Strategies for China’s Historic Districts Regeneration in Responding to Public Health Emergencies

Qiyu Gai, Zijia Li and Huifeng Hu ()
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Qiyu Gai: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Zijia Li: Center for Balance Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Huifeng Hu: College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-27

Abstract: Most of China’s historic districts are located in urban centers with excessive building density and possess rich historical, cultural, scientific and aesthetic value. However, historic districts lack infrastructure and specific plans for emergency response compared to modern residential areas in cities, creating a social inequity trap for the residents in both. In addition, as valuable material cultural heritage, the usual conservation of local culture and the ecological environment conflict with anti-epidemic requirements. This study proposes a system of strategies for responding to public health emergencies that can address the above issues. Through the methods of policy refinement and the application of the concept of normal and disaster time conversion, the strategic system was constructed, including five major aspects: emergency preparedness programs at the planning level, installation of modulized variable devices, environmentally friendly health protection, disaster prevention preparation at the spatial level, and plant configuration. It is beneficial to improve the disaster prevention system for special urban communities and provide a reference for emergency planning in the future regeneration process of historic districts.

Keywords: historic districts; urban regeneration; public health emergency; emergency management; policy refinement; normal and disaster time conversion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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