The Historic Cities Support Programme (HCSP) of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) promotes the conservation and re-use of buildings and public spaces in historic cities of the Muslim World. HCSP undertakes the restoration and rehabilitation of historic structures and public spaces in ways that can spur social, economic and cultural development. Individual project briefs go beyond technical restoration to address the questions of the social and environmental context, adaptive re-use, institutional sustainability and training. In several countries, local Aga Khan Cultural Service companies have been formed to implement projects under the supervision of the HCSP headquarters in Geneva. For other uses, see Building (disambiguation). ... Public art in a public space in Lille, France One definition of public space or a public place is a place where anyone has a right to come without being excluded because economic or social conditions (fees, paying an entrance, being poor, ...). Malls are examples of private space with the... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other meanings of development used in and outside social sciences, see development. ... Economic development is the development of the economic wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants. ... 1. ...

Projects

• Restoration of the Great Mosque of Mopti, Mali
• Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, India
• Conservation of Forts in Hunza and Baltistan, Pakistan

External Links

• Historic Cities Support Programme (website). Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
• Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
• The Aga Khan Development Network. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.