Abstract
Recently, numerous world heritage sites have burned down or suffered minor damage due to fires. As a result, the Korean government has developed active and passive fire measures in Korean historic villages. Nevertheless, fires have not been prevented, inciting the government to direct its attention toward community-based activities. This paper focuses on human-related fire safety measures and aims to identify the most efficient methods for preventing fires, as well as for minimizing damage caused by them in historic villages. It explores the preventive and response levels of residents and village organizations based on a survey of experts in the field and applies an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to determine the weighting of the selected attributes. The study proposes that the preventive level is more important than the response level among village residents, and the response level should be prioritized over the preventive level in village organizations in order to prevent and reduce fire risk and damage in Korean historic villages.
Highlights
Numerous world cultural heritage sites, including Notre Dame Cathedral (15 April 2019), Shirakawa Village in Japan (4 November 2019), and Shurijo Castle inJapan (31 October 2019), burned down or suffered minor damage due to fire
Village in Andong (National Folk Cultural Property No 122) and Yangdong Village in Gyeongju (National Folk Cultural Property No 189), Korean historical villages registered as Korean UNESCO sites, experienced fires
What should the focus be to promote community-based preventive and response activities among residents and organizations? This study focuses on community-based activities, categorized by
Summary
Numerous world cultural heritage sites, including Notre Dame Cathedral (15 April 2019), Shirakawa Village in Japan (4 November 2019), and Shurijo Castle inJapan (31 October 2019), burned down or suffered minor damage due to fire. Numerous world cultural heritage sites, including Notre Dame Cathedral (15 April 2019), Shirakawa Village in Japan (4 November 2019), and Shurijo Castle in. Village in Andong (National Folk Cultural Property No 122) and Yangdong Village in Gyeongju (National Folk Cultural Property No 189), Korean historical villages registered as Korean UNESCO sites, experienced fires. In addition to these villages, Korea contains other historical environments with the same characteristics, often referred to as traditional villages, folk villages, and historical villages. In Korea, two historic villages have been designated UNESCO World Heritage sites: Hahoe Village in Andong Cultural Heritage No 122) and Yangdong Village in Gyeongju Other historic villages of the same nature that still have residents include the Old Village of Hollókő and its surroundings (Hungary), Holašovice Historic
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