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DIGITIZATION AS A TOOL FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BUILT HERITAGES: A DISTANT DREAM OR AN EXISTING REALITY?

Title
DIGITIZATION AS A TOOL FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BUILT HERITAGES: A DISTANT DREAM OR AN EXISTING REALITY?
Creator
Salim, Javed; Anubha; Hussain, Sarah; Yasmeen, Nusrat; Mohanty, Priyakrushna
Description
The idea of built heritage is as old as human civilization, and its objective stretches far beyond our understanding of the past. These built heritages as artifacts express humanitys history, diverse cultures, skills, and experiences exchanged and shared across generations. They provide specific characteristics for places, making them the material manifestation of social, economic, political, territorial, and environmental values. Unfortunately, natural and man-made disasters have been posing repetitive threats to the sustainability of these built heritages. Therefore, there has been a growing interest in and calls for the conservation and protection of these built heritages. As we have ushered in the era of technical advancements, the world is abuzz with the word digitization. The continual adaptation of digital technologies in various spheres of life and the growing popularity of digital devices have revolutionized consumption patterns in recent times. Conse quently, the use of digital technologies to conserve and promote monuments has gained prevalence in various parts of the West. Further, in recent times, this trend seems to be catching on in developing countries like India as well. However, given the novelty of the concept, the adoption and accep tance of the concept of digitized monuments are still surrounded by many unanswered questions. The study aims to reveal the opinions of the tourists visiting the various built heritage sites and understand their experiences with digital heritage and its influence on the tourist experience while visiting a built heritage monument. The chapter also tries to dive deep into their thoughts and understanding of the influence of digitization in promoting sustainable consumption. In an attempt to achieve the aforementioned objective of the study, the data would be collected from the urban populace of India. A qualitative approach has been adopted to conduct the study, and semi-structured inter view forms consisting of open-ended questions have been used to collect the data. MAXQDA software would be employed to analyze the responses collected and draw conclusions from the data collected. The study intends to bring out the opinion of tourists in regard to the digitization of built heritage in India. As the trend of digitization of built heritage is still in its nascent stage in India, only a few heritage monuments have been digitized in recent times. 2025 by Apple Academic Press, Inc.
Source
Dynamics of Heritage Management and Tourism Development: Trends, Practices, and Approaches;pp.61-82
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Apple Academic Press
Subject
Application programming interface; Archaeological Survey of India; Augmented reality; Built heritage digitization; Conservation; COVID-19; Sustainability; Virtual reality
Coverage
Salim J., Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India; Anubha, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India; Hussain S., Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India; Yasmeen N., Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India; Mohanty P., Department of Business and Management, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISBN: 978-104030796-0; 978-177491804-3;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Book chapter

Citation

Salim, Javed; Anubha; Hussain, Sarah; Yasmeen, Nusrat; Mohanty, Priyakrushna, “DIGITIZATION AS A TOOL FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BUILT HERITAGES: A DISTANT DREAM OR AN EXISTING REALITY?,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/24414.

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