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Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation/Advances in science, technology & innovation, 2024
Built heritage, Mar 22, 2024
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Dec 1, 2022
Springer eBooks, 2022
Most developed nations utilize heritage infrastructure and artefacts as potential resources for t... more Most developed nations utilize heritage infrastructure and artefacts as potential resources for their urban growth to showcase their valuable cultural, historical and socioeconomic significance. In India, urban heritage resources are often under-utilized and often remain abandoned or poorly maintained. The historical cities in India along with its network of heritage resources, need to be commensurate with its rapid urban development. In India, current regional Master Plans incorporate a judicious attempt to protect and conserve the architectural character of the region, by delineating a boundary around this area and tag it as ‘heritage zones’, ‘special area zones’ and ‘protected zones’. These heritage-sensitive zones were focal areas of human activities within the cities and are ever-evolving with enormous scope for development. Development of these heritage-sensitive urban areas offers challenges for city planners and heritage conservationists. Heritage-sensitive urban development needs to be inclusive despite the compulsive developments creating a negative impact on the heritage areas. The objective of this paper is to integrate concepts of urban planning with architectural conservation involving heritage assets with concepts of authenticity and integrity, for sensitive urban development. This paper attempts to adopt a methodological approach for urban conservation of historic zones to facilitate sustainable development of cities, incorporating heritage resources. The objective of the study was achieved through literature study and review of case studies with expert opinions concerning urban development in historic urban areas. The approach is broadly divided into two stages which facilitate a step-by-step phasing. The first stage consists of documentation of heritage assets to establish the heritage value by understanding the urban context, identifying the urban heritage assets, establishing the significance by measuring its authenticity and integrity. The second stage mainly deals on how to incorporate it within the urban planning framework. The approach can be further adapted in context-specific heritage areas. It aims at reviewing and understanding the potential for a change in the overall approach in looking at heritage zones/regions/cores and their heritage assets. This study will aid in the betterment of the preparation of development masterplans. It would create a template for policy-making in heritage-sensitive areas and listing of urban heritage resources within a city.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Dec 1, 2022
SCIRES-IT SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology, 2022
Historic urban neighborhoods endure rapid transformation due to fast-paced development proposals ... more Historic urban neighborhoods endure rapid transformation due to fast-paced development proposals seldom considering the urban heritage values associated with the local community. The study aims to examine the community perception of the impact of urban heritage on social values. The paper proposes a weighted contextual framework to maintain the social wellbeing of the community in historic urban precincts through a case study of Kuttichira. A framework constituting a set of social criteria that has an associational impact with the urban built heritage fabric was assessed and prioritized through a questionnaire survey on the perception of the Kuttichira community. The empirical results reveal relatively equal weightage across the gender groups, indicating the social impact's credibility within the community. The findings contribute to the practice of sensitive urban development catering to the community's social needs and assisting in policy-making.
Conservation of Architectural Heritage, 2022
Most developed nations utilize heritage infrastructure and artefacts as potential resources for t... more Most developed nations utilize heritage infrastructure and artefacts as potential resources for their urban growth to showcase their valuable cultural, historical and socioeconomic significance. In India, urban heritage resources are often under-utilized and often remain abandoned or poorly maintained. The historical cities in India along with its network of heritage resources, need to be commensurate with its rapid urban development. In India, current regional Master Plans incorporate a judicious attempt to protect and conserve the architectural character of the region, by delineating a boundary around this area and tag it as ‘heritage zones’, ‘special area zones’ and ‘protected zones’. These heritage-sensitive zones were focal areas of human activities within the cities and are ever-evolving with enormous scope for development. Development of these heritage-sensitive urban areas offers challenges for city planners and heritage conservationists. Heritage-sensitive urban development needs to be inclusive despite the compulsive developments creating a negative impact on the heritage areas. The objective of this paper is to integrate concepts of urban planning with architectural conservation involving heritage assets with concepts of authenticity and
integrity, for sensitive urban development. This paper attempts to adopt a methodological approach for urban conservation of historic zones to facilitate sustainable development of cities, incorporating heritage resources. The objective of the study was achieved through literature
study and review of case studies with expert opinions concerning urban development in historic urban areas. The approach is broadly divided into two stages which facilitate a step-by-step phasing. The first stage consists of documentation of heritage assets to establish the heritage value by understanding the urban context, identifying the urban heritage assets, establishing the significance by measuring its authenticity and integrity. The second stage mainly deals on how to incorporate it within the urban planning framework. The approach can be further adapted in context-specific heritage areas. It aims at reviewing and understanding the potential for a change in the overall approach in looking at heritage zones/regions/cores and their heritage assets. This study will aid in the betterment of the preparation of development masterplans. It would create a template for policy-making in heritage-sensitive areas and listing of urban heritage resources within a city.
