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THEME: URBAN DESIGN, REGIONAL PLANNING, INNER-CITY REVITALISATION AND CONSERVATION

2 Mandir Shri Ladli Ji ( Laxminarayan Ji ) Badi Chaupad, Jaipur 31.12.2022
3 Brij Nidhi Temple, Tripolia Bazar, Jaipur 31.12.2022
4 Tadkeshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir, Chaura Rasta, Jaipur 31.12.2022
5 Kalki ka Mandir, Badi Chaupad, Jaipur 31.12.2022
6 Mandir Shri Radha Krishna Ji, Near Gangori School, Jaipur 30.11.2022

MOBILISATION OF RESOURCES

Initially, for these works, after spot inspection of the sites, approvals were obtained at the official level, in which new suggestions
received from heritage related organizations were adjusted. For these works, institutions and traditional techniques related to heritage
conservation were adopted.

RESULTS ACHIEVED

Some of the assessment criteria are: -

• Conservation of Heritage sites in is important because: Conservation of heritage sites and buildings provides a sense of identity
and continuity in a fast-changing world. Heritage sites and buildings represent the past history and culture of our nation.

• Heritage conservation is to satisfy customers’ needs through the provision of quality conservation services at a competitive price.
• The benefit of heritage conservation is to create specific benefits for present and future generations.

• Heritage conservation is the preservation of cultural identity and the ability to pass on historical structures to future generations.

• Heritage tourism contributes to the preservation of cultural heritage by integrating various elements of heritage into the tourist
product, such as monuments, folk culture, traditions, crafts, language, literature, music, art, historical urban environment, rural
development, and natural environment. Careful planning of cultural heritage tourism leads to sustainable regional development
and helps protect heritage resources for future generations.

SUSTAINABILITY

• Financial: Financial sustainability ensures that sites are conserved and maintained for future generations. Originality/ ‘The need
to preserve cultural heritage’ is widely recognized by many different segments of society. Benefits of heritage tourism include high
tourist arrivals and receipts, the multiplier effects within the industry and creation of employment opportunities for the local
community.

• Social and Economic: Heritage has different developmental potentials that might contribute to the sustainable development
of a given area. In terms of sustainable development these potentials are not necessarily economic, but also include social,
environmental or cultural aspects. However, heritage by itself rarely holds tangible benefits if it is not properly managed. The key
challenge for attaining sustainability is to focus management on a participatory approach, which ensures public participation in
the process. The paper argues that a successful and effective management of heritage depends on the people, who must be able to
1) identify the appropriate heritage, 2) link it with key stakeholders and other topics, 3) design it into a proper service, and finally
4) sell the new service to users.

• Cultural: Regenerate cities and regions through cultural heritage. Promote adaptive re-use of heritage buildings balance access
to cultural heritage with sustainable cultural tourism and natural heritage. Urban culture not only houses the newly built
infrastructure but also our rich cultural heritage, in tangible and intangible form. Jaipur city in this regard sets a perfect example.
The current paper is an attempt to focus the heritage tourism, urbanization and the issues.Secondary data available from different
sources have been analysed, qualitatively and quantitatively, in context of urbanization and cultural heritage. The cumulative effect
of various issues emerged due to haphazard urbanization has resulted in change of perception of the tourists. With urbanization,
the tourism flow in Jaipur city has increased numerically but the share of the city in total tourists of the state has shown a decline.
Therefore, a multidimensional approach is needed implementing the current policies and programmes of urbanDevelopment,
mainstreaming the issues of cultural heritage preservation.

• Environmental: Regenerate cities and regions through cultural heritage Promote adaptive re-use of heritage buildings Balance

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