TY - JOUR
T1 - Vegetation, Bulldozing, and Urban Change-Related Risks to Built Heritage in Bawshar, Oman
AU - Hesein, Mohamed
AU - Al-Belushi, Mohammed Ali K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The data used in this paper is part of a research project titled ‘Survey of Historical and Archaeological Monuments at Risk in Oman (SHAMRO): Muscat Governorate as a Case Study’. The project is carried out by the authors of this paper and fully funded by Sultan Qaboos University. It aims to provide up-to-date information on the general characteristics of the historical and archaeological monuments under threat, collecting details about their past conditions and current state. In addition, the project attempts to study the built cultural heritage sites’ social, cultural, and economic impacts on the local community.
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PY - 2023/3/15
Y1 - 2023/3/15
N2 - Built heritage in Oman faces many natural and cultural risks. Socio-economic development has negatively affected the built heritage in Bawshar, one of Oman’s most developed cities. This study identifies and measures the current and potential risks to built heritage in Bawshar, focusing on vegetation, bulldozing, and urban change-related risks between 2000 and 2017. It also provides baseline data to help heritage managers protect the sites most vulnerable to risks. Satellite imagery and geographic information systems were used to classify change-related risks to built heritage. Risk maps were produced for the built heritage sites under threat over different periods in Bawshar. The results showed that 60%, 28%, and 11% of very high- and high-risk zones faced bulldozing, vegetation, and urban change-related risks, respectively. The methodology adopted in this study can help measure the type and magnitude of risks to built heritage in cities with characteristics similar to those of Bawshar.
AB - Built heritage in Oman faces many natural and cultural risks. Socio-economic development has negatively affected the built heritage in Bawshar, one of Oman’s most developed cities. This study identifies and measures the current and potential risks to built heritage in Bawshar, focusing on vegetation, bulldozing, and urban change-related risks between 2000 and 2017. It also provides baseline data to help heritage managers protect the sites most vulnerable to risks. Satellite imagery and geographic information systems were used to classify change-related risks to built heritage. Risk maps were produced for the built heritage sites under threat over different periods in Bawshar. The results showed that 60%, 28%, and 11% of very high- and high-risk zones faced bulldozing, vegetation, and urban change-related risks, respectively. The methodology adopted in this study can help measure the type and magnitude of risks to built heritage in cities with characteristics similar to those of Bawshar.
KW - Bawshar
KW - built heritage
KW - bulldozing
KW - Oman
KW - risk maps
KW - urban change
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U2 - 10.1080/13505033.2022.2160072
DO - 10.1080/13505033.2022.2160072
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85149910528
SN - 1350-5033
VL - 24
SP - 36
EP - 68
JO - Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites
JF - Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites
IS - 1-3
ER -
