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状发生了巨大变化。人口的快速增长、对现代化的追求以及商业化和商品化进程给特大城市及其基础设施带来了巨大压力。由于这种变化，这些城市的建筑遗产，特别是在其中心历史区和市中心，受到土地使用的巨大压力。旧的传统城市结构似乎是迈向全球化现代化的障碍，至少在一些相关决策者看来是这样。既定（当地）所有者和居民的土地使用权组成正在越来越多地改变，以满足新利益相关者的需求和发展愿景。这导致城市遗产的日益衰败和丧失，而城市遗产的历史和文化功能对城市的社会和社会特性作出了重要贡献。此外，它对国家和国际范围内的城市竞争力具有重要的经济和美学影响。本研究项目以印度大城市德里为例，旨在研究城市遗产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。哪些因素影响这一体系，它们如何影响相关利益攸关方的选择以及保护城市遗产并将其纳入城市规划？为了找到这些问题的答案，将对治理结构进行面向行为者和基于行动的分析。基本的方法将是探索性的和定性的文化治理作为一个理论框架。

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.