2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on Conservation and Management of Cultural Heritage and Community based Disaster Mitigation Planning for the Historic Cities in the World Heritage Monument Zones of Kathmandu Valley
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22560632
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Town planning/Architectural planning
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
ITAYA Naoko (USHITANI Naoko) 立命館大学, 立命館グローバル・イノベーション研究機構, 准教授 (90399064)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ROHIT JIGYASU 立命館大学, 立命館グローバル・イノベーション研究機構, 教授 (70573781)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TIWARI Sudarshan Raj トリブバン大学, 工学部建築学科, 教授
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 歴史都市 / 文化遺産保全 / 市民防災計画 / ネパール / 世界遺産 |
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| Research Abstract |
The rich cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by the seven monumentzones inscribed on the World Heritage list. These include the centers of three historiccities, Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur, two Buddhist stupas and two Hindu temples. InPatan, we can observe that tangible and intangible heritages are part of the lives ofthe people. To conserve this rich cultural environment, this study aims to identify theindicators for assessment of heritage values of various attributes using GIS. In thisway, it is possible to integrate data on value assessment and structural analysis toprioritize on the basis of high value and vulnerability to plan for disaster mitigation,response and recovery.
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