Large-scale Debris Flow Disasters: Hazard-Risk-Vulnerability Analysis Approach in Taiwan. (1st October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Jieh-Jiuh
• Is Part Of: Conservation and management of archaeological sites. Volume 18:Number 4(2016)
• Page Start: 449
• Page End: 463
• Publication Date: 2016-10-01
• Subjects: cultural heritage -- risk identification -- debris flow -- vulnerability -- disaster; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Collection and protection -- Periodicals; Cultural property -- Protection -- Periodicals; Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Periodicals; Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Periodicals; Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Periodicals; 930.1028
• DOI: 10.1080/13505033.2016.1290473
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-5033

Abstract

Abstract : Catastrophic disasters may cause irreversible damage to cultural heritage. This study identified the risk to cultural heritage sites in Taiwan posed by large-scale debris flow disasters. The cultural heritage sites that may be affected by debris flows were identified through risk identification and by using GIS. Subsequently, an on-site field survey was conducted to confirm the cultural heritage sites that are potentially vulnerable to debris flow disasters. The research findings are as follows: (a) the top three cultural heritage sites that are most affected by debris flows are municipal, county, and city monuments, historical buildings, and historical sites; (b) the number of cultural heritage sites affected is related to environmental exploitation; (c) the cultural heritage sites at high risk of being affected by disasters were primarily located in Taitung and Chiayi Counties.