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<ArticleTitle>Traditional Architecture: Indigenous Pathway to Climate Resilience</ArticleTitle>
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<Abstract>Climate change has become a significant global concern of the modern era. It has contributed significantly to the loss of ecology and biodiversity across the globe. The search for combat measures has led to the revival of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in the pockets of the world. TEK has garnered greater attention across the globe as a sustainable tool that aids climate resilience efforts. Though India possesses a rich repository of indigenous knowledge associated to nature, environment and ecology, is significantly impacted by rising global temperature harming and obstructing the everyday life of citizens. This paper attempts to analyse the sustainable features embedded in the TEK of India with respect to its indigenous architecture and bring to light its various sustainable elements.
Through secondary literature review and largely theoretical study, this paper highlights the rich indigenous knowledge systems in Indian vernacular architecture and highlights the prevalence of sustainable elements embedded in the system by by analysing ancient texts such as the Shilpasastra, Vastusastra and various ancient construction over centuries and across empires. This paper argues that Indian vernacular architecture embodies the adaptive sustainable principles that continue to be relevant in the national efforts to combat climate change. Through practical policy recommendation, it attempts to integrate such knowledge systems into modern planning frameworks to contribute positively to environmentally responsive and culturally rooted development strategies.</Abstract>
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<Keywords>Traditional Ecological Knowledge,Climate Change,Vernacular architecture,Sustainability,Indigenous Knowledge,Indian Knowledge System</Keywords>
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