Project Profile: REFRESH
Water Cycle For Resilient Heritage
Who?
| Principal Investigators: | Julie Desarnaud, KIK-IRPA, Belgium |
| Partners: | Ann Bourges, IRCP-CNRS, France Filippo Magni, IuaV, Italy Katrin Wilhelm, University of Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Juliette Remy, C2RMF, France Rafiq Hamdi, IRM-KMI, Belgium Annelies Cosaert, KIK-IRPA, Belgium Mora Tiziano Dalla, IuaV, Italy Roald Hayen, KIK-IRPA, Belgium Massimiliano Scarpa, IuaV, Italy Francesco Trovo', IuaV, Italy Heather Viles, University of Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Arianna Abbate, MUVE, Italy Alexandre Chevalier, ICOM - WB, Belgium Emilie Girard, ICOM-France, France Sebastiaan Godts, Flanders-Brussels, Belgium David Green, Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Isabelle Palmi, ICOMOS-France, France Elisa Raes, City of Bruges, Belgium Helene Vassal, Louvre Museum, France |
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What?
| Full Project Title: | Water Cycle For Resilient Heritage |
| Full Call Title: | CCH2023: CCH2023- Climate and Cultural Heritage |
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Why?
| Project Objective: | Cultural heritage, as represented by collections in museums and the built environment, is a unique resource in socio-cultural and economic terms. Climate change will lead to extreme events such as droughts and floods, severe storms and heat waves occurring more frequently across Europe. While the impact of climate change on society and ecosystems has garnered significant attention, the consequences for cultural heritage have largely been overlooked. The major factor controlling the impact of climate change on heritage buildings hosting collections, surrounded by natural environments is water (in excess or in stress)and its transfer. In this context the project aims to understand the role of the water cycle on cultural heritage site conservation with an holistic approach considering water dynamics at three scales :- The liquid water in the natural environment (soil and vegetation in gardens and parks) - The liquid to vapor water transfer within the architectural building envelope (monument) - The vapor to liquid water in interiors and collections (condensation phenomena) This research explores how heritage sites can be resources for climate mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development through optimal management of the water cycle in and around them. Our objective is to identify levers at the heritage site scale to optimise conservation of cultural heritage while improving water management and reducing energy consumption. To achieve the project objective, a transdisciplinary approach will combine historical, experimental, theoretical and numerical studies of water transfers across three scales at real heritage sites with respect to climate data. Building on the resultant improved understanding of water transport, passive solutions as well as innovative materials and techniques will be integrated and optimized. Using these levers, the project will establish how the nature-culture relationship (soil-vegetation-buildings-museum collections) could be the key to makingEuropean cultural heritage more resilient. |
| 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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When?
| Duration: | 36 months |
| Call Date: | 26 April 2023 |
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