FIRECULT

FIRECULT aims to fill this gap in knowledge through systematically investigating the links between climate change driven disruption in fire regimes and tangible or intangible cultural heritage. Our consortium comprising international experts in Geography, the Arts, Economics, Forestry and Planning, will apply diverse research methodologies including modelling, artistic analyses, economics, and stakeholder participation to produce novel insights into the climate-human interaction, and develop innovative approaches to heritage conservation vis-à-vis wildfire.

We will draw information from case studies selected in collaboration with local partners in regions with diverse tangible and intangible cultural heritage and fire risk. We will model projected fire risk for cultural landscapes, landmarks and ways of life, quantify potential fire costs, interpret and reimagine the wildfire-heritage relationship through art, and work with local and national stakeholders to synthesize analyses and produce heritage and wildfire management recommendations, contributing to the climate change resilience of cultural heritage.