Role of Communities in Sustainable Development of Historic Cities

SPEAKERS:
Communities and Heritage – A sociological perspective
By Dr. Savyasaachi
 
Processes of Conservation in Historic Cities – A Governance Perspective
By Jagan Shah
 
HRIDAY Cities on ground: the question on inclusion.
By Gurmeet Rai
 
Heritage and Equity: Why community matter? – the case of conservation processes in Ahmedabad.
By Jigna Desai
 
Moderated By K. T. Ravindran
 
Ahmedabad just got inscribed as the first World Heritage City of India. While the celebrations in the city are still going on, many questions are waiting to be answered; What part of the history of the city is valued by the world? How can that be separated from the life that goes on? Will the city freeze? Is no development possible? Will the development be limited to catering tourism? Will development mean beautification and creating false historic facades? What about people who live there? What about the poverty ridden areas? Will participation be relegated to mere consensus building, rather than active involvement of inhabitants? This event will focus on reflecting over these questions through examples of other cities, instances and initiatives. 

(Collaboration: International Council on Monuments and Sites)