Title: Revitalization of Historic Urban Core

OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE:

Through last several decades historic urban cores are experiencing crisis in developing. Crisis is
recognized in losing population, city functions and importance for residents. The key process in
cores physical, demographical and functional recovery is called revitalization. Main issue of this
thesis is revitalization of Belgaums historic urban core. A new model or pattern of sustainable
functions will be suggested. Throughout the history of Belgaum processes like degradation,
decadence and change of its role in social life are recognizable. The urban renewal is the
inevitable product during the urban development process of Belgaum which represents the
traditional culture spirit of the city. The high-valuable culture features of the site should be
reserved in the reconstruction project and expressed in new way with creative method. The
concept design is reserving the old core and skin while adding in the new core and skin which
makes the city correspond to the land value of the city center and help with enhancing the status
And also transform and strengthen the urban structure , image and identity of Belgaum city.
The concepts of place making and sense of place play a major factor significantly in delineating
alternative ways that can work in line to regenerate ailing urban spaces.
AIM: Cities urgently need to establish spatial plans, strategies and policy framework that aim to
accommodate and guide urban population changes and rapid growth rather than constrain or
fragment them. Orderly re-densification, revitalization and expansion processes are all needed
with the aim of defining a coherent public realm between public spaces and urban neighborhoods.

To study existing urban fabric and

To study relationship of land use and its networks of the city and urban public spaces
To augment the existing infrastructure.

By: Pavanika T Biradar

1BM14AHD03M.ARCH (HABITAT DESIGN)

B.M.S.C.E