The cultural heritage, natural resource management systems, indigenous planning and design
framework, which are imperative to the establishment and sustenance of historic Burhanpur, are slowly
deteriorating. Although these components, in the absence of proper management services and the
presence of vandalism, encroachment and over-intensive use, are no longer acknowledged and
appreciated, restoring these components means reviving sustainability. The arguments of this paper are
supported by four key insights and linked implications for the heritage-based sustainable regeneration
of the Burhanpur cultural landscape as it is directly linked to environmental integrity, economic
efficiency and resources for present and future generations.