New publications from Springer available for download
20.7.2026

Herbaria: Preservation and Conservation
Magdalena Grenda-Kurmanow
© 2026

This publication enables to realize the full potential of herbaria as archives of scientific information. The book focuses on the most important aspects of the collection’s condition which is crucial for planning further research using its resources. The issues described in the volume include both past and present techniques for making and preserving herbaria, placing particular emphasis on the impact of these procedures on their condition, and impact on the genetic material. Also, individual chapters cover IPM, use of biocides and their impact on collections and staff, technological analysis performed on herbaria, among others. The book also addresses ethical issues derived from both biological disciplines and the field of heritage conservation. The work provides a basis for responsible documentation of the biological information around us, which future generations will appreciate as heritage. This publication is intended for all who are involved in the care, study, and preservation of botanical collections. Its interdisciplinary approach also makes it a valuable resource to biological sciences, heritage conservation, and related academic fields of research.

 

Methodologies and Strategies for Cultural Heritage Protection and Conservation Against Climate Changes, Natural and Anthropic Risks
Fabiana Di Ciaccio, Lidia Fiorini, Grazia Tucci (eds.)
© 2026

This open access book offers an overview on the intermediate results obtained in the context of the Italian National Research Programme “Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society” by the Working Group “Spoke 7”, which focuses its research on the development and improvement of strategies and methodologies to protect the cultural heritage against the effects of climate change and of natural and anthropic risks. Topics covered in this book include chapters on digital twins and documentation for cultural heritage as well as on monitoring, assessment, and preventive conservation of heritage. The book also examines restoration and sustainable strategies for heritage preservation and offers advice on green materials and methodologies for conservation. The impact of climate change on cultural heritage accelerates the effects of natural hazards as well as those caused by human actions: these phenomena raise new research questions and open new challenges for modern societies, thus requiring a broad multidisciplinary approach towards problem solving. Relevant case studies will be identified with a multi-scale approach to encompass different scenarios and to address both general and specific issues to finally deliver innovative solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, natural and anthropic risks on cultural heritage.