O presente trabalho busca contribuir com as pesquisas acerca das perspectivas de impacto das mudanças climáticas no patrimônio cultural do Vale Histórico de São Paulo, com enfoque na ação de fungos nas estruturas de madeira das edificações históricas. Diversos estudos têm sido realizados na Europa a respeito desse tema, mas no Brasil trabalhos desse tipo não são numerosos. A revisão da literatura a respeito das mudanças climáticas indica aumentos na temperatura do ar, alterações nos regimes de precipitação e em diversas outras variáveis climáticas em todo o planeta. Foram coletados dados meteorológicos da região estudada e dados de monitoramento do microclima do interior de algumas edificações. Também foram obtidos dados de simulação a respeito do clima nos próximos 100 anos na região. Podendo-se, assim, obter um cenário de possibilidades de mudanças no clima e no microclima das edificações. Investigou-se a presença de fungos degradadores de lignocelulose nas edificações em estudo e os impactos das variações de temperatura no desenvolvimento desse tipo de fungo. As conclusões do trabalho indicam que as mudanças no clima da região podem aumentar os riscos de deterioração dos prédios históricos da região estudada / This study aims to contribute to investigate the impact projections for of climate change on cultural heritage of the Historic Valley of São Paulo, focusing on the action of fungi in the wood structures of historic buildings. Several studies have been conducted in Europe on this subject, but in Brazil works of this nature are not numerous. A review of the literature on climate change indicates overall increases in air temperature, changes in precipitation regimes and several other climatic alterations across the planet. Meteorological data from the study area and microclimate monitoring data from the indoor microclimate of some buildings were collected. Climate simulation data concerned the next 100 years in the region were also obtained, thus resulting in a scenario of climate and indoor microclimate changes. Experimental analysis on the presence of lignocellulose-degrading fungi on cultural heritage materials were carried out. The findings of the study indicate that changes in the climate of the region can increase the risk of biodeterioration of historic buildings of the region studied

Thesis. 1977. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography : leaf 66-68. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture; and, (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Frederick Luther Merrill, Jr. / M.S.

Thesis. 1978. M.Arch--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / M.Arch

Thesis. 1975. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / Bibliography: leaves 150-155. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture; and, (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Kenneth Wong. / M.C.P. / M.Arch.

O presente trabalho busca contribuir com as pesquisas acerca das perspectivas de impacto das mudanças climáticas no patrimônio cultural do Vale Histórico de São Paulo, com enfoque na ação de fungos nas estruturas de madeira das edificações históricas. Diversos estudos têm sido realizados na Europa a respeito desse tema, mas no Brasil trabalhos desse tipo não são numerosos. A revisão da literatura a respeito das mudanças climáticas indica aumentos na temperatura do ar, alterações nos regimes de precipitação e em diversas outras variáveis climáticas em todo o planeta. Foram coletados dados meteorológicos da região estudada e dados de monitoramento do microclima do interior de algumas edificações. Também foram obtidos dados de simulação a respeito do clima nos próximos 100 anos na região. Podendo-se, assim, obter um cenário de possibilidades de mudanças no clima e no microclima das edificações. Investigou-se a presença de fungos degradadores de lignocelulose nas edificações em estudo e os impactos das variações de temperatura no desenvolvimento desse tipo de fungo. As conclusões do trabalho indicam que as mudanças no clima da região podem aumentar os riscos de deterioração dos prédios históricos da região estudada / This study aims to contribute to investigate the impact projections for of climate change on cultural heritage of the Historic Valley of São Paulo, focusing on the action of fungi in the wood structures of historic buildings. Several studies have been conducted in Europe on this subject, but in Brazil works of this nature are not numerous. A review of the literature on climate change indicates overall increases in air temperature, changes in precipitation regimes and several other climatic alterations across the planet. Meteorological data from the study area and microclimate monitoring data from the indoor microclimate of some buildings were collected. Climate simulation data concerned the next 100 years in the region were also obtained, thus resulting in a scenario of climate and indoor microclimate changes. Experimental analysis on the presence of lignocellulose-degrading fungi on cultural heritage materials were carried out. The findings of the study indicate that changes in the climate of the region can increase the risk of biodeterioration of historic buildings of the region studied

The Adair Park neighborhood in southwest Atlanta was designed as a residential enclave for working class whites that has evolved to what it is today: an area primarily inhabited by low-income minorities. Many of its residents have worked to preserve the area's distinctive architectural heritage. Low housing values and vacancies have attracted affordable housing developers such as the Atlanta affiliate of Habitat for Humanity. In response to specific plans for the development of affordable housing in the area, members of Adair Park organized themselves to petition the City of Atlanta to adopt architectural standards that preserved the existing housing stock, and ensured that any new construction would be compatible with the neighborhood's architectural character. This study explores the tensions between inner-city communities and affordable housing developers in the quest for affordable and architecturally significant neighborhoods. The conclusions from this research suggest that the desire of predominately low-income neighborhoods to preserve the architecture character of historically significant neighborhoods may be firmly rooted in middle class aspirations and values. Moreover, the conclusions from this research also suggest non-profit housing developers should consider these attitudes prior to constructing affordable housing in predominately low-income neighborhoods.

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 “Actions are better than words.” Since the establishment of The Culture and Heritage Commission in 2000, the Hong Kong Government has been trying to review the situation and devise policies for conservation for Hong Kong. Various Government departments had prepared working papers or research reports to review the problems on heritage conservation and the limitations of our system since 2000. One of the obvious restrictions in the system is the existing conservation legislation. Notwithstanding the announcement of the built heritage conservation policy by the former Chief Executive, Mr. Donald Tsang, in 2007, the Government still takes no active and comprehensive measures in reviewing and amending the legislation. As Mr. Donald Tsang once said, collective memory is a great concern of the public in Hong Kong. It seems that if the conservation legislation is not on the agenda for review in the near future, some of the heritage buildings under threat will really become our collective memory. This dissertation will aim at giving an introduction of the existing conservation legislation of Hong Kong and from a brief case comparison with the conservation legislation in Macau and Singapore, one is not difficult to identify the limitations of our existing legislation and the areas for improvement. / published_or_final_version / Conservation / Master / Master of Science in Conservation