Environmental management for collections : alternative conservation strategies for hot and humid climates / Shin Maekawa, Vincent L. Beltran, Michael C. Henry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Fundamentals and approaches. Hot and humid climates -- Risks of hot and humid climates for collections and buildings -- Balancing risks and establishing conservation priorities -- Occupant health and comfort in hot and humid climates -- Psychrometric strategies for environmental management -- Nonmechanical strategies for environmental management -- Mechanical strategies for environmental management -- Design and implementation of environmental management strategies -- pt. 2. Case studies. Introduction to part 2 -- Hollybourne Cottage, historic house on Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States: part A - basement ventilation (conservation heating) and heating, and attic ventilation (dilution) -- Hollybourne Cottage, historic house on Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States: part B - whole-house ventilation, attic heating, and basement dehumidification -- Historic archive of San Crist obal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain: ventilation and conservation heating -- Museum storage in Valle Guerra, Tenerife, Spain: conservation heating by ventilation and conservation heating -- Ethnographic storage of the Museu Paraense Em ilio Goeldi, Bel em, Brazil: conservation heating by ventilation and mechanical dehumidification -- Library of Museu Casa de Rui Barbosa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: ventilation (dilution) and dehumidification, and limited cooling -- Juanqinzhai, the Qianlong Emperor's Retirement Studio in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China: seasonal dehumidification, limited cooling, and recirculation for filtration.

"A practical guide to the conservation of museum and other cultural heritage collections in hot and humid climates"--Provided by publisher.

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