Doctoral Course on

Sciences and Materials of the Cultural Heritage from Pollution to Climate Change 

 

Ravello (Italy) 5-7 October 2015

The series of Courses on Sciences and Materials of Cultural Heritage - carried out in these last years by the Council of Europe and the European University Centre for Cultural Heritage - will end next October with a final meeting of the lecturers who, along the years, have provided important in-depth analyses on the questions of pollution and of climate change with reference to the major materials of cultural heritage: stone, glass, paintings…

 

 

 

 

Topics:

• The balance of air pollution and climate change as drivers of damage to heritage
• Noah's Ark EU-Project: objectives and main results
• Indoor climate for Heritage: results from Climate for Culture EU-Project
• Cultural Heritage: socio-cultural and economic implications of climate change
• The façades of monuments facing pollution and climate changes
• Microbiology and building materials: from pollution to climate change
• Venice: Sea level rise and Heritage
• New insights on Stained glass Deterioration and Conservation
• Paintings conservation and climate change
• Built Heritage facing floods and landslides in the climate change context
• The French National Adaptation  Plan of Cultural Heritage to Climate Change 

 

Venue : European University Centre for Cultural Heritage, Ravello, Italy.

Period: 5-7 October 2015.

Participants: maximum 30 people.

Addressed to: scientists, architects, engineers, conservators, urban planners.

 

There is no registration fee.

The organisation has the possibility to support the participation of 20 students with a reimbursement of € 300 (at the maximum) of their participation expenses, after presentation of receipts. The selection for grant will be done by the organisers.

On request, students may benefit of 3 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) after agreement with their own university.

 

Deadline for application: 1 July 2015

Information and application forms:

European University Centre for Cultural Heritage, Villa Rufolo, I-84010-Ravello, Italy, www.univeur.org / [email protected]