Project description
Helping to protect our cultural heritage sites
Ancient monuments and other cultural sites are vulnerable to environmental threats. These include natural threats like extreme weather events or earthquakes and volcano eruptions. There are also human-made threats, ranging from destruction during wartimes to pollution to climate change. Conservation and restoration are key, but full of challenges. The EU-funded HYPERION project will provide the tools needed to understand the effects of climate change, extreme weather conditions, the ravages of time and intense geological phenomena on cultural heritage monuments in Greece, Italy, Norway and Spain (representing different climatic zones). The findings will boost our understanding of the threats and improve decisions for effective response. Project work will also contribute to the rehabilitation of the historical regions under threat.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic zones
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineering
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographynatural disasters
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.5.6. - Cultural heritage
- H2020-EU.3.5.1.2. - Assess impacts, vulnerabilities and develop innovative cost-effective adaptation and risk prevention and management measures
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
10682 Athina
Greece
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Participants (17)
00560 Helsinki
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8852 Altendorf
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0167 Oslo
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157 80 Athina
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10707 Berlin
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35122 Padova
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18071 Granada
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54636 Thessaloniki
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1060 Lefkosia
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30135 Venezia
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3702 Skien
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30124 Venezia
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85131 Rhodos
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851 00 Rodos
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18071 Granada
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23100 Sparta
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27100 Pavia
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