Sustainable Social, Economic and Environmental Revitalization in Multan City: A Multidisciplinary Italian–Pakistani Project (Research for Development)

This book describes six months of initial intensive activities within a motivating multidisciplinary project to achieve sustainable social, economic, and environmental revitalization in the historic core of Multan City, Pakistan. The project is managed by Fondazione Politecnico di Milano within the framework of the "Pakistan-Italian Debt for Development Swap Agreement” and has five components: a livelihood improvement program, a living conditions improvement program, revitalization of physical assets, establishment of a Pakistan-Italian resource centre in Multan, and an Italian collaboration program for training and capacity building. All aspects are covered in this book, which provides a comprehensive account of progress in this excellent example of cross-cultural cooperation between a Western and an Eastern country in regenerating an historic populated site. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction and Approach: Sharing Culture and Knowledge of the Core of Multan....Pages 3-15 An International Multidisciplinary Cross-Cultural Cooperation Project of Urban Regeneration....Pages 17-29 Front Matter....Pages 31-31 Territorial and Historical Framework of Multan: A Prosperous Land and an Inspiring Past Leading to a New Progress....Pages 33-41 Studies and Documentation on Tourism, Mapping of Historical Hot Spot in Multan Walled City....Pages 43-55 Microcredit System for Building Rehabilitation and Strengthening Arts and Crafts....Pages 57-67 Strategic Analysis on the Multan Handicrafts....Pages 69-85 Entrepreneurship Collaboration, New Business Models and Firm Creation: Enhancing Local Economical Network....Pages 87-99 Remote Sensing Urban Analysis....Pages 101-112 Ground Survey: An Integrated Survey for Urban and Architectural Heritage Conservation and Management....Pages 113-123 Energy Problems Analysis....Pages 125-136 Air Quality Measurements at Multan, Pakistan....Pages 137-147 Water and Sanitation in Multan, Pakistan....Pages 149-162 The Walled City of Multan: Characters of the Settlement Structure and GIS as an Instrument of Urban Analysis....Pages 163-180 Two Design Proposal For Haram Gate and Sarafa Bazaar....Pages 181-188 Designing the Master Plan for the Pilot Area in Multan Walled City....Pages 189-197 Traffic Analysis and Solutions....Pages 199-210 Guidelines for the Walled City of Multan: Knowledge, Conservation, and Relationship Ancient/New for a Sustainable Rehabilitation....Pages 211-223 Conservation Actions for Wooden Building Elements in Multan....Pages 225-239 The Conservation Project of Haram Gate: Material Authenticity and Recognizability of the Project....Pages 241-254 Pakistan-Italian Resource Centre and the Enhancement of Multan Walled City....Pages 255-266 Front Matter....Pages 31-31 Italian Collaboration Programme for Training and Capacity Building....Pages 267-279 An Architectural Analysis of the Walled City: A “Pilot Experiment” of Collaboration with the Building and Architectural Engineering Department of Bahauddin Zakariya University....Pages 281-288 This book describes six months of initial intensive activities within a motivating℗ multidisciplinary project to achieve sustainable social, economic, and environmental revitalization in the historic core of Multan City, Pakistan. The project is managed by Fondazione Politecnico di Milano within the framework of the "Pakistan-Italian Debt for Development Swap Agreement ́ and has five components: a livelihood improvement program, a living conditions improvement program, revitalization of physical assets, establishment of a Pakistan-Italian resource centre at Multan, and an Italian collaboration program for training and capacity building. All aspects are covered in this book, which provides a comprehensive account of progress in this excellent example of cross-cultural cooperation between a Western and an Eastern country in regenerating an historic populated site