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ABSTRACT
This study proposes to ‘renovate’ the risk assessment methodology applied by UCL’s Institute for Sustainable Heritage student cohort of 2016-2017 during the Environmental Study of St. Paul’s Catacombs (SPC) Complex – Rabat, Malta, last November 2016. Through a comparative analysis and synthesis of different approaches i.e. Brokerhof’s and Bülow’s QuiskScan, Waller’s Cultural Property Risk Assessment Method, Michalski’s ABC method, the UNESCO Amman Office Case Study for Petra and various related literature, this study proposes an enhanced risk assessment methodology for the SPC. The discussion will focus on evaluation of risks to the heritage assembly only, and shall exclude risk mitigation strategies. In addition, the study shall not delve on any or all risks assessments for visitors, staff etc.