Yamini Narayanan

Religion, Heritage and the Sustainable City

Hinduism and Urbanisation in Jaipur

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Produktbeschreibung

Religion has an important role to play in defining sustainable urban development policies in cities. This book explores the historical and ongoing influence of religion on urban planning, design, space utilisation, and the creation and impact on urban identities and communities. Specifically, the book explores how religious heritage, religious beliefs and religiously influenced planning practices have influenced different facets of development in Indian cities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 167mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780415844666
• ISBN-10: 0415844665
• Artikelnr.: 40138674

Autorenporträt

Yamini Narayanan is a Lecturer in International and Community Development at Deakin University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Clara Greed 1. Prologue 2. Introduction: Religion, Heritage and
the City 3. Sustainable cities as a planning paradigm in India: case for
religion 4. Religion and Heritage in India's Old Cities: Renewal for
Sustainable Development 5. Hinduism and Heritage: Conceptual Frameworks for
City Planning 6. Hinduism, heritage and sustainable development in Jaipur
7. Hinduism and Space: Place and Identity in Old Jaipur 8. Women's right to
the city: integrating religion and heritage 9. Religion, Nature and Urban
Development in Jaipur 10. Quo vadis, India? Where next for urban policy?