TY - BOOK AU - Naeem,Anila TI - Urban Traditions and Historic Environments in Sindh: A Fading Legacy of Shikarpoor, Historic City T2 - Asian Cities SN - 9789462981591 AV - NA1510.72.S56 N34 2017 U1 - 720.954918 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Amsterdam : PB - Amsterdam University Press, KW - Architecture KW - Pakistan KW - Sindh KW - Details KW - Building KW - Cities and towns KW - City planning KW - Historic buildings KW - Vernacular architecture KW - Asian Studies KW - History KW - HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia KW - bisacsh KW - Shikarpoor, Sindh, historic urban centres, cultural heritage, urban conservation, sustainable development N1 - Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; List of Acronyms --; Glossary of Local Terms --; Acknowledgements --; Author's Note --; 1. Shikarpoor Historic Town. Introduction, Background and Development --; 2. The Character of Shikarpoor's Historic Fabric --; 3. The Dominant Building Types. Residential, Commercial, Religious and Other Public Buildings --; 4. Characteristic Architectural Features of Historic Buildings --; 5. Typological Classification and Grouping --; 6. The State of Conservation and Related Issues --; 7. Potentials and Prospects. Urban Revival - the Way Ahead --; Epilogue --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - Shikarpoor Historic City, in Sindh, Pakistan, has a rich historical heritage: as a central point on caravan trade routes, it served as the gateway to Afghanistan and Central Asia. In recognition of that history, in 1998 the government of Sindh named it a protected heritage site-but that status hasn't prevented the ongoing destruction of the city's historic fabric. This book tells the story of Shikarpoor and presents as complete a picture of its threatened historical fabric as possible, through copious maps and images past and present UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048531257?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789048531257 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789048531257/original ER -