Preserving the Collection: Disaster Planning, Response & Recovery

 In this article, "A roadmap for making a salvage plan. Valuing and prioritising heritage objects", Jernaes evaluates guides and manuals for salvage plans and assesses their ability to aid in prioritization of collections. Most require professionals to ascribe value, so she then provides a brief roadmap with flow charts that are tailored for non-professionals who are working to devise a salvage plan for their collection.  Jernaes, Nina Kjolsen. 2021. " A roadmap for making a salvage plan. Valuing and prioritising heritage objects ". In International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 59.  

October is Texas Archaeology Month. Cultural heritage isn't only found in buildings, it's also outdoor spaces with varying protections from the weather. This 2019 article, "Preparing for the Future Impacts of Megastorms on Archaeological Sites: An Evaluation of Flooding from Hurricane Harvey, Houston, Texas", by Reeder-Meyers and McCoy, uses Hurricane Harvey as a test for two models that attempt to predict vulnerability of archaeological sites to climate change, and make recommendations for improving predictions and preparing for damage in the future. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/preparing-for-the-future-impacts-of-megastorms-on-archaeological-sites-an-evaluation-of-flooding-from-hurricane-harvey-houston-texas/A071425AD1C69A33E763A61378C87260