TY - MGZN T1 - Conservation in India - a search for direction Y1 - 1989 A1 - A.G. Krishna Menon KW - Architectural Conservation KW - Architectural Heritage KW - Construction AB -

The word 'conservation' is used in several contexts: In its broadest terms, it can be associated either with the ecology movement, the energy crisis or with the fabric of historic cities. It is also open to a wide range of interpretations, from outright preservation, when we refer to the destruction of the fragile rain-forests in the Silent Valley or the threat of pollution to the Taj Mahal, to broader concepts like 'sustainable development', which involve the use of non-renewable resources in the natural environment, and the management of historical cities to accommodate new economic activity. Similarly, conservation does not necessarily mean 'conservative'; on the contrary, one point of view categorizes conservationists as 'radicals'

JA - Architecture + Design SP - 22-27 ID - AZ-CF-21219 ER -