Guest editorial: Vernacular architecture: sustainability and risks

• Published in: Journal of cultural heritage management and sustainable development 2022-04, Vol.12 (2), p.89-91
• Main Authors: Mileto, Camilla, Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares, María Lidón de Miguel, Escobar, Alicia Hueto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adaptation; Archaeological sites; Case studies; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Climate effects; Conservation; Cultural heritage; Cultural resources; Culture; Historic buildings & sites; Historic sites; International conferences; Parameter sensitivity; Physical properties; Sustainability; Threats; Vernacular architecture; World Heritage Areas
• ISSN: 2044-1266; 2044-1274
• DOI: 10.1108/JCHMSD-05-2022-193

The articles by Caballero, Viñals and Tormo, and Nakhaei and Correia list the effects of climate change on two archaeological sites. [...]the earthen archaeological site examined by Nakhaei and Correia is also a World Heritage Site. [...]together with the specific case study of Asencio, López-Osorio and Rosa, the article by Mileto and Vegas provides an in-depth review of the values and strategies of the conservation of earthen architecture in general. Despite the fact that the physical parameters of exposure and sensitivity do indeed endanger the conservation of the site, an assessment of the capacity for adaptation identified in ancient construction systems demonstrates their great resilience. [...]future plans for adaptation to climate change and for the conservation and management of earthen heritage must be based on both scientific and traditional knowledge. [...]this special issue on the conservation of cultural heritage focuses on the approaches adopted to study the nature of these changes, risk and vulnerability assessment and identifies the capacity for adaptation