scholarly journals Portuguese Archives and Libraries: a Century of Preservation and Conservation Practices for the Control of Biodeterioration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria da Conceição Lopes Casanova ◽  
Ana Catarina Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Art Collectors ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Historic Review ◽  
Paper Conservation

Biodeterioration has been a central subject for libraries and archives. Throughout the ages, different preventive and curative conservation measures were adopted to manage biodeterioration in Portuguese institutions, but the problem persists. A historic review of different methodologies used to prevent biodeterioration in the Portuguese context is presented and compared to international trends. It focuses on theories and practices of paper conservation on par with their evolution and a comparison between the art collectors' world and Libraries and Archives is also made. Biodeterioration management has always been a major concern, namely amid librarians and archivists, among the first ones to endorse the implementation of preservation policies. Although preservation awareness has a relatively long history, it is vital to encourage a better understanding of it at the decision-making level. In fact, the implementation of preventive conservation strategies continues to be unsatisfactory, despite the current sustainability issues and the dangers of handling contaminated documentation.

scholarly journals Portuguese Archives and Libraries: a Century of Preservation and Conservation Practices for the Control of Biodeterioration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria da Conceição Lopes Casanova ◽  
Ana Catarina Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Art Collectors ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Historic Review ◽  
Paper Conservation

Biodeterioration has been a central subject for libraries and archives. Throughout the ages, different preventive and curative conservation measures were adopted to manage biodeterioration in Portuguese institutions, but the problem persists. A historic review of different methodologies used to prevent biodeterioration in the Portuguese context is presented and compared to international trends. It focuses on theories and practices of paper conservation on par with their evolution and a comparison between the art collectors' world and Libraries and Archives is also made. Biodeterioration management has always been a major concern, namely amid librarians and archivists, among the first ones to endorse the implementation of preservation policies. Although preservation awareness has a relatively long history, it is vital to encourage a better understanding of it at the decision-making level. In fact, the implementation of preventive conservation strategies continues to be unsatisfactory, despite the current sustainability issues and the dangers of handling contaminated documentation.

“Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage

Collections ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 155019062110527
Author(s):  
Simbarashe Shadreck Chitima
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Management Policies

Zimbabwe has a rich railway heritage that includes rail engines, wagons, coaches, trolleys, ticket rooms, rail stations, and tracks. The National Railway Museum of Zimbabwe (NRMZ) has a long history in providing railway transport and have contributed to the social, economic, and political lives of Zimbabweans. The NRMZ is the only institution that collects, preserve, and display railway heritage. This study investigates the effectiveness of the NRMZ in conserving railway heritage. This study employed qualitative research methodology. It is revealed that railway collections are deteriorating at unprecedented levels. The major agents of deterioration include relative humidity, temperature, pollution, pests and rodents as well as human factors. The study concludes that the NRMZ is employing ineffective conservation strategies and the museum is likely to lose more collections if they do not prioritize preventive conservation, develop collections, and disaster management policies.

Preventive Conservation Measures for Stone Statuary in the Outdoor Environment: Three Case Studies from Austria

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (sup1) ◽  
pp. P233-P236
Author(s):  
Marija Milchin ◽  
Martina Haselberger ◽  
Gabriela Krist
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Conservation Measures

Impact of the adoption of vegetative soil conservation measures on farm profit, revenue and variable cost in Darjeeling district, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 529-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandan Singha
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Selection Bias ◽  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Spatial Model ◽  
Variable Cost ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Farm Profit ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Soil Conservation Measures

AbstractThis study evaluates the effects of vegetative soil conservation practices (afforestation and/or bamboo planting) on farm profit and its components, revenue and variable cost. Since farmers self-select themselves as adopters of conservation measures, there could be a problem of selection bias in evaluating their soil conservation practices. We address the selection bias by using propensity score matching. We also check if there exists spatial spillover in adoption of vegetative conservation measures and how it affects matching. We use primary survey data from the Darjeeling district of the Eastern Himalayan region for the year 2013. Our results suggest strong spatial correlation. We find that the propensity score estimated from the spatial model provides better matches than the non-spatial model. While the results show that vegetative soil conservation can lead to significant gains in revenue, it also increases costs so that no significant gains in profit accrue to farmers.

