Abstract . i Acknowledgements . iii CONTENTS v List of tables . vii List of figures ix List of abbreviations xi 1. Thesis Brief 1 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Thesis proposal . 3 1.2.1. Intent of the study . 3 1.2.2. Hypothesis 3 1.2.3. Aim . 4 1.2.4. Objectives . 4 1.2.5. Methodology 4 1.2.6. Scope and Limitations 5 2. Literature review 7 2.1. Overview on Ahmedabad and its Consevation practise . 7 2.2. Conservation and Public Urban Landscape 8 2.3. Conservation-based Development Model 9 2.4. Revitalisation Stratergies for Old city 10 2.5. Literature Synthesis 11 3. City and its Urban Fabric . 13 3.1. Ahmedabad and its history . 13 3.2. Urban Fabric . 15 3.2.1. Morphology of the old city . 15 3.2.2. Hierarchy of streets 18 3.3. Traditional crafts and Street Markets . 20 4. Undestanding the Main Streets Program 23 4.1. History and Emergence 23 4.2. Methodology of the Model . 26 4.2.1. Four-point Approach 27 4.2.2. Case Studies . 30 4.2.2.1. Georgetown Main Street 31 4.2.2.2. Alexandria King’s Street 36 4.2.2.3. Barrack Row Main Street . 39 4.3. Main Streets as a Sustainable model 42 4.4. Main Streets Framework 44 5. Conservation model in Ahmedabad . 47 5.1. Conservation practise in Ahmedabad 47 5.2. Stakeholders in Hertiage 50 5.3. Conservation projects in the city 51 5.4. Manek Chowk Revitalization. 54 5.4.1. Revitalization proposal by AMC . 58 5.4.2. Revitalization proposal by CHC 61 5.5. Analysis of the approach framework . 64 6. Feasibility of the Main street model: Case of Chandla Ol . 67 6.1. About Chandla Ol 67 6.2. Components of a Heritage street 67 6.2.1. Historicity 67 6.2.2. Art and Craft 68 6.2.3. Community and Businesses . 69 6.3. Comparing the Approaches 71 6.4. Finding and suggestions . 75 7. Conclusion . 79 References 81 Appendices . 83 A1. Comparative Analysis 83 A2. List of Heritage stakeholders . 88 A3. Heirtage Bye-laws 90