Over the centuries, cities have gained limelight and have significantly grown powerful with an increased level of importance. The rapid growth and urbanization posing a fatally critical threat to the future as the population is growing with each day. The development from the rural to urban life and the journey to an urban civilization has left the city in tatters. It has had adverse impacts on both social and environmental frontiers. Such rapid growth has led to the uncontrolled growth of population in countries that are in the process of development, and this growth is interpreted by means of concrete structuring with no apparent thought given to fundamentals such as feasibility, aesthetics, health, safety, road network or transportation. This leaves a very small window for even accommodating places for recreation in unplanned cities. Such spaces use shared spaces for recreation. Spaces like markets or public squares or streets.
The cultural heritage of India lies solely in its old cities, towns and ancient settlements. Due to globalization and groundbreaking pace of urbanization in the recent times, the historic fabric has been radically altered. As cities have evolved through aspirations and ideas only, with no functional thought whatsoever, it is vital for a developing country like India to recognize that without regard for its heritage it cannot build a future, or that a development without its heritage would be only unsustainable. / Master of Science / Over the centuries, cities have gained spotlight and have grown powerful with an increased level of significance towards infrastructure. There exist countries that are still in the process of development, which get influenced with the idea of rapid development due to the growing populations they face each day. The quick growth and the process of building up have led to danger to the future of the cities as the growth is unplanned and uncontrolled. Such uncontrolled growth has affected the city fabric, having no considerate thought given to the future of the city, social wellbeing, aesthetics, transport, safety or road network it has left the fabric in tatters. These factors even let go of the smallest window for spaces for recreation leaving the developing countries with thoughtless great towns. Spaces like markets, public squares or streets act as spaces for recreation in such overcrowded cities.
India is one such developing country with its cultural heritage lying solely in its old cities, towns and ancient settlements. Globalization struck India and radically affected its old cities as the fabric was disrupted with an addition of new structures alongside historic structures. Overcrowding led to disability in the functioning, leaving no spaces for recreation. However, in this hodgepodge, India needs to realize and recognize the importance of its old city fabric as without considerate regards to the heritage one cannot build a sustainable future.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/79500 |
| Date | 04 October 2017 |
| Creators | Ambekar, Latika Gangadhar |
| Contributors | Architecture, Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C., Morton, Elizabeth, Heavers, Nathan |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ETD, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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