Changing Dynamics of the Inner Core City of Varanasi: The Relationship Between Water and Morphology of the Urban Settlement

Abstract

Traditional Indian cities offer a variety of knowledge systems to learn from and understand a sustainable way of life. Heritage itself is a result of evolution and change over time in the environment, people, and nature. Rivers have been instrumental in the creation of the heritage of places along it. This research attempts to evaluate qualitatively and quantitatively the aspects of Heritage Settlements evolved along the rivers in India and then provide a direction for future growth and dissemination of knowledge about their significance.
In today’s context, these complex and diverse river systems of the past are a stepping-stone to formulating the framework for the preservation and reuse of new systems.