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DPhil student, University of Oxford
Project Title听
Learning from nature: 听evaluating site-based conservation approaches to mitigating climatic risks to earthen heritage sites in N W China
Background & Summary of Project
Earthen heritage sites are among the oldest types of cultural heritage sites in the world. These sites, which can be over thousand years old, are degrading rapidly and this loss of heritage is projected to increase with climate change. This project aims to address the fact that there is little consensus and a lack of long term research for earthen heritage conservation, with some conservation strategies even increasing the rate of degradation.
We will use fieldwork at the ancient city of Suoyang, located on the Silk Road in North West China, to investigate the relationship between patterns of degradation and microclimatic and environmental conditions.听
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Richards, J., Mayaud, J., Zhan, H., Wu, F., Bailey, R., and Viles, H.,听.听Earth Surface听Processes and听Landforms听(2020)听
Tibby, J., Richards, J., Tyler, J., Barr, C., Fluin, J. and Goonan, P. (2019) Marine and Freshwater Research.
Richards, J., Orr, S.A. and Viles, H.A. (2019) . Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development.
Richards, J., Zhao, G., Zhang, H. and Viles, H. (2019) . Heritage Science, 7, 51.
Tibby, J., Barr, C., Marshall, J.C., Richards, J., Perna, C., Fluin, J. and Cadd, H.R. (2019) . Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
Richards, J., Wang, Y., Orr, S.A. and Viles, H. (2018) . Sustainability, 10(9).
Richards, Jenny., Josep Grau-Bove., Robyn Parker and Heather Viles. (2022). "How to run a mobile heritage science engagement event: A practical toolkit."
