HISTORY HOUR XAVIER CENTRE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH Cordially invites you to a talk and discussion on
The Legal Frameworks for Heritage Conservation in India by Prof. Edgar Ribeiro Xavier Centre of Historical Research Alto Porvorim Friday, 27th November 2009 5. 30 pm Tel: 2417772 ; 2414971 del...@dataone.in India's natural and manmade heritage is among the richest in the world. Yet a lot of this is being lost due to weak policies and conflicting legislative interpretations. With Goa in focus, the importance of heritage mapping, the role of agents of conservation / preservation, action and citizen support thereof would be discussed during this History Hour. Prof. Eng. Edgar Ribeiro, an Urban and Regional Planner now resettled in Goa, had in succession served as Planning Commissioner of Delhi Development Authority, Chief Planner Govt. of India, Director of the School of Planning & Architecture and Director of the Association of Municipalities & Development Authorities. In the 1990s he helped INTACH to establish its Architectural Heritage Cell and was for several years chairman for India of the International Commission for Monuments and Sites. Prof. Ribeiro was President of the Institute of Town Planners India and for seven years served as vice-president of the International Society of Urban & Regional Planners. Currently he assists the Ministry of HRD Govt. of India in establishing a new School of Planning & Architecture at Bhopal as Chairman of its Board of Governor. He is also a consultant on Urban and Regional Governance on BPL housing and Heritage. Prof. Ribeiro helped recently the ministry of Urban Development to develop their Heritage toolkit through INTACH under the JNNURM fund and also proposed a new Participatory Development Planning Law for the states of the Union in supercession of outdated or incomplete Town & Country Planning Acts.
