URBAN CULTURAL HERITAGE - A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Abstract

While urban heritage is growing its significance in the global urban context, there remains a lot of ambiguity in its perception. This article conceptualises the evolution and the various approaches to urban cultural heritage, understand its meaning, values and significance in the society and underlines its relationship with urbanisation in a developing city. Keywords: Urbanheritage; Conservation; Heritagemeaningconcept; evolutionmeaning culturalheritage; urbanisation