An assessment of genetic diversity and population structures of fifteen Vietnamese indigenous pig breeds for supporting the decision making on conservation strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 1033-1041
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Ba ◽  
Le Quang Nam ◽  
Duy Ngoc Do ◽  
Nguyen Van Hau ◽  
Lan Doan Pham
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Pig Breeds ◽  
Population Structures

scholarly journals Genetic diversity of Vietnamese domestic chicken populations as decision-making support for conservation strategies

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 509-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Pham ◽  
C. Berthouly-Salazar ◽  
X. H. Tran ◽  
W. H. Chang ◽  
R. P. M. A. Crooijmans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Domestic Chicken ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Decision Making Support

Biodiversity and Sacred Sites: Vernacular Conservation Practices in Northwest Yunnan, China

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Hakkenberg
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Sacred Sites ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Northwest Yunnan ◽  
Global And Local

AbstractBiodiversity conservation strategies around the world have been criticized when the goals of international organizations clash with the needs and traditions of local people. While the characterization of global conservation initiatives as a clash between scientifically-informed environmental policies and indigenous knowledge may retain discursive value in explaining the interaction of contending epistemologies, it is nonetheless an over-simplification of a dynamic, complicated and sometimes opaque and contradictory process. This paper sheds light on some of the conservation programs in southwest China as a case where these seemingly distinct knowledge regimes lie not in stark contrast, but in fact coexist within a localized discourse on biological and cultural diversity. In the example of the sacred site tradition of northwest Yunnan, disparate knowledge regimes have been negotiated and reinterpreted at the local, and even individual level to form dynamic and unique motivations for a conservation ethic. In this negotiation of indigenous and global epistemologies, classic distinctions separating global and local interests prove erroneous, or at the very least, unnecessary.

scholarly journals The Effect of Preventive Conservation Measures on the Technical Condition of A Religious Building Located in the Mining Area

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-364
Author(s):  
Stanisław Barycz ◽  
Karol Firek ◽  
Wojciech Kocot ◽  
Agnieszka Malinowska
Keyword(s):  
Ground Deformation ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Concrete Plate ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Extent Of Damage ◽  
Tie Rods

Abstract The article presents the case study of a historical religious building located in the area of “Bogdanka” S.A. Coal Mine. As the building lacked adequate resistance to the expected effects of mining, the Mine undertook efforts so that it was fully protected against mining impacts before the commencement of mining operations. A preventive conservation system was used, consisting of an external stiffening reinforced concrete plate at the ground level and a system of steel tie rods established at the level of vault supports. The article assesses the effect of undertaken preventive conservation measures on the current technical condition of the building. The basis for the assessment was the extent of damage to the building confirmed after the occurrence of impacts from the performed mining operations combined with the analysis of ground deformation.

scholarly journals The Contribution of GUDO Forest Conservation Culture is Key to Biodiversity Conservation.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Getaneh Haile Shoddo
Keyword(s):  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Cultural Symbols ◽  
Sacred Forest ◽  
Sacred Forests ◽  
Indigenous Methods ◽  
Conservation Of Biodiversity

Abstract BackgroundThe Sheka people have long been sustainably managing and conserving the Sheka forest by utilizing different procedures. Shockingly, these indigenous methods for natural resource management are ordinarily absent from scientific forest management and not archived. This paper aims to document “the GUDO culture” and demonstrate how the Sheka people through their indigenous culture can provide valuable, appropriate, and effective forest conservation strategies. The GUDO is a designated forest area mostly found in the mountainous and the rocky area of the Sheka zone. It is found mostly in rocky and mountainous parts of the Sheka zone. They are cultural symbols related to indigenous beliefs and signify spiritual connections to the forestland.MethodsA framework based on ethnographic information is proposed in this paper; accordingly, Qualitative methods involving interviews and focus group discussions with villagers were used to gather data. The traditional leaders because of their rich indigenous knowledge and participation in cultural ceremonies and rituals purposively selected the participants. ResultsThe study found wide conservation practices (a) People’s beliefs, (b) conservation mechanisms, (c) taboos and totems, and (d) People’s knowledge of the sacred forest (e) Forbidden Forest (f) spiritual significance of sacred forests (g) Conservation and management of sacred forests (h) Cutting of trees in the sacred forest (i) Protection of the sacred forest (j) Conservation of biodiversity . ConclusionsThis paper concludes that the GUDO forest conservation culture is illustrated in the Sheka people forest utilization, protection, and management. Therefore, the GUDO forest conservation culture provides important insights into the protection of various forest types and tree species, contributing to the conservation of biodiversity.

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