The decay of coastal forts in southeast Brazil and its implications for the conservation of colonial built heritage

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 493-503

  Smith, B J ^a   Baptista Neto, J A ^b   Silva, M A M ^c   McAlister, J J ^a   Warke, P A ^a   Curran, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Building stone decay; Cultural heritage; Salt weathering

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BUILDINGS; COASTAL ZONES; DECAY (ORGANIC); ROCKS; SALTS; STRESSES; WEATHERING;

COASTAL FORTS; DISAGGREGATION; NATURAL OUTCROPS; RAINWASH;

GEOLOGY;

BUILDING STONE; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; SALT; WEATHERING;

BRAZIL; GUANABARA BAY; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4544370216     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1051-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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