Urban Heritage and Cultural Governance in the South Asian Megacity Delhi/India

南亚目前的城市化动态导致其城市的物理形态发生了巨大变化。人口的快速增长、现代化的追求以及商业化和商品化的进程对特大城市及其基础设施造成了巨大的压力。由于这一变化，这些城市的建筑遗产，特别是其中心历史区和市中心的建筑遗产，受到土地利用的巨大压力。旧的传统城市结构似乎是全球化现代化道路上的一个障碍，至少在一些参与其中的决策者看来是这样。现有(当地)所有者和居民的土地使用权越来越多地被改变，以迎合新的利益攸关方的需要和发展愿景。这导致城市遗产日益衰败和丧失，而城市遗产在其历史和文化功能方面对城市的社会和社会特性作出了重要贡献。此外，它对城市在国家和国际范围内的竞争力既有显著的经济影响，也有显著的美学影响。以特大城市德里/印度为例，本研究项目旨在调查城市遗产的整合为未来城市发展提供的机会和潜力。此外，还将分析治理系统在这方面的作用。哪些因素影响这一制度？它们如何影响有关利益攸关方的选择以及城市遗产的保护和纳入城市规划？为了找到这些问题的答案，将对治理结构进行面向行动者和基于行动的分析。基本方法将是探索性的和定性的，使用文化治理作为理论框架。

The current urbanisation dynamics in South Asia cause massive change in the physical shape of its cities. Rapid population growth, the quest for modernization and processes of commercialisation and commodification apply great pressure especially on megacities and their infrastructure. As a consequence of this change, the architectural heritage of these cities, especially in their central historical areas and city centres, suffer under a great pressure of landuse. Old traditional urban structures seem to be an obstacle on the way towards a globalised modernisation, at least in the perception of some of the decision-makers involved. Consisting land use rights of the established (local) owners and inhabitants are being altered more and more to cater the needs and development visions of new stakeholders. That leads to increasing decay and loss of urban heritage which, in its historical and cultural function, makes a vital contribution to the social and societal identity of a city. Furthermore, it has both a significant economical as well as an aesthetical influence on the competitiveness of cities on a national as well as an international scale. Using the example of the megacity Delhi/ India, this research project aims at investigating the opportunities and potentials the integration of urban heritage offers to the future city development. Furthermore, the role of the governance-system in this context will be analysed. Which factors influence this system and how do they affect the options of the involved stakeholders as well as the preservation and the integration of urban heritage into urban planning? In order to find answers to these questions, an actor-oriented and action-based analysis of the governance-structure will be carried out. The underlying approach will be explorative and qualitative using cultural governance as a theoretical framework.