Shared Global Experiences for Protection of Built Heritage
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SHARED GLOBAL EXPERIENCES FOR PROTECTION OF BUILT HERITAGE IINTERCNATIONAL COMMITLTEE ON LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ANFD FINANCIAL ISISUES SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE,BHOPAL SHARED GLOBAL EXPERIENCES FOR PROTECTION OF BUILT HERITAGE Editor Dr. Vishakha Kawathekar SPA PRESS BHOPAL Shared Global Experiences for Protection of Built Heritage Shared Global Experiences for Protection of Built Heritage is published by SPA Press, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal Editor: Dr. Vishakha Kawathekar Research Assistants: Ramesh Bhole, V. Balaji, Anjali C, Ankit Kumar Language Edit: Pratibha Singh Jena Layout: Versha Sinha, Shivani Sharma, Syed Tajudeen and Rajeshwari Nair Cover Design: Prakul Sardana Cover Page photo: Ankit Kumar ISBN 978-81-927981-4-1 All rights reserved. Printed: Friends Color Images Pvt. Ltd. Shared Global Experiences for Protection of Built Heritage Preface Today across the globe, the heritage is looked more as a product of culture, where its interpretations have become an integral part to its conservation. Hence emphasis is laid more on values and significance of this heritage and accordingly they become the heritage of universal, national, regional and local importance. With concepts of Smart / sustainable cities emerging and technology affecting every aspect of our life's, it is extremely critical to understand the meaning heritage has in present society as they are subjected to potential threats like rapid urban growth, large scale industries, growing land prices, encroachments and organizational apathy. This publication documents the legal provisions of protection of heritage across the globe. There has been considerable published resources which deliberate upon the various aspects of heritage protection including management and maintenance. However, a need of source book is always felt not only by heritage professionals but also by lawyers practicing heritage law, conservation educators etc. to understand and learn through experiences on the legal aspects of protection of heritage not only in their own country but also across the globe. The present compilation is aimed at sharing global experiences for identification, study and solution of legal, administrative and financial issues in connection with the protection, maintenance and conservation of built heritage. This compilation is an interesting mix of perspectives from legal, philosophical, financial and administrative aspects of heritage protection. Every paper highlights the implementation realties of heritage protection. The gamut so required for understanding the effectiveness of the holistic protection of heritage across globe. The various experiences are organized in two sections, section one is international which has experiences shared by ICLAFI members from Israel, Estonia, Slovenia, Argentina, Turkey, Germany, Poland, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Philippine. The section two focuses on India and various facets of legal aspects of heritage protection in India. The Context This book is a result of documentation and willingness of authors to contribute papers in the International workshop and Committee meeting of ICLAFI (International Committee of Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues) ICOMOS along with ICOMOS, India in 2015 organized by School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal with partnership the of ICOMOS India, Archaeological Survey of India and School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi from August 19 to 23, 2015. The theme of the workshop was “Legal and Administrative framework for protection of heritage”. The conference aimed to create environments for international cooperation for identification, study and solution of legal, administrative and financial issues in connection with the protection, maintenance and conservation of built heritage. The day early to the workshop 19 August 2015, the international delegates visited the world heritage site of Sanchi. They were guided on site by officers from Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Circle and resource persons from SPA Bhopal. The first day of the International Meeting and Conference of ICLAFI (International Committee for Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues) commenced at Seminar hall of School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal. The inaugural ceremony started with welcome of all the delegates and speakers from across the globe and the country. Students from other colleges viz. