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View article: On-the-Ground Application of Cloud Evaluation: Big Data Reveals Experiential Effectiveness of Industrial Heritage Revitalization
On-the-Ground Application of Cloud Evaluation: Big Data Reveals Experiential Effectiveness of Industrial Heritage Revitalization Open
Post-occupancy evaluation is a critical mechanism for ensuring the sustained success and continuous improvement of industrial heritage revitalization initiatives. The quality of the visitor experience plays a key role in determining a proj…
View article: Beyond Short-Term Success: Developing an FCE-Based Framework for User Satisfaction in China’s Industrial Heritage Regeneration
Beyond Short-Term Success: Developing an FCE-Based Framework for User Satisfaction in China’s Industrial Heritage Regeneration Open
Despite significant progress in industrial heritage regeneration, limited attention to post-occupancy operation and maintenance has caused many projects to decline after initial success. This is largely due to the failure to adapt to evolv…
View article: Contextual Sensitivity Analysis for Urban Industrial Heritage Quarter Regeneration: Shanghai as a Pilot Case Study
Contextual Sensitivity Analysis for Urban Industrial Heritage Quarter Regeneration: Shanghai as a Pilot Case Study Open
Looking into the development of modern cities, industrial heritage quarters within the urban context are important spatial resources for urban development. With the increasing trend toward incorporating quantitative research in urban studi…
View article: Elevating the public realm: a framework for designing resilient urban green spaces in hyperdense cities
Elevating the public realm: a framework for designing resilient urban green spaces in hyperdense cities Open
This study examines the critical role of elevated urban spaces in fostering urban resilience and enhancing public well-being in the post-pandemic era. Through a detailed literature review and contextual analysis, the research explores how …
View article: Unlocking Public Engagement in Reused Industrial Heritage: Weighting Point Evaluation Method for Cultural Expression
Unlocking Public Engagement in Reused Industrial Heritage: Weighting Point Evaluation Method for Cultural Expression Open
Industrial heritage has attracted much attention because of its significant historical and cultural values. Nowadays, the functional transformation of industrial heritage buildings, such as museums, parks, and so on, into public-space-orie…
View article: Youth-Friendly Streets: Promoting Well-being in Malaysian Cities
Youth-Friendly Streets: Promoting Well-being in Malaysian Cities Open
Urban environments have a significant impact on the well-being and development of young people. This paper examines the qualities of comfort and convenience that meet the needs of youth groups on urban commercial streets in Malaysia. Surve…
View article: Determinant Factors Influencing the Reuse Practice of Heritage Shop Houses in the World Heritage City Melaka Core Zone
Determinant Factors Influencing the Reuse Practice of Heritage Shop Houses in the World Heritage City Melaka Core Zone Open
Rapid economic development and restructuring have an impact on the existence of more old buildings in large cities. Most of these buildings represent different eras and typologies. Like a shophouse in Southeast Asia that has its uniqueness…
View article: Defining Historic Townscape Characteristics following Local People’s Perceptions: Developing a Townscape Character Assessment Policy for Chiang Mai Old City, Thailand
Defining Historic Townscape Characteristics following Local People’s Perceptions: Developing a Townscape Character Assessment Policy for Chiang Mai Old City, Thailand Open
Townscape in urban heritage sites contributes a vital visual perception of the public realm. It consists of the streetscape, buildings, natural features, and human perception, which include the social, cultural, and way of life on the scen…
View article: Impact of Child-Friendly Campus Landscaping on Learning and Social Behavior
Impact of Child-Friendly Campus Landscaping on Learning and Social Behavior Open
This paper mainly explores the research scope of the impact of a child-friendly campus landscape on children's learning and social behavior, adopts a mixed research method combining qualitative and quantitative research, and selects two pr…
View article: Directing Reused Industrial Heritage to Public Taste: The Case of 1933 Old Millfun, Shanghai
Directing Reused Industrial Heritage to Public Taste: The Case of 1933 Old Millfun, Shanghai Open
Industrial heritage carries the task of not only preserving and inheriting historical culture, but also solving the homogenization of the historical area. The culture cannot be passed on without public participation; people are not only cr…
View article: Practical challenges of urban regeneration in China
Practical challenges of urban regeneration in China Open
OPINION article Front. Sustain. Cities, 20 June 2023Sec. Urban Resource Management Volume 5 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2023.913500
View article: Exploring Immersive Co-Design: Comparing Human Interaction in Real and Virtual Elevated Urban Spaces in London
Exploring Immersive Co-Design: Comparing Human Interaction in Real and Virtual Elevated Urban Spaces in London Open
Virtual reality (VR) technology has the potential to revolutionize public engagement in the design of urban projects, leading to more sustainable and inclusive environments. This research scrutinizes this potential through a study of eleva…
View article: Enhancing Public Engagement in Architectural Design: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Virtual Reality Approaches in Building Information Modeling and Gamification Techniques
Enhancing Public Engagement in Architectural Design: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Virtual Reality Approaches in Building Information Modeling and Gamification Techniques Open
