Traditional Urbanism Response to Climate Change: Walled City of Jaipur (Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements)

The book focuses on the key contemporary issue of Climate change, constructing the narrative from traditions’ of Urbanism through its Axiology and Epistemology. The book is a rich collection of seven chapters and attempts to address each of the aspects and building further for traditional Urbanism. The book further explores the synergies of traditional urbanism for Climate change through climate responsive practices with main thrust on Energy use. The said understanding is validated through the case example of walled city of Jaipur: World Heritage Site 2019. The chapters enumerate how the traditional urbanism of Jaipur was designed that evolved as climate responsive typology for the respective geography. Foreword by Dennis Rodwell Foreword by Francesco Bandarin Foreword by Deo Prasad Foreword by P. S. N. Rao Foreword by Matthias Ripp Preface Contents Local Terminology Used List of Figures 1 Traditional Urbanism 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Urbanism with an Inheritance 1.3 Traditional Lifestyles Nurtures Urbanism 1.4 Cultural Heritage Base of Urbanism 1.5 Culture a Negotiator of Spatial Planning 1.6 Phronesis of Traditional Urbanism for Climate Change References 2 Epistemology of Traditional Urbanism 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Selected Theories of Traditional Urbanism 2.3 Context Fundamental to Traditional Urbanism 2.4 Economies of Traditional Heritage 2.5 Dimensions of Traditional Urbanism 2.6 Conclusions References 3 Axiology of Traditional Urbanism 3.1 Engaging Traditional Urbanism 3.2 Critical Issues of Traditional Urbanism 3.3 Traditional Urbanism in Timeline 3.4 Transformation in Traditional Urbanism 3.5 Traditional Urbanism Culture Matters for Future Cities 3.6 Urbanizing Traditions and Traditional Urbanism References 4 Engaging Traditional Urbanism for Climate Control 4.1 Climate Change and Contexts of Urbanisms 4.2 Traditional Urbanism Response for Climate Change 4.3 Energy Use in Traditional Urbanism 4.4 Thresholds of Traditional Thermal Comfort References 5 Synergies Between Traditional Urbanism and Climate Responsive Design 5.1 Traditional Urbanism and Climate Change 5.2 Traditional Urbanism Praxis for Climate Control 5.3 Constructing Tradition of Climate Responsive Urbanism 5.4 Traditional Urbanism Matters for Future Cities References 6 Designing Traditional Urbanism of Jaipur 6.1 Context of Jaipur 6.2 Geo-Political Framework—Birth of Jaipur 6.3 Building Socio-economic Structure of Jaipur 6.4 Grounded Theory of Walled City of Jaipur 6.5 Mapping Traditional Urbanism of Jaipur 6.5.1 Environmental Indicator: WATER 6.5.2 Environmental Indicator: WASTE 6.5.3 The Physical Indicator: LAND 6.5.4 The Physical Indicator: CIRCULATION 6.5.5 The Physical Indicator: TRADITIONAL URBANISM 6.5.6 The Social Indicator 6.5.7 The Economic Indicator 6.6 Continuity of Traditional Urbanism of Jaipur Appendix 1: T1 Professions and Castes as in 1835 Appendix 2: Interventions for Heritage in Walled City of Jaipur References 7 Climate Responsive Traditional Urbanism of Jaipur 7.1 Building Climate Responsive Typology 7.2 Constructing Urbanism with Tradition Planning Principles and Context 7.3 Contextual Planning Practices for Climate Control 7.4 Low Carbon Traditional Building Practices 7.5 Ontology of Traditional Urbanism of Jaipur References