डॉ. बी. आर. अम्बेडकर विश्वविद्यालय दिल्ली 
| Course Type | Course Code | No. Of Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Core | HRM2CP110 | 4 |
Course Coordinator: Dr. Shalini Awasthi
Email of Course Coordinator: sawasthi@aud.ac.in
Prerequisites: None
Aim: This course is a dialogue on the modalities of planning, regulation and zoning of heritage properties in an urban context and the desirability of legislation for the protection of undocumented heritage.
Course Outcome: Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the components of planning and urbanization and how it impacts heritage components in the contemporary world.
- Appreciate need for legislation for protection of heritage property.
- Understand the concept of redevelopment and revitalization of heritage property through selected case studies.
- The policies initiated by the government of India towards planning and regulation for heritage properties in urban areas.
Module I: The City in history
An introduction into the characteristics of planning (nagar-vidhana) delineated in the classical Sanskrit texts on planning. And the transliteration of these concepts into cities of India from the earliest times to the twentieth century.
Case Studies: Dholavira, Shahjahanabad, New Delhi
Module II: Urbanization and its impact on heritage cities
This module will deal with the impact of urbanization on the heritage city and the government policies introduced to deal with under the area improvement Policies as HRIDAY and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). The idea will studied through the case study of Varanasi Heritage Corridor.
Module III: Zones as a concept in planning
Under this module, the concept of heritage zones will be located within the urban city planning process, and understanding sought to be achieved through the study of the Master Plans of Delhi, with a case study of the Lutyens Bungalow Zone (LBZ).
Module IV: Urbanisation and Undocumented Heritage and Urban Villages
With urbanization spreading rapidly, the undocumented heritage is under stress of appropriation, modification and disappearance. The concerns of heritage management have to deal increasingly with the threats of heritage which have slipped under the cracks and are vanishing from the cultural landscape. This module is a study to take this concern forward. And through case study of an Urban Village in Delhi, Haus Khas/Mohammedpur.
Readings
-Ajay K Mehra. 2005. Urban Villages in Delhi in E. Hust and M Mann (ed). Urbanization and Governance in India. Manohar. New Delhi.
-Ananthalwar, M A & Rea A. 1980. Indian Architecture. Book 1. Architectonics or the Silpa Sastras. Indian Book Gallery. Delhi.
-Blake, Stephen. 1991. Shahjahanabad: The Sovereign City in Mughal India 1639-1739. Cambridge University Press
- Bisht, R. S. 1991, 'Dholavira – New Horizons of the Indus Civilization', Puratattva 20, Journal of the Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi
- Chandni Chowk. 2021. Redeveloping Urban Spaces: A New Paradigm for India.
- Conservation of Heritage Buildings-A Guide. 2013. Central Public Works Department
-Danino, Michel. 2008. New Insights into Harappan Town Planning, Proportions and Units, with special reference to Dholavira in Man and Environment Vol. XXXIII No.1
-Delhi Urban Art Commission.2014. City Level Projects: Mohammadpur Urban Village.
-Delhi Urban Arts Commission. 2015. Report on the Lutyens Bungalow Zone: Boundary and Guidelines.
- Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojna, 2015. Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.
- ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Historic Towns and Urban Areas 1987
- INTACH. 2004. Charter for the Conservation of Unprotected Architectural Heritage and Sites.
-Irving. R G. 1981. Indian Summer: Lutyens Baker and Imperial Delhi. Yale University Press.
- Lucie Bernroider.2015. Dynamics of Social Change in South Delhi’s Haus Khas Village in SAOS South Asia Institute Working Papers, Vol.1.
- Master Plans of Delhi-1962, 2001, 2021, 2041
- Model Building Bye-laws 2014. Town and Country Planning Organization, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
- Notified Heritage List. October 2009. New Delhi Municipal Corporation
-Singh, Rana P B. 2020. UN SDG and the Context of Holy Heritage Cities in India.
- srdc.delhigovt.nic.in
- UNESCO Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscape 2011
- UNESCO. 2010. Historic Districts for All-India. A Social and Human Approach for Sustainable Revitalization
Note: The Reading Lists will be supplemented by titles during lectures, and, study material provided from time to time as additional material.
Details with Weightage for Evaluation:
1. Assignment1: Essay/ Term Paper/ Project Work/Take home assignment etc.: 30%
3. Presentation: 20 %
4. Semester End Evaluation (Subjective Questions): 50%