Preventive Conservation - From Climate and Damage Monitoring to a Systemic and Integrated Approach: Proceedings of the International WTA - PRECOM3OS S Contributor(s): Vandesande, Aziliz (Editor), Verstrynge, Els (Editor), Van Balen, Koenraad (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367435489 ISBN-13: 9780367435486 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Historic Preservation - Restoration Techniques - Technology & Engineering | Construction - General - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General |
Dewey: 690.24 |
LCCN: 2020028366 |
Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.85" W x 9.69" (0.61 lbs) 154 pages |
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Publisher Description: The concept of preventive conservation has successfully introduced the knowledge that prevention is better than cure into the built heritage sector. The benefits of this approach are the cost-effectiveness, the improved protection of heritage values, the reduced risk for accumulating deterioration and additional damage, the prolongation of the physical service life of buildings and building parts and the empowerment of local communities in dealing with heritage. Increasingly, arguments rise against reactive treatment patterns, which result too often in postponed interventions and increasing costs for restoration. WTA-Nederland-Vlaanderen, the Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation and the Civil Engineering Department of KU Leuven jointly organised an international conference on preventive conservation approaches - including climate and damage monitoring - and how to implement these monitoring tools within a systemic approach. The conference took place in context of the international WTA days, 3-5 April 2019, and the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO Chair on Preventive Conservation, Monitoring and Maintenance of Monuments and Sites (PRECOM3OS). The contributions meet the increasing demand for information, case studies and practical examples to support the transition towards more preventive rather than reactive conservation actions. The volume aims at academics and professionals involved or interested in the conservation of buildings, building parts and heritage. |