Heritage and historic buildings possess an important architectural and cultural value which
fire significantly threatens. However, current codes very rarely address the peculiarities of …

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 …

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

The complexes of historic timber-structure buildings are extremely complicated and have
various fire threats. A targeted approach to fire risk assessment of historic timber structures is …

Vernacular houses treasure the knowledge and traditions of nations. They express the
cultural heritage of different generations, including local materials and non-professional …

In this work, an improved dynamic convolutional neural network (DCNN) model to accurately
identify the risk of a forest fire was established based on the traditional DCNN model. First …

To satisfy the fire requirement of wood structure buildings, waterborne transparent fire-
retardant coatings with multi-function properties is necessary for practical application. A …

This study aims to assess whether two publicly available sources of fire threats to 346
Cultural World Heritage Sites across Europe substitute or complement each other. By doing …

This article contributes to developing an indicator-based vulnerability assessment
framework for cultural heritage sites. It provides a vulnerability index for heritage sites …

Concern for the preservation of historic urban centers has become an issue of international
relevance, not only because of their irreplaceable cultural value, but also because of their …