ABSTRACT
The World Heritage Committee reiterated the importance of strengthening knowledge, innovation, and education to build a culture of disaster prevention at World Heritage. International Training Course (ITC) aims to promote an intensive educational programme, scientific networking, and research on disaster risk management of cultural heritage. It aims to create sufficient measures for cultural heritage sites to reduce risks to both movable and immovable, as well as tangible and intangible cultural heritage. An integrated approach to disaster risk management of cultural heritage considers the possibilities of multiple hazards that may occur in parallel or as follow-up due to interactions between various natural and human-induced causes. It stresses the importance of community participation and ensures regular maintenance and management procedures for the site. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.
