Too often overlooked in climate change discussions are the world鈥檚 arts and cultural heritage sites. Their protection requires a strengthening of efforts to address climate change and a renewed commitment to the Paris Agreement鈥檚 decarbonization goals. To that end, in April 杏吧原创 University signed with the to commit to these goals with an emphasis on arts, culture and heritage.
SICS’ Sustainable Heritage Conservation Prof. Susan Ross and Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering Prof. Mario Santana are the leads for this multidisciplinary initiative. It builds on many existing links between heritage and conservation programs in 杏吧原创鈥檚 School of Canadian Studies (SCS), the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the 鈥� where both Ross and Santana are cross-appointed.
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