Course Name: Heritage Resilience for Future Cities

OCW type: PDP

Higher Education Institution: Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA), Mumbai 

Description of course

Aim: The professional development program explores the theoretical frameworks of conservation, resilience and sustainability as shifts in paradigms necessary for future of historical cities/ cores.

Course Objectives: 

1. The PDP seeks to articulate the theoretical frameworks of conservation, resilience and Sustainability

2. Through case studies, it will also explore the tools of conservation related to Ecological as well as Built Heritage, legislative and participatory tools required while addressing urban growth as well as Infrastructure up gradation.

3. Lastly, it will deliberate on “A white paper for Cultural resilience of Urban Heritage in India within the SDG framework 2030 agenda."

Learning Outcomes: 

• Participants will be able to grasp the theoretical concepts of conservation, resilience and sustainability.

• They will be able to identify overlaps of these three theoretical frameworks in the context of urban development and future cities.

• They will be aware of the tools of conservation that are required when addressing urban growth.

• They will be able to articulate some of their ideas for incorporating cultural resilience of urban heritage in India within the sustainability Development Goal framework 2030 agenda.

Course Structure

Course Duration: 3 days

Course Frequency: Every year depending on the response of this PDP

Course Format: 

1. Illustrated On line lectures using case examples with discussions and Question Answer session.

2. Day long workshop deliberations with deliverables presented for evaluation at the end of session.

Course Content

Prerequisites for participation: Participants should have completed their undergraduate program preferably in architecture/ planning/ social sciences/ Environmental sciences or any of the urban environment related studies. While the lectures will be available to a maximum of 100 participants who register, the last days workshop can accommodate only 40 participants. 

Course Syllabus:

Day 1 Theoretical Approaches using Case Studies

1. Talk 1: Resilience and Conservation:Theoretical Approaches... living heritage and historic native towns
2. Talk 2: Sustainability and Cultural Heritage
3. Talk 3: Cultural heritage Resilience in times of Pandemics
4. Curated discussion
5. QnA
6. Introduction to 3 Day Working Session

Day 2 Tools for Cultural Resilience using Case Studies

1. Talk 1: Historic water Infrastructure and its future
2. Talk 2: Urban Growth, Infrastructure and Heritage
3. Talk 3: People, participation and Urban Heritage
4. Curated discussion
5. QnA

Day 3 Working Sessions and Presentations

1. Working session: Deliberations on “A white paper for Cultural resilience of Urban Heritage in India within the SDG framework 2030 agenda."
2. Participants presentation
3. Closing session

Course Assignments: Group exercise leading to “A Draft white paper for Cultural resilience of Urban Heritage in India within the SDG framework 2030 agenda.”.

Expected time spent on course:

Time spent in hours: 3 hours of online interaction + 16 hours over 3 days in exploring by self.

Time spent in ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System): < 1 ECTS = 25 hours > 1ECTS

Course Grading

Assessment Criteria and Distribution of Marks:

Course Evaluation

Evaluation Procedure & Criteria:

Deans and Academic advisors evaluate and comment upon the PDP structure before the course in conducted. After the PDP, participant evaluation feedback analysis obtained through the feedback forms is made available to the PDP team.

Faculty Evaluation:

Interaction during the presentation by the mentors.

Student Evaluation:

Standard form has been made available at the end of the session for the participants to fill it and to suggest their learnings as well as regarding the points of improvements for the course.