Research on the revitalization of Huizhou traditional villages based on the PAF model

Abstract

ABSTRACT The protection and development of traditional villages have become a pressing issue. This study deconstructed the driving elements of village revitalization into two major systems: the kernel and the regulation system, using the parallelogram law, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), and fuzzy membership functions integrated to form the PAF model of traditional village revitalization. The village revitalization can be classified into two types of primary modes and six types of secondary modes: core dominance and regulation dominance. Combining the characteristics of each model and the development status quadrant chart, two village revitalization paths were determined: 1) First, strengthen the core driving force of villages with low development in the third quadrant, promoting their independent development in the fourth quadrant, and optimizing their external development to achieve a state of high-quality development in the first quadrant; 2) optimize the external development environment first, promote third quadrant villages to enter the externally led development state of the second quadrant, and then enhance their competitiveness to reach a better development level in the first quadrant. Finally, it outlines a revitalization path that is consistent with village reality, including the continuation of the traditional style, protection of traditional buildings, and inheritance of excellent culture.