Conservation and Restoration of Built Heritage - A History of Conservation Culture and Its More Recent Developments

The word "conservation," when used in the context of preservation of built heritage, implies an intrinsically complex concept that evolved over time, since it has been influenced by the perception of history throughout time, since it has been influenced by the perception of history throughout time.

List of contents

1. A brief history of conservation


2. Conservation and restoration in Europe


3. Construction in antiquity


4. Heritage conservation
   


5. Traditional and innovative materials
   


6. Seismic risk from emergency to reconstruction


7. Constructive restoration

About the author

Salvatore D’Agostino has taught Structural Analysis at Federico II University in Naples for about 40 years. He has also been involved in Building Restoration, and in 1992 founded the Centro Interdipartimentale di Ingegneria per i Beni Culturali (Interdepartmental Centre for Engineering for Cultural Heritage) at the same university. He founded, and is Chairman of, the Associazione Italiana di Storia dell’Ingegneria (Italian Society of History of Engineering). He edited the first text on engineering for cultural heritage, published by Edizioni del Mulino in 2018. He is author of about 170 academic publications.

Summary

The word "conservation," when used in the context of preservation of built heritage, implies an intrinsically complex concept that evolved over time, since it has been influenced by the perception of history throughout time, since it has been influenced by the perception of history throughout time.

Product details

• Authors: Salvatore D'Agostino, Salvatore (University of Naples Feder D''agostino
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367750961
• ISBN: 978-0-367-75096-1
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Built Heritage and Geotechnics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Architecture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Earthquake, Society and culture: general, Structural engineering, Conservation of buildings & building materials, Conservation of buildings and building materials, earthquake engineering