Development of a Risk Assessment and Management Model for UNESCO World Heritage Site

Abstract

Historical Location propose wide range of risks that can impact reptation, assets, or people that can have major impact. There for Risk management plans was improved in At-Turaif to cope with hazards. The objective of the study is to develop a risk assessment and find which building has the highest priority. The rank will be conducted using MCDM (Multi-Criteria Decision-Making) using five criteria (1) Risk rate, (2) Heritage value, (3) Important, (4) maximum occupancy, and (5) Traffic. These five criteria were applied through AHP-TOPSIS to find the highest rank building. The result of the risk assessments indicates there are electric, physical, fire, environmental, and security hazards. Risk assessment also propose control plan for each hazard. Based on AHP-TOPSIS results. All 28 buildings were rank according to the five criteria with Salwa palace, traditional homes, Omar palace, and Beit Almal need to be prioritized due to their important according to TOPSIS results. Some souks and Clusters fall in the lower section of the rank due to it risk rate and heritage value. The study recommends conducting further research on mud buildings and heritage sites in Saudi Arabia, as it is unique for the country, and recommends plans to eliminates the main hazards such as mud damages by spraying walls with protective coating. And develop new SOP (Standard operation procedures) for the worker to follow. Additionally, the study recommends improving the hazards control strategy and implement new action for hazards.