Quantitative Analysis and Cause Exploration of Architectural Feature Changes in a Traditional Chinese Village: Lingquan Village, Heyang County, Shaanxi Province

Yingtao Qi, Yulin Ren (), Dian Zhou, Yupeng Wang, Yujia Liu and Bin Zhang
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Yingtao Qi: School of Human Settlement and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Yulin Ren: School of Human Settlement and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Dian Zhou: School of Human Settlement and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Yupeng Wang: School of Human Settlement and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Yujia Liu: School of Art, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China
Bin Zhang: School of Art, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: It is crucial for the protection and sustainable development of villages in China to effectively determine the changes that have occurred in traditional villages’ architectural features and the causes of such changes in order to provide timely feedback, correct protection planning, and construction in these villages. This paper analyzed quantitative indexes at three different scales in Lingquan village, namely construction land, public infrastructure, and the form, material, and color of roofs, using remote sensing images at different time points, drone shooting, and a field survey. It was found that the rate of change of the architectural features at the village and street levels were low, with an overall trend of improvement observed. However, the residential roof features at the building level showed more changes, with a trend of deterioration observed. It was also found that the active participation of the government was the main reason for the substantial improvement observed in the village’s street-level features. Further, for residential houses, the lack of standard guidance for their protection and renovation, as well as the lack of protection awareness and participation mechanisms, were the main reasons found for the deterioration of the village’s building-level features. Finally, the study forwarded some suggestions in order to provide reference value for the timely revision of protection strategies for many villages in China similar to Lingquan village.

Keywords: traditional village; architectural feature changes; quantitative analysis; cause exploration; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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