Climate Change and Cultural Heritage: From Small- to Large-Scale Effects—The Case Study of Nora (Sardinia, Italy)

Rising sea levels are mainly due to increases in environmental temperatures that causing ice melt. The weathering of geomaterials is the increase concentration greenhouse gases atmosphere. This research addresses current and future level rises their effects on building stones Phoenician–Punic archaeological area Nora (Sardinia, Italy). Some forecasting models, selected according real-world scenarios (shared socioeconomic pathways—SSPs), give a definitive overview both rising stone conditions Nora. year 2100 A.D. was as base our investigations because SSPs projected global changes up data expected alteration were reconstructed by considering temperatures, rainfall amount, atmospheric CO2 every scenario. made possible knowing degree resistance. models obtained through built using geographic information systems software. projections show slowing down degrees materials average annual temperature decrease rainfall. However, it shown some other factors, such marine spray area, could accelerate decay. Projections how settlement will be partially submerged, losing between 3.54% 8.49% emerged land. provided maximum ingression coastline, ranging from 23.7 m 29.5 m, based severity scenarios. Coastline-shifting maps indicate flooding buildings located western coast Nora, most sensitive part territory.