Despite growing international awareness of the presence and significance of ruined buildings and archaeological sites; and the increasingly sophisticated technology available for the collection of data about them; these sites continue to be at risk across the globe. Conservation of Ruins defines and describes these risks; which range from neglect; to destructive archaeology; and even well-meaning intervention in the name of tourism. The book provides detailed; practical instruction on the conservation and stabilisation of ruins by structural and non-structural means; as well as describing the procedures and conditions that need to be in place to ensure the protection of our important historic sites. In considering aspects of architectural conservation; archaeology and ecology together for the first time; this book provides an integrated; holistic view of this international topic that will be essential reading for those working in this field
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