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ABOUT THE COURSE: This MOOC addresses and explains ‘urban ecological heritagescapes’ as a theoretical traction to foster sustainable urbanization especially within the diverse and complex urban geographies of the global South (more specifically India). Here participants will engage with theories on natural-cultural heritage, grasp interdisciplinary methodological frameworks such as environmental history and political ecology, and learn about the recent initiatives of international and national agencies (such as ICOMOS, Ramsar, etc.) in this direction. Snippets from the field and voices of multiple actors (civil society, bureaucrats, engineers, communities, NGOs and GROs) from the wetlands of Kolkata and lakes of Bangalore will empirically inform theoretical insights – foregrounding and activating the role of ‘interactive governance’ in co-managing ‘natural’ heritage and ensuring urban resilience from within. The course is relevant and timely in terms of advancing United Nations SDG 11.4 – safeguarding world’s natural and cultural heritage. INTENDED AUDIENCE: Students, researchers, practitioners, government agencies, heritage activists, environmentalists, right-based think tanks, etc. across global scalesINDUSTRY SUPPORT: With the SWAYAM NPTEL as the launching platform and SMUS TU-Berlin actively disseminating this course, it has good potentials to attract attention of transdisciplinary sectors, working on critical heritage issues and at the environment-development interface.
