With this and the next post I groped a little experiment, to create a new kind of book. I'll try to summarize in a few lines the content of the articles that appear in the latest edition of the Journal of Cultural Heritage , a magazine specializing in the field of cultural heritage from cutting more scientific. As in a press release a bit 'unusual, I will review the salient features of the contributions reported in Volume 9, Issue 4 (September-December 2008) of that magazine (not to create the post too long and heavy, divide the review printed in more parts! I cover the first two articles in this post and the remainder in future posts). Anyone interested in learning more then any of the topics covered will follow the link that leads directly to the relevant article (viewable and downloadable from the site of Sciencedirect only if registered and subscribers, often the research groups and universities are). Alternatively, at your request if you, dear readers, the next post we could treat more detail in the articles that have intrigued more!
After this necessary introduction, let's go.
Journal Of Cultural Heritage
Volume 9, Issue 4, (September-December 2008) - Part One (pp. 357-375)
Ancient Resources: Knowledge and Dating
Georadar and passive seismic survey in the Roman Amphitheatre of Catania (Sicily)
Pages 357-366
S. Castellaro, S. Impose, F. Barone, F. Cotter, S. Gresta, F. Mulargia
The soil on which the Roman Amphitheatre in Catania has been the object of study of this work, they have been used geophysical techniques survey (GPR exploration, drilling and non-invasive methods, such as passive seismic stratigraphy) to collect information on the stratigraphy of the site and the possible effects they may have on it earthquakes.
The work is far from the arguments that I am so I have the expertise to evaluate the possible innovative elements or the importance of this study, but I think a job is certainly interesting especially as regards the aspect of prevention seismic activity. The seismic risk in Italy everywhere is quite high and understand what would be the effects of an earthquake is fundamental to allow engineers to take on the monuments archittettonic with solutions that minimize the damage by ensuring, on the other hand, the lowest impact on the work of art.
Silicatescape - preserving the old building materials in urban center landscape: The case of the silicate brick and urban planning in Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Pages 367-375
Irit Amit-Cohen
At a time when the state of Israel filled the pages of all newspapers for events related to the Palestinian question, of Tel Aviv there comes a very special article. Part of the historic center of this city, in fact, has been called the Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2003 and four years later was drawn up a list of buildings on which to focus their conservation efforts. These are linked by an architectural style based on a particular building material, the "silicate brick, used in Israel in the first half of the 900. The author in this article (which is scientific in the strict sense, to be honest, not much) complains that the municipal authorities in Tel Aviv, despite the importance of this building material, have it removed completely from urban planning for decades. The discussion then focuses on the importance of recovering this example of vernacular architecture , being aware of the role that in the past have had such materials. The author takes the story of Israel as an example brick for all those cases in which we should think of the urban renewal of city centers.
In this case the topics are, if anything, even more distant from that of which I am involved than were those of the previous article, so I know better than to make judgments or comment!
well I hope that welcomes this attempt to browse the latest news on the front of publications on conservation of cultural heritage. I realize that this first post in the treated articles are perhaps among those that may be of interest to most readers of this blog, but it seemed unethical to exclude a priori, According to my personal taste, some items more than others!
If you have any question, comment or curiosity to do, I recommend, get in!
... And do not miss the next episode, which will be considered in two articles in which the part of scientific research is much more consistent!
After this necessary introduction, let's go.
Journal Of Cultural Heritage
Volume 9, Issue 4, (September-December 2008) - Part One (pp. 357-375)
Ancient Resources: Knowledge and Dating
Georadar and passive seismic survey in the Roman Amphitheatre of Catania (Sicily)
Pages 357-366
S. Castellaro, S. Impose, F. Barone, F. Cotter, S. Gresta, F. Mulargia
The soil on which the Roman Amphitheatre in Catania has been the object of study of this work, they have been used geophysical techniques survey (GPR exploration, drilling and non-invasive methods, such as passive seismic stratigraphy) to collect information on the stratigraphy of the site and the possible effects they may have on it earthquakes.
The work is far from the arguments that I am so I have the expertise to evaluate the possible innovative elements or the importance of this study, but I think a job is certainly interesting especially as regards the aspect of prevention seismic activity. The seismic risk in Italy everywhere is quite high and understand what would be the effects of an earthquake is fundamental to allow engineers to take on the monuments archittettonic with solutions that minimize the damage by ensuring, on the other hand, the lowest impact on the work of art.
Silicatescape - preserving the old building materials in urban center landscape: The case of the silicate brick and urban planning in Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Pages 367-375
Irit Amit-Cohen
At a time when the state of Israel filled the pages of all newspapers for events related to the Palestinian question, of Tel Aviv there comes a very special article. Part of the historic center of this city, in fact, has been called the Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2003 and four years later was drawn up a list of buildings on which to focus their conservation efforts. These are linked by an architectural style based on a particular building material, the "silicate brick, used in Israel in the first half of the 900. The author in this article (which is scientific in the strict sense, to be honest, not much) complains that the municipal authorities in Tel Aviv, despite the importance of this building material, have it removed completely from urban planning for decades. The discussion then focuses on the importance of recovering this example of vernacular architecture , being aware of the role that in the past have had such materials. The author takes the story of Israel as an example brick for all those cases in which we should think of the urban renewal of city centers.
In this case the topics are, if anything, even more distant from that of which I am involved than were those of the previous article, so I know better than to make judgments or comment!
well I hope that welcomes this attempt to browse the latest news on the front of publications on conservation of cultural heritage. I realize that this first post in the treated articles are perhaps among those that may be of interest to most readers of this blog, but it seemed unethical to exclude a priori, According to my personal taste, some items more than others!
If you have any question, comment or curiosity to do, I recommend, get in!
... And do not miss the next episode, which will be considered in two articles in which the part of scientific research is much more consistent!
