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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 />
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