Climate change and underwater cultural heritage: Impacts and challenges

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 842-848

  Perez Alvaro, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flooded cities; Shifting heritage; Tangible heritage; Underwater cultural heritage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962866740     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2016.03.006     Document Type: Article

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