| This course shall pave the way to explore the traditional wisdoms and best practices which can be applied in contemporary world with respect to adaptation to disasters and climate change with a focus on built environment.Indigenous knowledge is often evolved on the principles of trial and error, which is thenfollowed in mainstream sciences. On the contrary, modern planned settlementsthat are based on man-made scientific interventions are designed to deal with resilience towards calamities. However, in hilly terrains, we often find that rampant, unregulated and accelerated modern urbanisation has led to new urban fabric that is inorganic in nature and not tolerant to environmental requirements of a hilly region. This has led to incidences of frequent landslides, flash floods and large-scale losses during earthquakes.Given the significance of rich local indigenous knowledge, this course attempts to critically evaluate the traditional construction techniques, skills and knowledge prevalent amongst the local communities in north-western part of Himachal Pradesh region. |
Traditional Wisdom and Resilience in Hill Settlements
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