CONTENTS Undertaking Certificate Preface Acknowledgement CONTENTS 1. Chapter 1: Outline 1.1 Abstract 1.2 Concern 1.3 Research Questions 1.3.1 Primary Research Question 1.3.2 Sub Research Questions 1.4 Objective 1.5 Scope and Limitations 1.6 Methodology of Study 2. Chapter 2: Understanding Conservation 2.1 Heritage Conservation 2.1.1 Global Charters 2.1.2 Regional Charters 2.2 Cultural Significance 2.3 Evaluating Cultural significance 2.3.1 Values in Conservation 2.3.2 Assessing values Globally 3. Chapter 3: Conservation in India 3.1 Heritage conservation Indian Perspective 3.2 HRIDAY Scheme’s role in conservation 3.3 Water and water fronts as heritage: Indian Cases 3.3.1 Case study 1: Pushkar lake: Pushkar, Rajasthan 3.3.2 Case study 2: Kankaria lake front development: Ahmedabad 4. Chapter 4: Case Premise: Ajmer’s Water Heritage 4.1 Evolution of the city of Ajmer 4.2 HRIDAY Scheme: Water heritage at Ajmer 4.2.1 Stakeholders involved 4.2.2 Identification of Assets 4.2.3 Identification of Zones 4.3 Significance of Water as heritage: Ajmer 4.3.1 Significance of water heritage at Regional level 4.3.2 Significance of water heritage at City level 4.3.3 Significance of water heritage at Urban Level 4.4 Conclusion: Identified assets for assessment based on Significance 5. Chapter 5: Assessing Cultural Significance: Identified Heritage Assets of Ajmer waterfronts 5.1 Need for Assessment 5.2 Methodology for Assessment 5.2.1 Tools for assessment 5.2.1.1 Formulation of Value assessment tool 5.2.1.2 Framework of Value assessment tool 5.2.1.3 Value Assessment tool 5.3 Inferences based on Assessment 5.3.1 Asset 1: Chaupati 5.3.2 Asset 2: Jetty 1 and Jetty 2 5.3.3 Asset 3: Dhobhi Ghat 5.3.4 Asset 4: Baradari and Daulat Bagh 5.3.5 Asset 5: Subhash Udyan 5.3.6 Asset 6: Ram Prasad Ghat 5.3.7 Asset 7: Luv Kush Udyan 5.4 Conclusion: Impact of HRIDAY’s Scheme on Cultural Significance of the identified Assets 6.Chapter 6: Way forward 6.1 Guidelines: Urban level 6.2 Recommendations 6.2.1 Asset 1: Chaupati 6.2.2 Asset 1: Ram Prasad Ghat 6.3 Assets to be included in CHP, Zone 2 6.3.1 Bajrang Garh 6.3.2 Daulat Bagh Road 6.3.3 Anasagar Escape Channel References: Appendex: A. Common definitions B. HRIDAY Scheme Proposal: CHP ( City HRIDAY Plan)A. Common definitions a) Project Background and Objective. b) Need of the Proposal c) Concept and Design Calculations: d) Details of the Plan e) Shelf of projects f) Implementation Plan g) Proposal for Zone 2:CHP C. HRIDAY Scheme Proposal: DPR ( Detailed Project Reports ) D. Questionnaire