In the framework of the International Spring School "Risk Management for Cultural Heritage. Challenges and Strategies for the GLAM Sector and UNESCO Sites", the University of Padova (Italy) announces a Call for Abstracts for the editing of a scientific volume on theories and the most

up-to-date practices for the management of Cultural Heritage.



The book will be edited by Dr Luca Zamparo (Department of Biology - Department of Cultural Heritage), Prof. Fabrizio Nestola (Department of Geosciences) and Prof. Monica Salvadori (Department of Cultural Heritage), and it will be published by Padova University Press in Open Access.



Main topics considered for publication:




  • Risk management in Museums, Libraries and Archives

  • Risk management for Archaeological and Open-Air Sites

  • Conservation of Cultural Heritage (from a preventive perspective)

  • Management of UNESCO Sites

  • Prevention of crimes against Cultural Heritage

  • Security and emergency management in cultural contexts

  • Training, communication and dissemination of good practices for Risk Management



Particular attention will be reserved to contributions describing case studies and/or new application methodologies.



Those interested should send an email to risk2024.springschool@unipd.it containing an abstract of in English (max 600 words), an essential bibliography (max 10 references), and a short personal biography (max 300 words).



 



Deadline for Call for Abstracts: 30 April 2024

Selection announcement: 5 May 2024

Submission deadline: 30 September 2024

There are no participation fees for authors.

The volume will be published in Open Access.