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Environmental Management for Collections - Alternative Conservation Strategies for Hot and Humid Climates (Paperback)
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Environmental Management for Collections - Alternative Conservation Strategies for Hot and Humid Climates (Paperback)
Series: BIBLIOTHECA PAEDIATRICA REF KARGER
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In recent years more cultural institutions in hot and humid
climates have been installing air-conditioning systems to protect
their collections and provide comfort for both employees and
visitors. This practice, however, can pose complications, including
problems of installation and maintenance as well as structural
damage to buildings, while failing to provide collections with a
viable conservation environment. This volume offers hands-on
guidance to the specific challenges involved in conserving cultural
heritage in hot and humid climates. Initial chapters present
scientific and geographic overviews of these climates, outline
risk-based classifications for environmental control, and discuss
related issues of human health and comfort. The authors then
describe climate management strategies that offer effective and
reliable alternatives to conventional air-conditioning systems and
that require minimal intervention to the historic fabric of
buildings that house collections. The book concludes with seven
case studies of successful climate improvement projects undertaken
by the Getty Conservation Institute in collaboration with cultural
institutions around the world. Appendixes include a unit conversion
table, a glossary, and a full bibliography. This book is an
essential tool for cultural heritage conservators and museum
curators, as well as other professionals involved in the design,
construction, and maintenance of museums and other buildings
housing cultural heritage collections in hot and humid climates.
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