RT Journal Article
T1 Risk and vulnerability assessment in coastal environments applied to heritage buildings in Havana (Cuba) and Cadiz (Spain)
A1 Rodríguez-Rosales, B.
A1 Abreu, D.
A1 Ortiz Calderón, Rocío
A1 Becerra Luna, Javier
A1 Cepero-Acán, Ana E.
A1 Vázquez, M.A.
A1 Ortiz, Pilar
K1 Risk
K1 Vulnerability
K1 Cultural heritage
K1 Coastal environment
K1 Stone monuments
AB In this paper, diagnostic tools are utilized to conduct a vulnerability analysis of monuments located in a coastal environment in accordance with a raft of standards drawn up by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 31000, in order to identify the main risks for Cultural Heritage in Havana (Cuba) and Cadiz (Spain). Vulnerability analysis is based on a Leopold matrix, which models the relationship between major hazards and pathologies in order to evaluate coastal influence and the risks for the conservation of cultural heritage. The quantitative matrix allows for a cause-effect analysis to be conducted for the main scenarios, related to the state of conservation. These relationships are a key step in risk assessment and treatment strategies. Major hazards have been identified by different public bodies and agencies to provide information about the probability and intensity of these variables in the vulnerability matrix.The combination of vulnerability index assessment, which depends on intrinsic variables and environmental scenarios, and knowledge of the main hazards in Havana and Cadiz, has provided useful tools to conduct risk assessments for cultural heritage conservation in coastal environments, where climate conditions, geomorphology and social issues are the main hazards, while vulnerability is associated with conservation plans. These tools provide information that will enable decision-makers in different coastal environments to prioritize strategies for cultural heritage preservation.
PB Elsevier
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19615
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19615
LA en
NO Betzaida Rodriguez-Rosales; Dahimi Abreu; Rocio Ortiz; Javier Becerra; Ana E. Cepero-Acán; Mª Auxiliadora Vázquez; Pilar Ortiz. Risk and vulnerability assessment in coastal environments applied to heritage buildings in Havana (Cuba) and Cadiz (Spain).Science of the Total Environment. 750, pp. 141617. Elsevier, 01/01/2021. ISSN 0048-9697 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141617
NO Proyectos competitivos HUM-6775, BIA2015-64878-R y UPO-03.
NO Departamento de Sistemas Físicos, Químicos y Naturales
DS RIO
RD May 2, 2026