Integrated Heritage-based Economic Development in North Karnataka

Image Source: Integrated Design

Client: KUIDFC

Done as part of a team when I was working with Integrated Design, a Bangalore-based practice that works at the intersection of environmental management and regional planning, thus project was undertaken as part of the World Bank (WB) – Cities Alliance (CA) – National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), Technical Assistance (TA) for inclusive revitalisation of historic Cities in India. It aimed at supporting the Government of Karnataka in integrated heritage-based urban revitalisation through strategic planning. The outcomes of the Technical Assistance were two-fold: first, to evolve strategies to achieve economic development in the historic areas, cities and regions in Karnataka. Second, to propose a multi-scalar and multi-stakeholder institutional and organizational framework towards enhancing the state’s capacities and methodologies for planning, coordination, outreach and implementation of the strategies. Vijayapura, Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal (V-BAP) in the Belagavi division of the state of Karnataka was the pilot region for the proposed strategy.

For more about the project, visit https://www.integrateddesign.org/karnataka-heritage-based-development