Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 8 Preservation of Cultural Heritage /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lollino, Giorgio (Editor), Giordan, Daniele (Editor), Marunteanu, Cristian (Editor), Christaras, Basiles (Editor), Yoshinori, Iwasaki (Editor), Margottini, Claudio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Cultural heritage.; Geotechnical engineering.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Civil engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Cultural Heritage.; Civil Engineering.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes, and deals with the preservation of cultural heritage. In 1972, the World Heritage Convention linked in a single framework the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural sites. Since then, engineering geology is enlarging its...