Abstract

Water structures are sites of collective memory and have a vital role in providing ecosystem services in India. An alternative model of water sensitive urban design based upon the conceptual framework of regenerative urbanism is proposed in Ayodhya, a pilgrim town in Northern India. Reclamation of water bodies is salient to planning the soft infrastructure of blue-greenways for regenerating degraded sites and prevents loss of collective memories and place rituals, both significant forms of intangible heritage. With a focus on the urban periphery of Ayodhya, the article discusses water structures as sites of mythic memory, their current condition and context, and their potential as nodes in community spaces and green corridors of pilgrim movement.

摘要

水结构是集体记忆的场所，在提供印度生态系统服务方面发挥着至关重要的作用。印度北部的朝圣小镇阿约提亚提出了一种基于再生城市主义概念框架的水敏感城市设计替代模型。水体的围垦对于规划蓝绿道的软基础设施至关重要，以再生退化的场地，并防止集体记忆和地方仪式的丧失，这两者都是非物质遗产的重要形式。本文重点关注阿约提亚的城市外围，讨论了作为神话记忆场所的水结构、它们的现状和背景，以及它们作为社区空间和朝圣者运动绿色走廊节点的潜力。