CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Tshewang, Dendup |
|---|---|
| Title | Ura Dozhi Village: Sustainable Management of Change through Heritage Protection |
| Summary | Rural settlements in Bhutan, due to their isolated growth owing to limited intervillage cultural interchange, gradually developed over time their own unique character and sets of cultural traditions until recent decades. These unique villages, however, are being impacted by modernization in multiple ways, including the loss of local traditional architecture and settlement structure due to an influx of modern ideas and technology as well as social sustainability issues connected to population out-flow as the pace of modernization increased significantly in the twenty-first century. Since the concept of rural settlement management is fairly new in Bhutan, no concrete developmental plans yet exist to address these issues, but rather, planning is governed by general governmental acts, guidelines, and regulations resulting in the appearance of diverse architectural typologies within the same village. Such a practice has greatly impacted the architectural harmony of many villages in the country, degrading settlement structures and associated cultural heritage features. Thus, a site-specific developmental plan is urgently needed to manage the inevitable changes that will come to all rural settlements eventually no matter how remote. This thesis contains a plan for site-specific development and expansion with heritage protection at its core by taking Ura Dozhi village as a case study village. Included are all foundational steps necessary to create such a plan: Ura Dozhi’s historical background and current, concrete settlement information such as building types and maps of houses, roads, and other significant features. In parallel, I have explored the current situation of various applicable legal tools that have and will shape the village’s development in the future. With all this knowledge in the background, a development and expansion plan was prepared aimed both at maintaining the architectural harmony of the village and creating a socio-economic sustainable future ensuring long-term cultural continuity within the village. |
| Supervisor | Choyke, Alice |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/tshewang_dendup.pdf |
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