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The main goal of i-Rec conferences is to contribute to disaster reconstruction and recovery knowledge and its applications in disaster impacted populations through interdisciplinary research and information sharing with various stakeholders. The 2017 i-Rec conference seeks to understand how disaster recovery and reconstruction knowledge and pra…
According to the Emergency Events database EM-DAT, from 2000-2012, around 2.9 billion people were adversely affected by disasters caused by natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes, floods, storms etc.). Another 1.5 billion people are living in countries afflicted with civil strife and violent conflicts, states the World Development Report of 2011. The result…
International Training Course (ITC) on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2022, 16th year, Ritsumeikan University in collaboration with ICCROM.
Time
8.30 - 11.00 CET/Summer
15.30 - 18.00 JST
Two online sessions of 150 minutes each will be held on Mondays and Thursdays, and one mentoring session on Fridays of every week for 8 weeks.…
The 9th International i-Rec Conference will be hosted at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA from 5-7 June 2019 by the recently established Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER).
In the context of massive global challenges caused by rapid human development, the 2019 i-Rec will address some of the most pressing but under-rep…
Beyond the repair of monuments, the dynamic layers of urban heritage greatly complicate the already complex matter of urban reconstruction and retrofit, and impact on initial expectations as well as envisioned improvements from reconstruction activities and the way they are managed.
This conference aims to offer new perspectives and strategi…
Historic urban areas and their territorial settings are irreplaceable and highly complex cultural resources that have evolved over time and contain various heritage components and systems such as traditional housing, urban spaces, ecological features such as water systems and intangible components such as rituals and social activities that have sustaine…
Why this course?
Cultural heritage is of great value to communities worldwide. It connects us to the past, serves as a basis for our identity and as a source of knowledge. Furthermore, it can contribute to economic growth and sustainable development. However, heritage is vulnerable, especially to the impact of natural disasters. Climate change is addin…