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Which Spatial Elements Influence Waterfront Space Vitality the Most?—A Comparative Tracking Study of the Maozhou River Renewal Project in Shenzhen, China.

Authors :
Fan, Yating
Kuang, Da
Tu, Wei
Ye, Yu
Source :
Land (2012); Jun2023, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p1260, 18p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Urban waterfront renewal, especially public space improvement, is important for regaining waterfront space vitality. However, existing studies constrained by sparse and hard-to-access data are hard to explore how changes in spatial elements during waterfront renewal would affect space vitality. Waterfront space vitality comprises social vitality represented by public behaviors and economic vitality represented by urban functional facilities. Taking the Maozhou River renewal project in China as an example, we collect spatial elements and vitality on corresponding periods in 2018 and 2020 (before and after the renewal construction) and use multiple linear regression models to assess the relationships. We find that the functional diversity (e.g., commercial and cultural facilities) and design quality (e.g., path density and the shoreline's proximity to the water) are the two most influential spatial elements affecting space vitality during waterfront renewal. Overall, the use of two-time datasets has generated strong evidence for measuring waterfront revitalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2073445X
Volume :
12
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Land (2012)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
164677157
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061260