiao, ASU, United States of America Eugene Jo, ICCROM, Italy Paul Lankester, EH, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Giuseppe Pepe, VM, Italy

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Project Objective

SASCHA proposes operationalisation (a method to provide measurable observation for abstract concepts) for transferable risk assessment and a value-based decision support tool. Supported by this approach, the overarching aim of SASCHA is therefore to develop innovative methods for understanding risks of climate change for heritage that allow for multiscale analysis and scalable approaches, bridging the gaps between local knowledge and global data, and from local vulnerability to global risks. To this end, SASCHA will: a) develop a set of operationalised indicators/metrics for relevant determinants of climate change; b) develop a locally adaptable protocol for stakeholders' engagement in the identification of relevant determinants of climate impacts that acknowledge and celebrate diversity in cultural contexts; c) develop a climate adaptation decision support tool to evaluate relevance of assessment approaches for different spatial scales; d) explore the challenges and opportunities of an operationalisation approach to climate change--heritage risk. Addressing a complex, wide and research-intensive subject, SASCHA unfolds several organisational, scientific, technical, technological and cultural heritage-oriented elements. SASCHA includes four research partners, together bringing significant experience in climate change and heritage and requisite expertise in physical sciences (UCL), social sciences and humanities (NIKU, NCSU/ASU) and technology (NHAZCA). The consortium can significantly contribute to safeguarding and protecting their region's coastal heritage but also to the global discussion of the integration of climate impacts assessment on cultural heritage through the close collaboration with UNESCO's Advisory body, ICCROM and case study stakeholders. SASCHA will develop methods for assessing, interpreting, and communicating climate change risks for heritage, while also supporting effective policy development and heritage management. To the best of our knowledge, SASCHA meets the criteria for each annex (financial and in-kind).opportunities of an operationalisation approach to climate change--heritage risk. Addressing a complex, wide and research-intensive subject, SASCHA unfolds several organisational, scientific, technical, technological and cultural heritage-oriented elements. SASCHA includes four research partners, together bringing significant experience in climate change and heritage and requisite expertise in physical sciences (UCL), social sciences and humanities (NIKU, NCSU/ASU)and technology (NHAZCA). The consortium can significantly contribute to safeguarding and protecting their region's coastal heritage but also to the global discussion of the integration of climate impacts assessment on cultural heritage through the close collaboration with UNESCO's Advisory body, ICCROM and case study stakeholders. SASCHA will develop methods for assessing, interpreting, and communicating climate change risks for heritage, while also supporting effective policy development and heritage management. To the best of our knowledge, SASCHA meets the criteria foreach annex (financial and in-kind).

Call Objective

This Call aims to support transdisciplinary and convergent research approaches on cultural heritage and climate change, to foster collaboration among the research community across several regions, and to contribute to knowledge advances and policy change at the global level. Applicants are invited to submit research proposals that address at least one of the three call themes: 1. The Impact of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage; 2. Cultural Heritage as a Resource for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation; 3. Sustainable Solutions for Heritage.

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Duration

36 months

Call Date

26 April 2023

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