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COMMUNITY<br />

ENGAGEMENT TOOLS<br />

Consensus building with<br />

stakeholders, government<br />

and residents;<br />

seminars<br />

2. Background<br />

The old city of Rawalpindi has never at any point in its history been<br />

planned, designed or conserved. The physical fabric and sense of<br />

place which has passed down has survived because of the desire of<br />

generations of residents to maintain their traditional way of life. This<br />

community cohesion, or social capital, has preserved what remains of<br />

the past and acts as a glue to ensure the continuing smooth functioning<br />

of the city, despite pressures of density, poor infrastructure and social<br />

tensions. It is this intangible living heritage set within the built heritage<br />

of the city that gives significance to historic Rawalpindi.<br />

3. Management of change<br />

The preparatory phase of the RHULP undertook the first three steps of<br />

the HUL process in order to lay groundwork for future applications of the<br />

HUL approach in the historic city. In Step 1 a number of rapid inventories<br />

were carried out of built heritage, traditional bazaar occupations, and<br />

religious centre were pinpointed creating a visual representation of the<br />

cultural diversity and multi-faith nature of the city in its prime, mapping<br />

of environmental conditions and remnant green spaces, studies of place<br />

names and traditional foods and soundscapes. To reach a consensus<br />

with all stakeholders, including residents, shopkeepers and various<br />

levels of government, Step 2 combined a series of high level meetings<br />

and seminars with art workshops for inner city schools and extensive<br />

street level consultations. The result was an understanding of the values<br />

KNOWLEDGE AND<br />

PLANNING TOOLS<br />

Rapid inventories,<br />

mapping, studies<br />

(such as place names,<br />

traditional foods and<br />

soundscapes),<br />

vulnerability<br />

assessment<br />

REGULATORY TOOLS<br />

Agreement on Strategic<br />

Cooperation between the<br />

City District Government<br />

Rawalpindi, National<br />

College of Arts Rawalpindi<br />

and WHITRAP for the<br />

revitalization of the<br />

historic core<br />

of Rawalpindi.<br />

The Rawalpindi Historic<br />

Urban Landscape Project<br />

(RHULP) was requested<br />

to write input on the HUL<br />

approach in sustainable<br />

urban planning and<br />

development as part of<br />

the recent Pakistan 2025:<br />

One Nation – One Vision<br />

document formulated<br />

at the national level<br />

(Government of<br />

Pakistan 2014)<br />

40 | The HUL Guidebook

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