03007nas a2200553   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001400043653002300057653003500080653002300115653002300138653002000161653002500181653001800206653003300224653001200257653002600269653002600295653001000321653002900331653001200360653001400372653002400386653002600410653002400436653002200460653002600482653002200508653001800530653002300548653002500571653002900596653001700625653003000642653002800672653002400700653001700724100001700741700001800758700002100776700002100797245010400818856015400922300001201076490000701088520133801095022002002433                                       d10aAhmedabad10aBuilding materials10aCultural heritage preservation10aCultural heritages10acultural practices10aDigital devices10aDigital technologies10aDigital tools10aElectronic document exchange10aGujarat10aHeritage preservation10aHistoric preservation10aIndia10aIndian cultural heritage10aJodhpur10aRajasthan10aSustainable economy10aSustainable resources10aTechnology transfer10aCapacity building10aconstruction material10acultural heritage10aDigital image10adocumentary source10aEconomic development10aintegrated documentation10aPreservation10asurvey and representation10aSustainable development10aTechnology transfer10aValorization1 aLuca Rossato1 aPietro Massai1 aFederica Maietti1 aMarcello Balzani00aDigital Tools for Documentation and Analysis of Vernacular Cultural Heritage in Indian City Centers  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074867544&doi=10.1080%2f15583058.2019.1683778&partnerID=40&md5=ac0908e0115f48a7767941de4d9eb824  a931-9410 v153 aThe vernacular historic cities can be defined as an ensemble of local needs and construction materials-based architectures which reflects local traditions and cultures. Very often adaptive processes for sustaining settlements such as the vernacular ones are based on both sustainable resources and cultural practices. This set of indigenous, ecological, biological, and cultural characteristics make vernacular historic cities valuable place for the valorization of local cultures and intangible heritage. Nowadays, dealing with the challenging task of heritage preservation in emerging countries, technologies are very often economically uncompetitive if used without the right methodology and a proper use. This study highlights the application of digital technologies for the documentation of historic city centers in fragile contexts such as global south countries by a deep case studies analysis of the Indian old cities of Ahmedabad and Jodhpur. The main aim of the research was to evaluate accuracy requirement and assess digital tools for heritage preservation end enhancement. By means of affordable use of digital technologies, the research stressed the existence of a strong relation between sustainable economy development and cultural heritage preservation even through capacity building activities carried out on field.  a15583058 (ISSN)