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Heritage as a Vector of Sustainable Urban Regeneration: The Case of North Shahjahanabad

  • Mrinalini Singh (author)
Chapter of: Urban Heritage and Sustainability in the Age of Globalisation(pp. 211–234)
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Title Heritage as a Vector of Sustainable Urban Regeneration
SubtitleThe Case of North Shahjahanabad
ContributorMrinalini Singh (author)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0412.10
Landing pagehttps://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0412/chapters/10.11647/obp.0412.10
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
CopyrightMrinalini Singh
PublisherOpen Book Publishers
Published on2024-09-26
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Chapter Ten turns to the walled city Delhi, India, where Mrinalini Singh analyses the area of North Shahjahanabad, revealing a cultural heritage comprising rich historical, social, economic, religious and architectural values. She evaluates urban regeneration as a tool for developing and managing this historic urban environment and considers the city’s assets and potential as a basis for sustainability. This heritage thus becomes more than a static assortment of buildings and urban spaces, focalising dynamic social, economic and cultural spheres that continually drive it towards its full potential.

Page rangepp. 211–234
Print length24 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
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Mrinalini Singh

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Assistant Professor at Apeejay Stya University

Mrinalini Singh is a conservation architect from New Delhi, India. She completed her bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2018 at K. R. Mangalam University in Gurgaon, followed in 2020 by her master’s degree in architecture with a specialisation in built heritage at the Sushant University’s School of Art and Architecture. A conservation architect for a World Monuments Fund project to safeguard twentieth century modern heritage, her research interests centre around India’s unexplored culture and heritage. Mrinalini is currently working as an assistant professor at Apeejay Institute of Technology- School of Architecture and Planning (AIT-SAP), Greater Noida, India.

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