New Scientific Tools for Cultural Heritage Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

Many developing countries suffer from the problems of land-use change (e.g., the transformation of agricultural land into built-up areas). During the last few decades, this shift has resulted in more problems, which has affected the cultural heritage sites and caused many archaeological sites to disappear. This case has prompted more scientists to monitor this phenomenon and work on it. Many new technologies have helped to record this change in land use, including satellite images and field surveying. As land-use change perpetrates this transformation, much damage occurs in the long run, adding pressure on places of cultural heritage and causing the destruction of some of these irreplaceable and valuable buildings. In addition, the increase in urban areas and the presence of new activities such as industry also negatively affect the priceless sites. That is why this Special Issue is intended to focus on scientific research papers which aim to study the environmental risk resulting from the change in the use and cover of the earth and its impact on the environment surrounding the human beings, and work to find solutions to these problems in addition to detecting archaeological landscapes and discovering sites of ancient civilizations.

Dr. Abdelaziz Elfadaly
Guest Editor

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