1st Edition

Participatory Governance in Urban Heritage Management The Walled City of Ahmedabad, India

By Rajdeep Routh Copyright 2027
194 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines who really gets to decide the fate of a UNESCO World Heritage City. Drawing on original fieldwork at Old Ahmedabad, India's first UNESCO World Heritage City, it investigates the quality of community participation in cultural heritage governance, revealing a stark gap between the formal architecture of participatory democracy and its practice on the ground. The book offers a... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Methodological Framework 3. Participatory Governance in Cultural Heritage — A Review of Literature 4. Cultural Governance and Decision-Making at Old Ahmedabad 5. Stakeholder Perception and Capacity Towards Participatory Decision-Making 6. Level and Spaces for Citizens' Participation in Cultural Governance 7. Concluding Discussions

Biography

Rajdeep Routh is an Associate Professor and the Head of Design Research Cluster, School of Architecture and Planning at Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India. He is also an architect, urbanist, and heritage governance scholar whose research focuses on participatory governance, cultural heritage policy, and historic urban landscapes in India. He chairs the Centre for Architectural and Urban Research (CAUR) at Woxsen University, holds Expert Member status at ICOMOS/CIPA, and represents Woxsen on the UHC-HEI Steering Committee.