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HERITAGE CONSERVATION

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Heritage conservation in Delhi is a multifaceted and collaborative effort involving government bodies, NGOs, and the community. The goal is to preserve the city's rich historical and cultural legacy for future generations. Despite the challenges of urbanization and development, paucity of funds and lack of public awareness and engagement, ongoing projects and initiatives continue to work towards preserving the city's rich historical and cultural legacy backed by policy framework, awareness programs, educational institutions and organisational and people's endeavours. Discover the many conservation efforts on Monuments, Green Spaces, Water Bodies, and Cultural Practices of Delhi on this page.

Contents

  1. Bari, Abdul (2018) Development in the Heritage City, Case Studies from Historic Delhi. In: ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy", 13-14th December 2017, New Delhi, India.

  2. Chauhan, E. (2017). Social and Economic Impact of Heritage Conservation in Delhi: Case studies of Shahjahanabad and Nizamudinn Basti (Doctoral dissertation, Doctoral dissertation, National Law School of India University).

  3. Chauhan, E. (2022). Residents’ motivations to participate in decision-making for cultural heritage tourism: Case study of New Delhi. Sustainability, 14(14), 8406.

  4. Chauhan, E., & Anand, S. (2023). Guided heritage walks as a tool for inclusive heritage education: case study of New Delhi. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 13(2), 253-268.

  5. CPWD. (2013). Handbook of Conservation of Heritage Buildings. Directorate General, Central Public Works Department, New Delhi.

  6. D'Agostino, G. (2018). Old Delhi and its architectural heritage: adaptive reuse of havelis in Shahjahanabad (Doctoral dissertation, Politecnico di Torino).

  7. Dandona, Nidhi and Balani, Manisha (2018) Urban Regeneration and Preservation of Built Heritage: Case of Hauz Khas enclave precinct, New Delhi. In: ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy", 13-14th December 2017, New Delhi, India.

  8. Dutta, B. K., & Bandyopadhyay, S. (2012). Regeneration of Heritage Urban Space of Delhi, Shahjahanabad, the Walled City. In Proceedings REAL CORP 2012 Tagungsband, 14-16 May 2012, Schwechat, pp. 691-701. http://www.corp.at

  9. Jain, A. K. (2004). Regeneration and Renewal of Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad). ITPI journal, 1(2), 29-38.

  10. Kamal, N., & Naqvi, S. A. A.  (2016). Museums as Intangible Heritage: National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), New Delhi: a Case Study. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Science Society and Culture (IJIRSSC), Vol: 2, Issue:1, 58-62.

  11. Kaur, S. (2022). Urban Regeneration and Heritage Tourism with Respect to Sites in Delhi, India. (Doctoral dissertation, UCL).

  12. Khan, N. (2012). An Approach for the Holistic Conservation of the Non-Classified Built Heritage of Delhi. Journal of Architecture, 3, 88-93.

  13. Meskell, L. (2021). A tale of two cities: The fate of Delhi as UNESCO World Heritage. International Journal of Cultural Property, 28(1), 27-42.

  14. Mittal S. (2019). Heritage and Civicism- Delhi's Nizamuddin Area: A Case Study. In Academic and activist perspectives on biodiversity and climate change (Revised 2nd ed., Vol. I). Book Age Publications.

  15. Mohan, M. (2004). Spatial data modelling in GIS for historical restoration and conservation of cultural heritage of seven cities of Delhi. International Archives of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 35(part 5), 896-902.

  16. Naaz, A. S., & Samiuddin, A. (2023). The Impact of Urbanization on the Erosion of Identity of Historic Buildings: The Case of Kalan Masjid, Old Delhi, India. In ISVS e-journal, Vol. 10, Issue 10, 48-69.

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  18. Raut, S. K., & Raut, P. B. (2013). Smart community participation for revitalization of urban green spaces over time: Case study New Delhi. Proceedings REAL CORP 2013 Tagungsband 20-23 May 2013, Rome, Italy, 793-800. http://www.corp.at

  19. Roy, D. (2016). Revival of Hauz Khas Lake in Delhi: approaches to urban water resource management in India. J. Mgmt. & Sustainability, 6, 73.

  20. Saini, S. K. (2019). Integration of medieval baolis in cultural economy: A case study of Delhi. Speaking Archaeology, 2(1), 15-30.

  21. Shah T. (2019). Rainwater Harvesting: Utility for Delhi. In Academic and activist perspectives on biodiversity and climate change (Revised 2nd ed., Vol. I), 34-42. Book Age Publications.

  22. Singh, G., Sharma, A., Gupta, I., & Baveja, P. (2016). Sustainability Appraisal and Economic Valuation of North Delhi Ridge Using Participatory Research Approach. Journal of Innovation for Inclusive Development, 1(1), 11-19.

  23. Singh, R., & Pal, G. K. (2019). Chaupal of Garhi. In Academic and activist perspectives on biodiversity and climate change (Revised 2nd ed., Vol. I), 9-15. Book Age Publications.

