TY - JOUR
KW - Asia
KW - Eurasia
KW - Gomti River
KW - India
KW - Lucknow
KW - South Asia
KW - Uttar Pradesh
KW - cultural heritage
KW - cultural landscape
KW - greenspace
KW - heritage conservation
KW - urban design
KW - Urban planning
AU - S. Nagpal
AU - A. Sinha
AB - Historic Lucknow was oriented to the Gomti riverfront with monumental architecture of mosques, mausoleums and palaces concentrated on the southern bank. Thus the river was much more than a transportation artery enjoyed for its views and breezes and appreciated for its utility. This elite riverfront landscape was transformed into backwaters and disappeared from the public eye over time. Its centrality as a landscape of power was lost as a result of the momentous political and economic changes, beginning with the Indian Uprising/Mutiny in 1857. Although efforts are currently underway to beautify the riverfront by lining it with parks and plazas, they do not explicitly evoke the historic landscape and are piecemeal efforts to provide greenery. The paper outlines an urban conservation model and suggests design interventions that would revitalize the riverfront and contribute towards preserving both tangible and intangible heritage of the city.
DO - 10.1080/13574800903264838
M1 - 14
N2 - Historic Lucknow was oriented to the Gomti riverfront with monumental architecture of mosques, mausoleums and palaces concentrated on the southern bank. Thus the river was much more than a transportation artery enjoyed for its views and breezes and appreciated for its utility. This elite riverfront landscape was transformed into backwaters and disappeared from the public eye over time. Its centrality as a landscape of power was lost as a result of the momentous political and economic changes, beginning with the Indian Uprising/Mutiny in 1857. Although efforts are currently underway to beautify the riverfront by lining it with parks and plazas, they do not explicitly evoke the historic landscape and are piecemeal efforts to provide greenery. The paper outlines an urban conservation model and suggests design interventions that would revitalize the riverfront and contribute towards preserving both tangible and intangible heritage of the city.
SP - 489
EP - 506
TI - The Gomti riverfront in Lucknow, India: Revitalization of a cultural heritage landscape
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70350745972&doi=10.1080%2f13574800903264838&partnerID=40&md5=04116fc19a000037914d17e187138508
VL - 14
SN - 13574809 (ISSN)
ER -