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Conservation of built heritage in India
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- Book Synopsis
- This book focuses on the Heritage Conservation of Architecture, Historic Districts of a City and Conservation strategies with specific case studies from India, in order to highlight the need for conserving the rich piece of history through research, education, advocacy, and practice. The historic significance and the condition mapping of the subjects are carried out through primary field studies by the authors at School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, India. The cases are analysed, and appropriate solutions and sustainable strategies are evolved for the conservation of the buildings facing contemporary challenges. The contents align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 11), Target 11.4 which aims to "strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritage'. This would ensure that a rich piece of history is documented and analysed to ensure that it is not erased and forgotten. This book serves as a bountiful data base of literature as well as conservation strategies for heritage conservationists, students of architectural conservation and researchers.
- About The Author
- Professor Dr. Vijayalaxmi J., has completed her B.Arch. from the School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University in First Class with Distinction. She went on to pursue the M.Arch. Programme from School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University in 1997 and her Ph.D. as AICTE QIP Scholar in the year 2008. She was awarded the Erasmus Mundus Fellowship for Academic Profile and completed her Higher Research in Politechnico di Milano in 2010. She has over 26 years of experience in teaching architecture. She has authored and edited books on Building Thermal Performance and Sustainability as well as Building Construction and Technology. Her patent applications on new materials are lined up for examination. She has served as Dean (Research) and Head of the Department of Architecture at the School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
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- ISBN
- 9789819983377
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Springer, (07 February 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 219
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 235 x 155 mm
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