Sustainability of Historical Heritage: The Conservation of the Xi’an City Wall

Shusheng Wang, Yuan Jiang, Yuqian Xu, Linjie Zhang, Xinpeng Li and Ling Zhu
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Shusheng Wang: State Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China
Yuan Jiang: College of Architecture, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi’an 710055, China
Yuqian Xu: State Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China
Linjie Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China
Xinpeng Li: State Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China
Ling Zhu: State Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: This paper studies the Xi’an City Wall (XCW) as a sustainable historical heritage. Based on the conservation process of XCW, the study is focused on four experiences that drive its sustainable development. First, the opening of gates through XCW helped to maximize its preservation while meeting the needs for urban transportation. Second, transforming XCW into an urban public space facilitated the gradual building of its camp into a city-dominated landscape. Furthermore, integrating social activities into the public space carried by XCW brought people closer to the heritage. Moreover, the use of XCW as the benchmark for the modern Xi’an urban space pattern ensured the continuation of its historical coordinates on the basis. In order to maintain the sustainability of XCW, a future sustainable development plan is put forward according to the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach proposed by UNESCO. This plan has a generalization guiding significance for the future policy formulation of XCW. Findings from this study serve as a reference for the planning and conservation of historical heritage in cities.

Keywords: Xi’an City Wall (XCW); maximize conservation; public space-oriented; heritage revitalization; historic urban landscape (HUL) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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