Author: Santosh Kumar Bista
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no. HS-91-37
Year: 1991
Academic Program: Human Settlement (HS)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 1989
Examination Committee: Karl E. Weber (Chairperson); Yukio Nishimura (Co-Chairperson); A.T.M. Nurul Amin (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: Conservation of the historic town is justified on the ground of the continuous relationship between past, present and future manifest in the material heritage. It is one of the ways to remind people of their local and national identity and also to retain some sense of continuity. The alternative strategy of reconstructing instead of preserving historic and cultural fabric has been acknowledged as an unsound proposition even in countries with abundant economic resources . For developing countries, however , where resources are limited, conservation must be justified under its economic aspect. The major constraint of conservation programmes is the weak participation from the private sector . Peoples I participation is, indeed, necessary to make such projects self-financing both at the implementation and maintenance stages . It is, hence, mandatory to elicit a sense of responsibility among res idents . This study attempted to assess the feasibility of conservation of the historic town from the point of view of inhabitants affordability. In this regard, the existing activities and prospects in agriculture, trade and commerce, private and public services, and wage labour were investigated, Moreover, the study also examined the existing indigenous skills and resources as well as their present utilization to identify the possible income and employment, opportunities that these might create . In addition, peoples’ awareness and perceptions of as well as attitudes towards area development and physical improvements and their willingness to contribute both through voluntary labour and in financial terms were carefully examined, Given the respondents favorable attitude , their voluntary financial contribution, to cover cost on a per capita basis, shared by even some proportion of the low income class, and a very high proportion of respondents indicating their voluntary labour contribution throughout the project life, which if expressed in aggregate financial terms are equivalent to a substantial amount of money , make co
Scholarship Donor(s): The Royal Netherlands Government
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the a ward of the Degree of Master of Science
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