DetailedCourseOutline

CourseIntroduction:
Thefirstpartofthecourseengageswiththediscoursesonthelivinghistoricenvironmentbydwellingon
questionslikethepastbeinglayeredwithmanyculturalsystems,whosepastdoesoneconserve?Howdoes
oneidentifytherelevantvalueoftheexistingbuiltenvironmentthatiseitherdecayingorisunderpressure
ofchange,sometimesbasedontheneedstoimprovethequalityoflifeofthepeople?Whilelaterinputswill
beaboutvariousapproaches,thestudentswillengagewithalivinghistoricenvironmenttobeabletorelate
thesequestionsandapproacheswithgroundreality.
WeeklyPlan:
Week1:
UnderstandingUrbanTransformationinaHistoricEnvironment:AnoverviewofapproachesinHistory,A
studyofRome.
Week2:
PhenomenonofUrbanTransformationinanIndianCity:Explainingvariousstagesofurbantransformation
andheterogeneousresponsesinacitycasestudyAhmedabad.Thislecturealsodiscussestheprocessesof
urbantransformationwithreferencetotheaspirationsofdevelopment.Othercases:Istanbul,Naples.
Week3:
Visitstoallthesitesidentifiedanddiscussionsontheplace.
Week4:
UrbanConservation:Theoriginsoftheideaanditsrelationshiptootherthoughtsonurbandesign/planning.
Thislecturewillalsolinkconservationtotheideaofsustainableurbandevelopmentandexploretheroleof
conservationwithintheframeworkofsustainability.
Week5:
Historicity,Heritageandproductionofvalues:Reading:ThepursuitofhistorybyJohnTosh.Broadening
definitionsofHeritage,theconstructofhistoricvaluesinanIndiancontext,heritageasculturalresourcevs
aneconomicresource.
Week6:
LivingHeritageandtheSenseofPlace:ReadingThepowerofplacebyDoloresHayden.Heritageasa
dynamicentity,ideaoftemporalassociations,thevalueofcreatingnewmemories.Adiscussionof
authenticityandintegrityincontextofalivingcity.
Week7:
PresentationofGroup1and2followedbyadiscussion
Week8:
PresentationofGroup3and4followedbyadiscussion
Week9:
ArtifactbasedApproachtoConservation:Identifyingtheoriginsofthisapproach(incontinuitywithLecture
inweek4),andtheprocessesrelatedtolisting,gradingetc.Italsooutlinesregulations,internationaland
nationalchartersthathavebeendevelopedaroundthisapproach.
Week10:
EcologicalApproachtoConservation:Anapproachthathassofarbeenmorerelevanttoconservationof
biodiversityandculturallandscapes.Thislecturewillalsoidentifythedefinitionsofaculturallandscape
andvaluesofendogenousknowledgeinconservingit.ReadingoftheHistoricUrbanLandscapeDocument.
Week11:
EnvironmentalApproachtoConservation:Animpactassessmentbasedapproachthatincludesparticipatory
processesofarrivingatvaluesandbelievesinpacingthechangetoallowcontinuityofplaces/artifactsof
memoriesandassociationsofthepeople.
Week12:
LivelihoodApproachtoConservation:Thislectureisbasedonspecificcasestudiesthathavelookedat
generationofalternativelivelihoodsforthepeoplelivinginhistoricenvironment.Italsocriticallylooksinto
theideaofculturaltourismanditsrelationshiptoconservation.
Week13:
PlacebasedApproachtoConservation:Thisapproachusesspatialtoolstowardsmakingofahistoricplace
relevanttolifetoday.Thiswillbedemonstratedthroughsomespecificexamplesthatlinktheideaofplace
makingwithappropriatingidentitiesofahistoricenvironment.
Week14:

PeopleCenteredApproachtoConservation:Developingcountriesareexploringtherightbasedapproach
wherepeoplearenotconsideredjuststakeholdersbutrightsholdersinthedecisionmakingprocessofurban
conservation.
