Research on Public Space Micro-Renewal Strategy of Historical and Cultural Blocks in Sanhe Ancient Town under Perception Quantification

Wenqing Ding, Qinqin Wei, Jing Jin, Juanjuan Nie, Fanfan Zhang, Xiaotian Zhou and Youhua Ma ()
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Wenqing Ding: College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
Qinqin Wei: College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
Jing Jin: College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
Juanjuan Nie: College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
Fanfan Zhang: College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
Xiaotian Zhou: College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
Youhua Ma: College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: The public space environment of historical and cultural blocks is inseparable from human activities, which affects tourists’ behavior and perception activities. Through the evaluation of tourists’ environmental behavior perception, the relationship between spatial characteristics and tourists’ perception is fully considered, which plays an important role in the protection and development of public space in historical and cultural blocks. This paper takes the historical and cultural block of Sanhe Ancient Town in Hefei as the research area, focusing on the public space of the block. Through the analysis of the semantic differential method and eye movement legal quantitative analysis, from the angle of psychological perception and visual perception, we carried out an analysis of the historical and cultural block’s public space, and built the double sense of a comprehensive evaluation system of parsing the historical and cultural blocks with the whole situation of public space and the rule of the performance. The results show that: (1) the visual perception preference for spatial elements is in the order of architectural structure > green landscape > architectural decoration > commercial activities > participants > pavement > street furniture > others. (2) There is a significant correlation but not a complete convergence of psychological perception and visual perception. (3) Buildings, structures, and space formats play a key role in creating a sense of space scale, with the former playing a positive role and the latter a negative role. (4) The visual attraction of a green landscape is strong and can improve the visual quality of space. The research found that there are evaluation differences between the visual perception and psychological perception of spatial elements, which are significantly correlated but not fully convergent. Through quantitative analysis and the interpretation of tourists’ perception from different perspectives, we can take relevant improvement and optimization measures for many deficiencies of public space in historical and cultural districts.

Keywords: public space; psychological perception; visual perception; semantic difference method; eye-movement apparatus; space elements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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