  24. Swarnkar, Vasant Kumar. (2011). Conservation of Stepwells at Delhi. In ACCU NARA International Correspondent- The Eighth Regular Report. ACCU, p.6

  25. Thakur, D. R. R., & Sharma, M. J. (2019). Capacity Building in Human Capital for Sustainable Development. In Academic and activist perspectives on biodiversity and climate change, 174-181. Book Age Publications.

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  28. Wankar, M., Khan, N., & Suri, R. (1978). Exploring Alternative Funding Mechanism for Heritage Management of Delhi. Shodh Sarita, Vol. 7 (28), 75-80.

  29. Wankar, Monali. (2024), Evaluating the State of Built Heritage in Delhi: Challenges, Opportunities, And the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 30(5), 9314-9319. Doi: 10.53555/kuey.v30i5.4556

  30. Wescoat Jr, J. L. (2014). Conserving urban water heritage in multicentred regions: an historical-geographic approach to early modern Delhi. Change Over Time, 4(1), 142-166.

Water Heritage of Delhi - Hope for Revival
 

Avishkar Tiwari

Integration of Medieval Baolis in Cultural Economy: A Case Study of Delhi
 

Simran Kaur Saini

Conservation of Stepwells at Delhi
 

Vasant Kumar Swarnkar

Revival of Hauz Khas Lake in Delhi: Approaches to Urban Water Resource Management in India
 

Deya Roy

Smart Community Participation for Revitalization of Urban Green Spaces Over Time: Case Study of New Delhi
 

Sandeep Kumar Raut Papiya Bandyopadhyay Raut

Residents’ Motivations to Participate in Decision-Making for Cultural Heritage Tourism: Case Study of New Delhi
 

Ekta Chauhan

CONTESTED PUBLIC SPACES: WALLED CITY
REDEVELOPMENT CASE STUDIES FROM INDIA
 

Abdul Bari

URBAN REGENERATION AND PRESERVATION OF BUILT HERITAGE: CASE OF HAUZ KHAS ENCLAVE PRECINCT, NEW
DELHI
 

Nidhi Dandona, Manish Balani

Museums as Intangible Heritage: National Museum of Natural History (Nmnh), New Delhi : a Case Study
 

Nazia Kamal
Prof. S. Asif .A. Naqvi

A tale of two cities: The fate of Delhi as UNESCO World Heritage
 

Lynn Meskell

An Approach for the Holistic Conservation
of the Non-Classified Built Heritage of Delhi
 

Nisar Khan

Building ‘Monuments’ in a World Class City: Aesthetics and Politics
of Contemporary Delhi
 

Sushmita Pati

CONSERVING URBAN WATER HERITAGE
IN MULTICENTERED REGIONS
An Historical-Geographic Approach to Early Modern Delhi
 

JAMES L. WESCOAT JR.

Regeneration of Heritage Urban Space of Delhi, Shahjahanabad, the Walled City
 

Bikram Kumar Dutta Sanhita Bandyopadhyay

REGENERATION AND RENEWAL OF OLD DELHI (SHAHJAHANABAD)
 

A.K. Jain

SPATIAL DATA MODELING IN GIS FOR HISTORICAL RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE OF SEVEN CITIES OF DELHI
 

Madan Mohan

The Impact of Urbanization on the Erosion of Identity of Historic Buildings: The Case of Kalan Masjid, Old Delhi, India
 

Shaila Naaz
Samiuddin

Sustainability Appraisal and Economic Valuation of North Delhi Ridge Using
Participatory Research Approach
 

Govind Singh, Alok Sharma, Ishani Gupta, Pratibha Baveja

Urban Regeneration and Heritage Tourism with Respect to Sites in Delhi,
India
 

Simran Kaur

EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR HERITAGE MANAGEMENT OF DELHI
 

Monali Wankar
Nisar Khan
Rihan Suri

Guided heritage walks as a tool for inclusive heritage education:
case study of New Delhi
 

Ekta Chauhan
Sanjana Anand

Social and Economic Impact of Heritage Conservation in Delhi:
Case studies of Shahjahanabad
and Nizamudinn Basti
 

Ekta Chauhan

Urban Cultural Heritage in Delhi, India: An Asset fpr the Future or a Neglected Resource
 

Tine Trumpp
Frauke Krass

Chaupal of Garhi
 

Ritwika Singh
Gaurav Kumar Pal

Heritage and Civicism: Delhi's Nizamuddin Area: A Case Study
 

Sangeeta Mittal

Rainwater Harvesting: Utility for Delhi
 

Tejasi Shah

Capacity Building in Human Capital for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Delhi City
 

Rajiv R. Thakur
Jitender Sharma

OLD DELHI AND
ITS ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE:
ADAPTIVE REUSE OF
HAVELIS IN SHAHJAHANABAD

GIANLUCA D’AGOSTINO

Conservation of Heritage Buildings: A Guide

Directorate General, Central Public Works Department

Evaluating The State Of Built Heritage In Delhi:
Challenges, Opportunities, And The Role Of Corporate Social Responsibility

Monali Wankar

A major research project sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

Dr. Niraj Kumar Singh
Project Director

Prof. Sangeeta Mittal
Co-Project Director

 divercity22icssr@gmail.com
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