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi; and Sinhgad College of Architecture, Pune also attended the event. The speakers on the occasion were Anshu Vaish, the chief guest with experience of been the Director General of Archaeological Survey of India, Gideon Koren; President of ICLAFI, Gurmeet Rai, Vice President, ICOMOS India, Prof Ajay Khare, Dean (Academic affairs), SPA Bhopal along with the convener Dr. Vishakha Kawathekar. The inaugural session was followed by the first session chaired by Prof. Ajay Khare. The special guests of the day were Mr. Gideon Koren legal advisor for the society for the preservation of Israel heritage sites, introduced the participants to various aspects of the legal issues with the present-day context of the cultural heritage protection in Israel followed by Prof. Nalini Thakur; Dean of SPA Delhi, discussing the old knowledge systems and jurisprudence for responsible protection and management of the living heritage of the country. Dr. Vishakha Kawathekar further spoke on the legal framework for heritage protection issues in India. The speakers in the second and third sessions acquainted the audience to practical examples from their own country viz. Mr Tamer Gok from Turkey, Dr Werner Von Trutzschler from Germany; Secretary general of German national committee of ICOMOS, Thomas Adlercreutz from Member of cultural law committee of the international Law Association, Sweden, Prashantha B. Shared Global Experiences for Protection of Built Heritage Mandawala ; Professor of Archaeology from Sri Lanka and Jelka Pirkovic from Slovenia; respectively, about how the legal issues are knead down in the context of the built heritage and ground zero possible realities and the feasible solutions to the same. Nin Sinha from India through his presentation spoke about conflict resolution and heritage management in India. Session II and session III were chaired by Rin Alatalu and Gideon Koren respectively. The second day of the International Conference commenced with the fourth session chaired by Prof Nalini Thakur. The first speaker for the day being Mr. Kowalski Wojciech spoke about the legal framework of the protection of monuments under the Polish Law. The Global case studies in the sessions for the day included the speakers of Ms Rin Alatalu from Estonia, Ms. Maria Marta Rae from Argentina and Lucille Karen Malilong Isberto (Kay) from Philippines respectively. The conference noted the practical issues and challenges being faced in the present-day context in India with case studies of Maharashtra and Delhi, as discussed by experts Prof Vaishali Latkar from Sinhgad College, Pune and Prof Nisar Khan from Delhi respectively. The final session was chaired by Dr. Vishakha Kawathekar. Mr. Andrew Pots; Executive director of U.S/ICOMOS discussed the legal and administrative framework for protection of heritage, with examples from the United States. Dr. Izhar Hashmi and Rajkumar Patel, officers from Archaeological Monuments of the Bhopal Circle shared their experiences about challenges of protection of Built heritage. The second day of the ICLAFI conference concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. Vishakha Kawathekar, convener of the conference. On 22nd August, 2015 the international delegates, participants, students and faculty from School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi; Sinhgad College of Architecture, Pune and School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal explored the historical layers of Bhopal through heritage walks. The morning session started with the exploration of Islamnagar, the city established by Dost Mohammad Khan who founded the state of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. Followed by a lunch at Gauhar Mahal, the delegates visited Iqbal Maidan, Taj ul Masajid, Benazir Palace and the Taj Mahal Palace. On the conclusive day of the conference the experts were taken to the site visit of World Heritage Site of Rock painting at Bhimbetka and visit to Ashapuri, Dist. Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. It was an opportunity to bring national and international heritage experts, professionals and students to share, learn and discuss further possibilities and solutions related to the legal and management issues which are a threat to our heritage. Acknowledgements Neither this workshop nor publication was feasible without the help of many individuals and institutions. The institutes that need to mention are ICLAFI ICOMOS, Archaeological Survey of India, ICOMOS India, SPA Bhopal, SPA Delhi and RGPV Bhopal. The individuals who contributed immensely through their support and encouragement are Gideon Koren and Rin Alatalu from ICLAFI, S B Ota and Zulfikar Ali from ASI, Rohit Jigyasu and Nin Sinha from ICOMOS India, Chetan Vaidya and Priyaleen Singh from SPA Delhi. SPA Bhopal vision, Ajay Khare, Sanjeev Singh, Rajesh Moza, entire faculty, staff, all students of Master programme in Architecture, Conservation contributed to the success. My fellow coordinators Ramesh Bhole, Nitin Sinha, V Balaji and Ankit Kumar need a special mention. I am sincerely thankful to all and hope such successful endeavors continue.... For a happy and sustainable future with our past, we all strive together. Dr. Vishakha Kawathekar S.No