Conservation of Architectural Heritage
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation/Advances in science, technology & innovation, 2024
Built heritage, Mar 22, 2024
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Dec 1, 2022
Springer eBooks, 2022
Most developed nations utilize heritage infrastructure and artefacts as potential resources for t... more Most developed nations utilize heritage infrastructure and artefacts as potential resources for their urban growth to showcase their valuable cultural, historical and socioeconomic significance. In India, urban heritage resources are often under-utilized and often remain abandoned or poorly maintained. The historical cities in India along with its network of heritage resources, need to be commensurate with its rapid urban development. In India, current regional Master Plans incorporate a judicious attempt to protect and conserve the architectural character of the region, by delineating a boundary around this area and tag it as ‘heritage zones’, ‘special area zones’ and ‘protected zones’. These heritage-sensitive zones were focal areas of human activities within the cities and are ever-evolving with enormous scope for development. Development of these heritage-sensitive urban areas offers challenges for city planners and heritage conservationists. Heritage-sensitive urban development needs to be inclusive despite the compulsive developments creating a negative impact on the heritage areas. The objective of this paper is to integrate concepts of urban planning with architectural conservation involving heritage assets with concepts of authenticity and integrity, for sensitive urban development. This paper attempts to adopt a methodological approach for urban conservation of historic zones to facilitate sustainable development of cities, incorporating heritage resources. The objective of the study was achieved through literature study and review of case studies with expert opinions concerning urban development in historic urban areas. The approach is broadly divided into two stages which facilitate a step-by-step phasing. The first stage consists of documentation of heritage assets to establish the heritage value by understanding the urban context, identifying the urban heritage assets, establishing the significance by measuring its authenticity and integrity. The second stage mainly deals on how to incorporate it within the urban planning framework. The approach can be further adapted in context-specific heritage areas. It aims at reviewing and understanding the potential for a change in the overall approach in looking at heritage zones/regions/cores and their heritage assets. This study will aid in the betterment of the preparation of development masterplans. It would create a template for policy-making in heritage-sensitive areas and listing of urban heritage resources within a city.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Dec 1, 2022
SCIRES-IT SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology, 2022
Historic urban neighborhoods endure rapid transformation due to fast-paced development proposals ... more Historic urban neighborhoods endure rapid transformation due to fast-paced development proposals seldom considering the urban heritage values associated with the local community. The study aims to examine the community perception of the impact of urban heritage on social values. The paper proposes a weighted contextual framework to maintain the social wellbeing of the community in historic urban precincts through a case study of Kuttichira. A framework constituting a set of social criteria that has an associational impact with the urban built heritage fabric was assessed and prioritized through a questionnaire survey on the perception of the Kuttichira community. The empirical results reveal relatively equal weightage across the gender groups, indicating the social impact's credibility within the community. The findings contribute to the practice of sensitive urban development catering to the community's social needs and assisting in policy-making.
Conservation of Architectural Heritage, 2022
Most developed nations utilize heritage infrastructure and artefacts as potential resources for t... more Most developed nations utilize heritage infrastructure and artefacts as potential resources for their urban growth to showcase their valuable cultural, historical and socioeconomic significance. In India, urban heritage resources are often under-utilized and often remain abandoned or poorly maintained. The historical cities in India along with its network of heritage resources, need to be commensurate with its rapid urban development. In India, current regional Master Plans incorporate a judicious attempt to protect and conserve the architectural character of the region, by delineating a boundary around this area and tag it as ‘heritage zones’, ‘special area zones’ and ‘protected zones’. These heritage-sensitive zones were focal areas of human activities within the cities and are ever-evolving with enormous scope for development. Development of these heritage-sensitive urban areas offers challenges for city planners and heritage conservationists. Heritage-sensitive urban development needs to be inclusive despite the compulsive developments creating a negative impact on the heritage areas. The objective of this paper is to integrate concepts of urban planning with architectural conservation involving heritage assets with concepts of authenticity and
integrity, for sensitive urban development. This paper attempts to adopt a methodological approach for urban conservation of historic zones to facilitate sustainable development of cities, incorporating heritage resources. The objective of the study was achieved through literature
study and review of case studies with expert opinions concerning urban development in historic urban areas. The approach is broadly divided into two stages which facilitate a step-by-step phasing. The first stage consists of documentation of heritage assets to establish the heritage value by understanding the urban context, identifying the urban heritage assets, establishing the significance by measuring its authenticity and integrity. The second stage mainly deals on how to incorporate it within the urban planning framework. The approach can be further adapted in context-specific heritage areas. It aims at reviewing and understanding the potential for a change in the overall approach in looking at heritage zones/regions/cores and their heritage assets. This study will aid in the betterment of the preparation of development masterplans. It would create a template for policy-making in heritage-sensitive areas and listing of urban heritage resources within a city.
Conservation of Architectural Heritage