Abstract
Abstract. Risk management – as it has been defined – involves the decision-making process following a risk assessment (Ball, Watt, 2003). It is the process that involves managing to minimize losses and impacts on the significant of historic structures and to reach the balance between gaining and losing opportunities. This contribution explains the "heritage information" platform developed using low-cost recording, documentation and information management tools to serve as container for assessments resulting from the application of a risk methodology at a pilot area of the Petra Archaeological Park, in particular those that permit digitally and cost effective to prepare an adequate baseline record to identify disturbances and threats. Furthermore, this paper will reflect on the issue of mapping the World Heritage property's boundaries by illustrating a methodology developed during the project and further research to overcome the lack of boundaries and buffer zone for the protection of the Petra World Heritage site, as identified in this project. This paper is based on on-going field project from a multidisciplinary team of experts from the Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (University of Leuven), UNESCO Amman, Petra Development Tourism and Region Authority (PDTRA), and Jordan's Department of Antiquities (DoA), as well as, experts from Jordan. The recording and documentation approach included in this contribution is part of an on-going effort to develop a methodology for mitigating (active and preventive) risks on the Petra Archaeological Park (Jordan). The risk assessment has been performed using non-intrusive techniques, which involve simple global navigation satellite system (GNSS), photography, and structured visual inspection, as well as, a heritage information framework based on Geographic Information Systems. The approach takes into consideration the comparison of vulnerability to sites with the value assessment to prioritize monuments at risk based on their importance of significance and magnitude of risk, in order for the authorities to plan more in-depth assessment for those highly significant monuments or areas at risk. A decision tool is envisaged as outcome of this project.
Highlights
The Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation at the KU Leuven has been involved since 2010 in a major UNESCO initiative in Jordan, dealing with the risk assessment of world heritage properties
These tools can effectively serve to produce an appropriate level of detail for the “base line record” to identify current/potential changes over time that potentially threat the heritage integrity addressed by the “Outstanding Universal Criteria(s)” for which this important site has been recognize by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee
Since 2009, most of the JADIS sites have been transferred to the Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities (MEGA–J), which is a joint effort by the Getty Conservation Institute, the World Monuments Fund and the Department of Antiquities of Jordan
Summary
The Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation at the KU Leuven has been involved since 2010 in a major UNESCO initiative in Jordan, dealing with the risk assessment of world heritage properties. In the case of this particular project, the documentation approach has utilized rapid-assessment techniques based on forms, georeferenced photographs, GNSS, and GIS As mentioned previously, these tools can effectively serve to produce an appropriate level of detail for the “base line record” to identify current/potential changes over time that potentially threat the heritage integrity addressed by the “Outstanding Universal Criteria(s)” for which this important site has been recognize by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee. The Risk assessment method provides a tool for prepared to help site managers to prevent, reduce and actively act on the negative impacts resulting from on-going disturbances/ threats on the significance/integrity of the property and on human life It deals with major threats, like earthquakes, and with factors increasing the vulnerability to risks. Minor factors, which can become preponderant with time because of their cumulative effects, are considered: lack of maintenance, inadequate management, progressive erosion and deterioration
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