Climate Change and Environmental Impact on Heritage

New course

Level of qualification: Master

ECTS credits: 4

Responsible partners: 
Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (National Research University) (MGSU), Russia
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (NArFU), Russia

Course overview / general description: Cultural Heritage and the global environmental crisis. Environmental control and monitoring. Developing adaption measures and increase of resilience to climate change risks. Heritage protection in seismic areas. Earthquake-resistant construction of buildings. Elements of soil dynamics. Damage and destruction mechanisms in existing (especially historic) structures. Introduction to innovative earthquake-resistant systems. Forecasting, measuring and counteracting the effects of climate change. Overcoming the risks of heritage vulnerability in the face of rising temperatures, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, increased and more frequent adverse weather events, exacerbated drought and increased frequency of forest fires. Protection against the adverse effects of environmental pollution.