Protection of cultural heritage: handbook - School of civil protection

This handbook aims at being used as guide to reduce the impact of disasters in cultural heritage properties. It describes the principles and the essential phases for planning a framework of risk preparedness for different forms of cultural heritage. The module includes three technical appendices: (i) disaster prevention and mitigation strategies; (ii) fire protection measures; and (iii) organizational measures against earthquakes, volcanism, tsunami, floods, storms, avalanches and landslides or flows. It ends with recommended checklists to follow in order to prepare the above mentioned frameworks.