Porous city a cultural history of rio de janeiro

The conservation and restoration of waterlogged wood is the process undertaken by conservator-restorers of caring for and maintaining waterlogged wooden artefacts to preserve their form, and the information they contain.
It covers the processes that can be taken by conservators, archaeologists, and other museum professionals to conserve waterlogged wood.
This practice includes understanding the composition and agents of deterioration of waterlogged wood, as well as the preventive conservation and interventive conservation measures that can be taken.

Elizabeth de Portzamparc is a French-Brazilian architect.

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is an initiative that attempts to galvanize international action against extremism through the forging of international, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and cooperation.
The Alliance places a particular emphasis on defusing tensions between the Western and Islamic worlds.