Abstract
In the current world economic situation, the maintenance of built heritage has been limited due to a lack of funds and accurate tools for proper management and implementation of these actions. However, in specific local areas, the maintenance and conservation of historical and cultural heritage have become an investment opportunity. In this sense, in this study, a new tool is proposed, for the estimation of the functional service life of heritage buildings in a local region (city of Seville, South Spain). This tool is developed in Art-Risk research project and consists of a free software to evaluate decisions in regional policies, planning and management of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, considering physical, environmental, economic and social resources. This tool provides a ranking of priority of intervention among case studies belonging to a particular urban context. This information is particularly relevant for the stakeholders responsible for the management of maintenance plans in built heritage.
Highlights
Ibrahim et al [1] discuss that historical buildings are the most visible part of a country’s history, reproducing cultural values, conveyed over time
ART-RISK2.5 is an engineering method based on fuzzy logic, which helps in the decision-making process of public and private authorities in the preservation of their cultural heritage
A functional degradation condition scale with three possible levels (A, B or C) was established, ranging between Condition A—corresponding to a temple with an acceptable functionality state, Condition B—corresponding to a temple, which requires periodical inspections, in order to maintain the minimal acceptable functional conditions, and Condition C—corresponding to a temple in which an adequate functionality level is not guaranteed by the methodology [31]
Summary
Ibrahim et al [1] discuss that historical buildings are the most visible part of a country’s history, reproducing cultural values, conveyed over time. The anthropogenic pressure is becoming higher and higher due to the expansion of urban settlements and the need of connecting them, and this has been identified as being one of the most dangerous factors that is affecting the integrity and value of cultural heritage [4,5] In this sense, by analysing the concept of vulnerability, it can be examined: i) in a technical/engineering approach, which is able to define, (physical) vulnerability can be seen as “degradation of an element, within an affected area by a hazard”, and ii) in a social approach, is related to the characteristics of the community or population that lead to differential impacts of natural hazards [6]. This kind of procedure can be conditioned by the city’s urban expansion (e.g. new roads, buildings), which has become a daily phenomenon in some parts or areas of European cities
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