Purpose: This paper investigates the potential of virtual reality (VR) technologies—specifically, building information modeling (BIM) (“Autodesk Revit”) and game engines (“Unreal Engine”)—to enhance public involvement in the design and exe…
View article: Limitations of institutional dimension in existing sustainability assessment tools: From the perspective of territory
Limitations of institutional dimension in existing sustainability assessment tools: From the perspective of territory Open
Cities face considerable fundamental sustainability challenges, and scholars have developed many sustainability assessment tools (SATs) to assess and address these problems. As an important pillar of the tools, the institutional dimension,…
View article: From Maslow to Architectural Spaces: The Assessment of Reusing Old Industrial Buildings
From Maslow to Architectural Spaces: The Assessment of Reusing Old Industrial Buildings Open
In many cases, the purpose of reusing old industrial buildings is to serve the public. Converting a building that had a particular function and is unfamiliar to the public to a civic building is a great challenge. Significantly, the public…
View article: Research on the Design of Community Museums Based on the Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Method
Research on the Design of Community Museums Based on the Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Method Open
The new museum movement of the twentieth century has driven the development of the form and function of museums around the world. Museums began to be actively open to the public, and some new concepts of museums, such as eco-museums and co…
View article: An Analysis of Residents’ Social Profiles Influencing Their Participation in Community Micro-Regeneration Projects in China: A Case Study of Yongtai Community, Guangzhou
An Analysis of Residents’ Social Profiles Influencing Their Participation in Community Micro-Regeneration Projects in China: A Case Study of Yongtai Community, Guangzhou Open
Urban regeneration has become one of the most effective ways to develop urban areas that have declined. Compared with other types of urban regeneration, community micro-regeneration is characterised by scattered stakeholders. Existing stud…
View article: Implementations of China’s New-Type Urbanisation: A Comparative Analysis between Targets and Practices of Key Elements’ Policies
Implementations of China’s New-Type Urbanisation: A Comparative Analysis between Targets and Practices of Key Elements’ Policies Open
China’s new-type urbanisation, as a national strategy, is one of the reasons why the leap in development has been made in the last decade. Existing studies mainly focus on the status and outcomes of china’s new-type urbanisation while stre…
View article: Perception of street vendors and their effect on urban settings in Portobello Road, London
Perception of street vendors and their effect on urban settings in Portobello Road, London Open
Purpose Street vendors create a vital urban street and a significant and important part of our urban areas are streets, they cater to our leisure, social and functional needs. There are many debates concerning street vendors; on one hand, …
View article: Informal Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Student Preferences and Activities
Informal Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Student Preferences and Activities Open
Informal learning spaces play a significant role in enriching student experiences in learning environments. Such spaces are becoming more common, resulting in a change to the spatial configuration of built environments in higher education.…
View article: Production of Space in Traditional Towns and Villages against the Backdrop of “Chinese Characteristics”: A Study of Rural Form Transformation in Huizhou
Production of Space in Traditional Towns and Villages against the Backdrop of “Chinese Characteristics”: A Study of Rural Form Transformation in Huizhou Open
Traditional towns and villages in China have experienced profound formal transformation in recent years as a result of national political policies promoting rural development. By analyzing how this new production of space reflects efforts …
View article: Defining the Distinctiveness of Urban Heritage Identity: Chiang Mai Old City, Thailand
Defining the Distinctiveness of Urban Heritage Identity: Chiang Mai Old City, Thailand Open
Distinctiveness is a fundamental part of defining place identity. This paper aims to define the identity of place through the distinctiveness of the urban heritage of Chiang Mai Old City, Thailand. Chiang Mai Old City has unprecedented lev…
View article: Rethinking legibility in the era of digital mobile maps: an empirical study
Rethinking legibility in the era of digital mobile maps: an empirical study Open
This paper examines the role of environmental legibility in an era where digital mobile maps guide many everyday journeys. This paper presents data from a real-world navigational experiment, where participants followed urban routes either …
View article: Urban Entrepreneurialism and Sustainable Development: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese Eco-Developments
Urban Entrepreneurialism and Sustainable Development: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese Eco-Developments Open
In recent years, state entrepreneurialism and the notion of (urban) sustainability have become ever more closely intertwined in China and there has been a proliferation of eco-/low-carbon and other similar sustainability-themed urban initi…
View article: Television Sound Operators
Television Sound Operators Open
The working practices of below the line television operators is an area of television studies that continues to be under-researched. Despite notable recent efforts, this lack of academic engagement is perhaps at its most pronounced in rega…