Research is also needed to help AHT’s understanding of international cultural markets, where the UK sits comparatively and the impact culture has on international diplomacy. Protecting the UK’s cultural assets and understanding ways to consolidate and make better use of crucial data across AHT sectors is also of interest and more research on best practice would be useful.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Risks that affect the built environment and threaten human life are becoming major societal issues in the 21st century. Managing these risks and responding to emergencies such as fires, floods, and terrorist attacks is i...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Loughborough University
The project focuses on evaluating prevention and protection measures in buildings against risks like fire and flood, which aligns with the question's focus on measuring benefits of lowering risk of catastrophic events.
Cultural Heritage (CH) shapes our identity, delivers capacities and exposes vulnerabilities yet cultural value and vulnerability are missing from conventional risk assessments that support sustainable development and gro...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of Edinburgh
The project partially addresses the question as it focuses on cultural heritage risk and impact tools, which could include risks from catastrophic events, but does not specifically focus on measuring benefits of lowering such risks.
'Natural' disasters are set to become one of the key challenges confronting governments and communities in the decades ahead as climate change, the number of people living in hazard-prone (especially coastal) locations, ...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of Bristol
The project explores the historical and cultural aspects of disaster risk reduction, which could indirectly contribute to understanding methodologies and indicators for measuring benefits of lowering risk of catastrophic events.