This article introduces the Special Issue on Risk Protection for Cultural Heritage and Historic
Centres. The article starts by reviewing the gaps in knowledge and practice related to …

In the last 20 years, research on the observed and projected impacts of climate change on
cultural heritage has led to significant developments regarding damage quantification and …

This study focuses on scoring, selecting, and developing physical fragility (ie, the probability
of reaching or exceeding a certain damage state given a specific hazard intensity) and/or …

The dynamics of flood risk over Coastal Multi-hazard Catchments (CMC) exhibit bizarre
characteristics. In these regions, flood hazards are governed by a complex interaction of …

This paper presents a method for contributing to risk assessment of cultural heritage
exposed to hydrometeorological extreme events linked to climate change. The methodology …

Cultural heritage (CH) is threatened by floods; however, the understanding of exposure and
vulnerability is challenging and makes risk and resilience assessment rarely practiced. CH …

Urban cultural heritage has rich historical, artistic, and scientific value. However, due to the
increasing occurrence of extreme rainfall events globally, urban cultural heritage sites face …

Evaluating potential consequences of floods on cultural heritage is one of the objectives of
the 60/2007/EC Floods Directive. Nevertheless, the peculiarities of cultural heritage in terms …

The growing number of flood disasters worldwide and the subsequent catastrophic
consequences of these events have revealed the flood vulnerability of communities. Flood …

Floods can significantly affect Cultural Heritage with consequences that might not easily be
repaired, given the unicity of this type of exposed asset. Flood losses are both tangible and …