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158313712.Pdf JOURNEYS IN THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPES OF OKHAMANDAL IN GUJARAT, INDIA: AN ECOLOGICAL MODEL FOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION BY HEENA ASHOKBHAI GAJJAR THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Landscape Architecture in Landscape Architecture in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016 Urbana, Illinois Master’s Committee: Professor Amita Sinha, Chair Professor David L. Hays Professor Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz Abstract In the study of the cultural landscape of Okhamandal in Gujarat, India, cultural heritage conservation practices are leveraged in planning for ecological restoration. Dwarka, located in Okhamandal, one of the four holy sites across the Indian subcontinent, is facing drastic pressures of climate change resulting in rising sea levels, salt ingress, desertification, scarcity of water for drinking and agriculture, and a severe threat to the heritage sites. Okhamandal has many sacred sites, the largest of which is the holy city of Dwarka, where the Hindu god Krishna established his kingdom in antiquity. Krishna is an incarnation of Vishnu, the sustainer in the Hindu trinity of gods who create, uphold and destroy the universe unceasingly. In the cyclical understanding of time in Indic thought, creation is always preceded by destruction. According to Hindu mythology, Dwarka, situated along the coast of Gujarat, was swallowed by sea upon Krishna’s death, a legend corroborated by underwater archaeological findings dating back to 15th BCE. Changes in the shoreline suggest that rising sea levels have inundated and destroyed coastal settlements as many as seven times. Okhamandal, a peninsula connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus between the sea and the desert, is once again under threat. The trend for mean sea level rise is 2.06 mm/ year (± 0.06 mm) for the Okhamandal region; the projection for next 100 years is thus a 0.20 meters rise in sea level. This project proposes the conservation of sacred and archeological sites in the Okhamandal region based on a model derived from the scientific systems approach and faith-based environmental ethic. Krishna’s life in Dwarka and Braj, his sayings and deeds emphasize nature reverence and have been very significant in guiding the faith of Hindus. The environmental ethic is developed from the concept of Krishna awareness, which represents a reverential and caring attitude towards nature demonstrated by working in harmony with natural systems. This project proposes reclamation strategies, including ground water replenishment by reviving wetlands and sacred water bodies and mitigation of coastal erosion through green terracing and floating islands, to promote resiliency. These strategies guide the design of an eco-cultural heritage trail for pilgrims circumambulating the sacred sites of Okhamandal. The trail will link sacred, archaeological, and environmentally reclaimed sites, facilitating the pilgrims’ and visitors’ experience of Krishna awareness as part of the journey through this cultural landscape. The restored sites along the eco-cultural heritage trail will also set a precedent for environmental reclamation of the Okhamandal peninsula and promote ecological and cultural resiliency. ii Dedicated to my teachers iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project would not have been possible without the support of many people. Many thanks to my adviser, Amita Sinha, who read my numerous revisions and helped make some sense of the confusion. Also thanks to my committee members, David Hays and Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, who offered guidance and support throughout the entire process. Thanks to the University Of Illinois Graduate College for the wonderful library resources that helped me to find rare books that are hard to find now. And finally, thanks to my parents, my brother, my teachers in India and my numerous friends who endured this long process with me, always offering support, love and encouragement. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................... vii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................1 1.1 Objectives ...............................................................................................................................1 1.2 Background ............................................................................................................................1 1.3 Approach ................................................................................................................................4 1.4 Figures ....................................................................................................................................6 CHAPTER 2: OKHAMANDAL’S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE ..............................................7 2.1 Krishna Awareness .................................................................................................................7 2.2 Imagined Landscape .............................................................................................................10 2.3 Char Dham Pilgrimage .......................................................................................................11 2.4 Archeological Findings .......................................................................................................14 2.5 Pilgrimage ............................................................................................................................18 2.6 Figures ..................................................................................................................................22 CHAPTER 3: HERITAGE AT RISK ........................................................................................28 3.1 Natural Risks ........................................................................................................................28 3.2 Ecological Risks ...................................................................................................................30 3.3 Cultural Risks .......................................................................................................................32 3.4 Figures ..................................................................................................................................35 CHAPTER 4: MAPPINGS .........................................................................................................36 4.1 Natural Features ...................................................................................................................36 4.2 Environmental Disturbances and Conservation Practices ....................................................37 4.3 Human Settlements ..............................................................................................................38 4.4 Implying Projections ............................................................................................................39 4.5 Figures ..................................................................................................................................41 CHAPTER 5: ENVISIONING THE FUTURE ........................................................................45 5.1 Strategies ..............................................................................................................................45 5.2 Eco-cultural heritage trail .....................................................................................................45 5.3 Dwarka: Interface between nature and culture .....................................................................47 5.4 Gopi Talav: Restoring inland water reservoir in the forest ..................................................49 5.5 Nageshwar: Reclaiming the performative spaces ................................................................50 5.6 Reclaimed Landscape: Green blue sponge ...........................................................................51 5.7 Rejuvenated Landscape: Abandoned stone quarry ..............................................................52 v 5.8 Regenerated Landscape: Wetlands and bird sanctuary ........................................................53 5.9 Figures ..................................................................................................................................55 CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION....................................................................................................64 6.1 Future directions ...................................................................................................................64 6.2 Figures ..................................................................................................................................67 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................68 vi LIST OF FIGURES 1.1 Site Location ...........................................................................................................................6 1.2 Framework .............................................................................................................................6 1.3 Approach ................................................................................................................................6 2.1 Cycle of life ..........................................................................................................................22
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