Due to climate change, it is foreseen that the frequency and magnitude of extreme climate
events such as heavy precipitation, flooding and drought will increase throughout Europe. In …

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 …

Multi-hazard risk assessment of building portfolios is of primary importance in natural-hazard-
prone regions, particularly for the prioritisation of disaster risk reduction and resilience …

In a global context of increasing flood risk, the development of risk assessments that can
effectively support disaster risk management strategies and policies is crucial. This is …

Flooding is among the most common and damaging natural hazards at the global level,
which has prompted governments and international institutions to adopt measures towards …

Indicator-based methods are able to provide a simple and reliable way to assess the level of
fire risk of existing constructions. While many of these methods were not developed for …

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 …

Earthquakes pose a looming threat to human life and habitats, as well as the large-scale
preservation of urban cultural heritage assets located in historic centres. These areas …

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 …

Cultural heritage is about people. About the ones who built monuments and created art
hundreds of years ago, and about the ones who identified with them today. It is identity for …