BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN GLOBAL AND LOCAL STRATEGIES OF ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION, EXAMPLES OF THE CURRENT SCENARIOS IN INDIA
Culture develops from a civilization and progresses through the generations in tangible and intangible forms affecting various aspects of living. It gradually becomes a rulebook that guides the way of life for some people. This holds true in the Indian Society, which is punctuated by constant inco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-05-01
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| Series: | The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-5-W1/607/2017/isprs-archives-XLII-5-W1-607-2017.pdf |
| Summary: | Culture develops from a civilization and progresses through the generations in tangible and intangible forms affecting various aspects of
living. It gradually becomes a rulebook that guides the way of life for some people. This holds true in the Indian Society, which is
punctuated by constant incorporation of migrating people with the diverse cultures that surround India. Such illustrious past should
predict augmented conservation efforts. However, that is not the case. Following the Hindu philosophy of the life cycle, buildings are
allowed to be deteriorating over the passage of time. It was only much later that the occidental influence of the British Empire
encouraged conservation of built heritage. Yet today these efforts are absent at the most basic levels. On one side are the international
organizations such as UNESCO providing guidelines for protection of these buildings and the on the other side are the government and
non-government organizations which help maintain the structures. Co-relation between the two levels of conservation are non-existent in
a way that initiatives by the government focus on improving infrastructure but neglect the Risk-assessment of the buildings. Such
examples will be discussed further in the paper with suggestions to improve the situation with the help of new technologies and
simplified methods that include making conservation education easier for even the most rural population. The research explores avenues
of diagnosis integrated in the Italian philosophy of conservation to make maintenance more easy and effective. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-1750 2194-9034 |