Fortification Walls of York and Ahmedabad: approaches to conservation and interpretation (Soft copy is also available) (Record no. 68718)
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| Classification number | M.Arch TH-0247 |
| Item number | PIT |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pithawalla, Zeus (PG181225) |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Fortification Walls of York and Ahmedabad: approaches to conservation and interpretation (Soft copy is also available) |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii,160p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Table of contents<br/>Undertaking & Certificate <br/>Acknowledgements <br/>Abstract <br/>List of figures <br/>Glossary <br/>1. Introducing the fortifications of York and Ahmedabad <br/>2. Literature Review 02<br/>2.1 Fortification Walls as historic urban landscapes within their cities 08<br/>2.2 Complexities of urban development and World Heritage narratives 09<br/>2.3 Charters paving the ideology behind an evolving conservation approach 10<br/>2.4 Understanding Heritage interpretation in the 21st century 11<br/>2.5 The idea of sustainable development in conservation 12<br/>2.6 Key literature for the fortification walls of York and Ahmedabad 13<br/>3. Methodology<br/>3.1 Research questions as the thesis’ aims 14<br/>3.2 Developing a process of objective fulfilment 14 <br/>3.3 Establishing a comparative lens throughout the thesis 19<br/>3.4 Scope and Limitations of the study 19<br/>3.5 Future scope of research 20<br/>4. York’s City Wall: A case study of Red Tower to Fishergate Postern Tower<br/>of the study <br/>4.1 Setting the Stage<br/>4.1.1 A brief history of the city and its fortification walls 22<br/>4.1.2 Narrative of the City Walls 23<br/>4.1.3 The City Walls’ contribution in the city’s World Heritage narrative 24<br/>4.2 Understanding the Site <br/>4.2.1 Location of the City Wall 25<br/>4.2.2 Map Regression of the Site 26<br/>4.2.3 Elevation of the City Wall <br/>4.2.4 Wall Inventory & Historic Evidences 27<br/>4.2.5 Stakeholder Identification 33<br/>4.2.6 Understanding the Wall’s context 34<br/>4.2.7 Significance of the City Wall 36<br/>4.3 Policy<br/>4.3.1 Listing criteria & policy of protection 36<br/>4.3.2 Management of the City Wall 40<br/>4.3.3 Facilitating development of the city around the City Wall 44<br/>4.4 Conservation <br/>4.4.1 Attitude to conservation 45<br/>4.4.2 The fabric’s conservation strategies 46<br/>4.4.3 Response to archaeology 50<br/>4.4.4 Adaptation of functionality of the Wall 52<br/>4.4.5 Natural History around the Wall 54<br/>4.4.6 Fronts of sustainability 54<br/>4.5 Interpretation<br/>4.5.1 Interpretation through ‘walking the walls’ 58<br/>4.5.2 Interpretation through self-guided tours 60<br/>4.5.3 Interpretation through web-based mediums 62<br/>4.5.4 Understanding life around the Wall 66<br/>5. Ahmedabad’s Fort Wall: A case study of Nehru Bridge to Raikhad Darwaja<br/>5.1 Setting the Stage<br/>5.1.1 A brief history of the city and its fortification walls 68<br/>5.1.2 Narrative of the Fort Walls 69<br/>5.1.3 The Fort Walls’ complex narrative with the city’s World Heritage tag 70<br/>5.2 Understanding the Site<br/>5.2.1 Location of the Fort Wall 71<br/>5.2.2 Map Regression of the Site 72<br/>5.2.3 Elevation of the Fort Wall <br/>5.2.4 Wall Inventory & Historic Evidences 73<br/>5.2.5 Stakeholder Identification 75<br/>5.2.6 Understanding the Wall’s context 76<br/>5.2.7 Significance of the Fort Wall 78<br/>5.3 Policy<br/>5.3.1 Listing Criteria & Policy of Protection 78<br/>5.3.2 Management of the Fort Wall 82<br/>5.3.3 Facilitating development of the city around the Fort Wall 86<br/>5.4 Conservation<br/>5.4.1 Attitude to conservation 87<br/>5.4.2 The fabric’s conservation strategies 88<br/>5.4.3 Response to archaeology 92<br/>5.4.4 Adaptation of functionality of the Wall 94<br/>5.4.5 Natural History around the Wall 96 <br/>5.4.6 Fronts of sustainability 96<br/>5.5 Interpretation<br/>5.5.1 Interpretation through ‘walking the walls’ 100<br/>5.5.2 Interpretation through self-guided tours 100<br/>5.5.3 Interpretation through web-based mediums 100<br/>5.5.4 Understanding life around the Wall 101<br/>6. Discussions<br/>‘comparative’<br/>6.1 Summarising the narrative of the cities and their fortification walls 104<br/>6.2 Historical Data and its significance 106<br/>6.3 Documentation and State of Conservation 108<br/>6.4 Policy and Management 111<br/>6.5 Urban Fabric around the Walls 113<br/>6.6 Heritage Interpretation ‘approach’ 118<br/>6.7 The Approach to Conservation 120<br/>6.8 The Approach to Interpretation ‘learning’ 123<br/>6.9 Opportunities for Ahmedabad and York 126<br/>7. Conclusion<br/>7.1 Reflecting on the research questions 132<br/>7.2 Discussing the future scope of research 133<br/>Reference List 134<br/>Figure Credits 140<br/>Appendix 1 : Timeline of York 144<br/>Appendix 2 : Inventory of the City Wall of York 145<br/>Appendix 3 : Timeline of Ahmedabad 152 <br/>Appendix 4 : Inventory of the Fort Wall of Ahmedabad 153<br/>Appendix 5 : Note on Patrick Geddes’ Visit to Ahmedabad 158<br/>Appendix 6 : Thesis Schedule 160<br/> |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cooke, Louise (Guide) |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | India |
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| Topic | 2018 Batch |
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| Topic | FA-PG |
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| Topic | Master of Architecture |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Faculty of Architecture | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 17/08/2021 | Faculty of Architecture | M.Arch TH-0247 PIT | 022992 | 17/08/2021 | 17/08/2021 | Thesis |