Week15:
PresentationofGroup1and2followedbydiscussion
Week16:
PresentationofGroup3and4followedbydiscussion,SubmissionofthePaper
References/Reading:
Appleyard,D.(1979)TheConservationofEuropeanCities.CambridgeandLondon,TheMITPress
FrancescoBandarin,OersRonvan(2012).TheHistoricUrbanLandscape,Managingheritageinanurban
century.Oxford,WilleyBlackwell.Brand,S.(1994)Howbuildingslearn,whathappensaftertheyare
built.NewYork,VikingPenguin.Burman,P.,Pickard,R.AndTaylor,S.(eds)TheEconomicsof
ArchitecturalConservation.York,Instituteofadvancedarchitecturalstudies.Carter,N.(2001)Thepolitics
oftheEnvironment,Ideas,Activism,Policy.NewYork,CambridgeUniversityPress.Chainani,S.(2007)
HeritageandEnvironment,AnIndianDiary.Mumbai,UrbanDesignResearchInstitute.Delafons,J.(1997)
PoliticsandPreservation.London,SponPress.Earl,J.(2003)BuildingConservationPhilosophy.Reading,
CollegeofEstateManagement.Guha,R.,MartinezAlier,J.(1997)Varietiesofenvironmentalism,Essays
NorthandSouth.London,Earthscan.Hayden,D.(1995),ThePowerofPlace,UrbanLandscapesasPublic
History.CambridgeandLondon,theMITpress.Healey,P(2005)Place,IdentityandGovernance
TransformingDiscoursesandPractices,pp189218inHabitus,asenseofplace,editedbyHiller,Jand
Rooksby,E.England,Ashgate.Hetherington,K(1998)ExpressionsofIdentity,Space,Performance,Politics,
LondonandNewDelhi,SagePublications.Hosagrahar,J(2005).IndigenousModernities,Negotiating
ArchitectureandUrbanism,NewYork,Routledge.Jacob,J(1961)TheDeathandLifeofGreatAmerican
Cities,NewYork,RandomHouse.Jain,K.(2002)ThematicSpaceinIndianArchitecture.Ahmedabad,
AADIpressJokilehto,J(1999)AHistoryofConservation.Oxford,ButterworthHeinemann.Kostof,S.
(1991)TheCityShaped,UrbanPatternsandMeaningsthroughhistory.London,ThamesandHudson.
Laclau,E(2005)DemocracyandQuestionofPower,pp5367inHabitus,asenseofplace,editedby
Hiller,JandRooksby,E.England,Ashgate.Leach,N(2005)Belonging,Towardsatheoryofidentification
withspace,pp297313inHabitus,asenseofplace,editedbyHiller,JandRooksby,E.England,
Ashgate.McGrahanan,G.andSatterthwaite,D(2000)Environmentalhealthorecologicalsustainability:
ReconcilingthebrownandgreenagendasinPugh,C(ed.).Sustainablecitiesindevelopingcountries.
London,Earthscan.Lichfield,N.(1988)EconomicsinUrbanConservation.Cambridge,Cambridge
UniversityPress.Neill,W.J.V.(2004)UrbanPlanningandculturalidentity,London,Routledge.Orbasli,A
(2000)TouristsinHistoricTowns,UrbanConservationandHeritageManagement.London,E&FNSpon.
Orbasli,A.(2008)ArchitecturalConservation:PrinciplesandPractice.Oxford,BlackwellScience.Pickard,
R.D.(1996)Conservationinthebuiltenvironment.Essex,England:AddisonWesleyLongmanLimited.
Roberts,P.andSkyes,H.(2000)UrbanRegeneration,AHandbook.LondonandNewDelhi,Sage
Publications.Rodwell,D(2007)ConservationandSustainabilityinhistoriccities.Oxford:Blackwell
Publishing.Sorkin,M(ed)(1992),Variationsonathemepark,NewYork,HillandWang.Tosh,J(2010)The
PursuitofHistory,Edinburgh,PearsonEducationLimited.Warren,J.,Worthington,J.AndTaylor,S.(1998)
Context:NewbuildingsinHistoricSettings.TheUniversityofYork.Worthing,DandBond,S.(2008)
Managingbuiltheritage,Theroleofculturalsignificance.Oxford,Blackwell.
EvaluationMethod:
Studyandunderstandanurbanconservationprojectwithallitscomplexityandidentifyrelevanttoolsand
methodologiesusedfortheconservationprocess.