Review of Urban Conservation Practices in Historic Cities (original) (raw)

The long evolution of cultural heritage till today's wide meaning is intimately linked to France, where this concept born in the 19 th century, during the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration to various parts of the world. It originates from its recognition as an expression of national identity and progresses through a sequence of legislative acts: initially linked to the preservation of individual monuments, later of the sites and protected areas, and then of the historic centres. The interrelation between culture, heritage, conservation and tourism is very crucial and it is imperative to create stronger links between historic sites, monuments and indigenous people in the community. In 1987, Brundtland report defined the concept of sustainability which involves "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." This paper highlights the different ideologies in the history of the conservation movement and shows a long progress of theories implied through history since it started in early classical ages until the modern globalization era, and highlights certain points as optimistic strategy to be applied in the conservation of historic city. After reviewing history of ideologies, the papers aims to validate the progress in the urban conservation approaches in India and abroad by examining its historic evolution. The evaluation of the approaches in conservation projects demonstrates the positivism of the ideologies to sustain these intensive projects.