The Guidance of Public Value in China’s Historic Environment: Research on Regeneration Strategies Using Taiyuan’s Bell Tower Street as an Example

Ruijie Zhang, Miquel Martí Casanovas, Montserrat Bosch González, Zhihui Zhang () and Haoran Li
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Ruijie Zhang: Department of Architectural, Building Construction and Urbanism Technology, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Miquel Martí Casanovas: Department of Urbanism, Territory and Landscape, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Montserrat Bosch González: Department of Architectural Technology, Escola Politècnica Superior d’Edificació de Barcelona, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Zhihui Zhang: Department of Architectural, Civil and Urban Heritage and Refurbishment of Existing Buildings, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Haoran Li: Department of Architectural, Civil and Urban Heritage and Refurbishment of Existing Buildings, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-19

Abstract: When profit-driven renewal is difficult to implement, many historic districts in China become “frozen” under protection. In the recent social context of “building cities for the people”, public value-oriented renewal of urban historic areas has become crucial in city transformation. This study investigates strategies for historic district regeneration in China by integrating spatial form, urban governance, and public value. We propose a novel framework to analyze the regeneration of historic districts, using Taiyuan’s Bell Tower Street as a case study. The framework distinguishes between two dimensions: spatial and economic–social. In the spatial dimension, we focus on the transformation of spatial form to regenerate public value, emphasizing the attribute of “publicness” as central to urban regeneration efforts. This involves a tiered approach to excavating and upgrading historic districts at macro, meso, and micro levels. The economic–social dimension explores urban governance to enhance public value through collaboration between government, market, and societal actors. This study employs a mixed-methods approach, including document reviews, interviews, field observations, and statistical data analysis. The analysis highlights that a public value-oriented approach to heritage regeneration can balance historical preservation with contemporary urban needs, offering a sustainable model for other cities.

Keywords: heritage; regeneration; spatial form; urban governance; public value (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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