Traditional Street Research Articles

Research on the Measurement and Influencing Factors of Street Vigor in Historic District: A Case Study of Wenming Street Historic District in Kunming

Analyzing the distribution characteristics of the vitality of traditional streets and its influencing factors is of great significance to the sustainable development of historic streets. Taking the Wenming Street Historic District in Kunming City as an example, combining field research and online open-source data to construct a street vitality evaluation index system for historic districts, measuring the distribution characteristics of its street vitality, and analyzing the impact of built environmental indicators on street vitality through stepwise multiple linear regression. Studies have shown that: (1) The street vitality of Wenming Street Historic District presents a spatial distribution characteristic of high in the southeast and low in the northwest, and the distribution of vitality is obviously uneven; (2) accessibility and functional density are significantly positively correlated with street vitality, and street length is significantly negatively correlated. The order of influence is accessibility> functional density> street length. On this basis, the strategy of optimizing the vitality of the streets in the historic districts is proposed in order to provide a reference for the revitalization of the historic districts.

MAPPING FUNCTIONAL ATTACHMENT ALONG TRADITIONAL STREET AT LEBUH ARMENIAN, GEORGE TOWN, PULAU PINANG

Rapid development and urbanisation in Malaysia have permanently altered the structure and character of traditional streets. Modern buildings have significantly affected these streets, shifting individuals’ preferences from outdoor to indoor shopping. This study aims to assess users’ functional attachment of traditional street at Lebuh Armenian, George Town by examining the activities and the street physical features. To achieve this, the study adopted systematic observation with behaviour mapping as the primary data collection method. The results show that the contributing factors such as place engagement, street familiarity, dependency, satisfaction, and physical comfort play crucial roles in forming strong emotional connections and reinforcing individuals’ attachment and sense of identity with traditional street. These results highlight the intricate relationship between emotional and functional factors that maintain the vitality and cultural significance of this street. Ultimately, the study provides insights into the factors influencing place attachment to traditional street and offers practical suggestions for enhancing and preserving these urban spaces. It underscores the importance of balancing functional and emotional attachments to create lively and culturally rich urban environments.

A Study on Identifying the Spatial Characteristic Factors of Traditional Streets Based on Visitor Perception: Yuanjia Village, Shaanxi Province

The street spaces in tourist-oriented traditional villages served both the daily lives of villagers and the leisure activities of tourists. However, due to insufficient understanding of the spatial characteristics and under-exploration of spatial genes, these spaces often suffered from homogenization during tourism development. Thus, identifying the characteristics and connotations of such streets, understanding the relationship between tourists’ perceptions and built environment elements, and developing optimization strategies for these rural street spaces were urgent issues. Many studies have evaluated street space characteristics from tourists’ behavior, but few have focused on rural areas. Especially, research combining new technologies like artificial intelligence to study the psychological perceptions of tourists is still in its infancy. This study used a typical traditional village as a case study and applied the YOLOv5 deep-learning model to build a perception evaluation system based on three dimensions: tourists’ aggregation degree, stay time, and facial expressions. The study conducted a multivariate regression analysis on 21 factors across 4 aspects: street scale morphology, environmental facilities, ground-floor interface, and street business types. Results indicated that the functional business type of the scene had the greatest impact on tourists’ perception of the street space environment, followed by ground-floor features and environmental facilities. The regression coefficient for business in situ values and spatial perception was 0.47, highlighting it as a key factor influencing characteristic perception. Landscape water systems, flat ground-floor façades, and business diversity also positively affected tourists’ perception. This study utilized advanced techniques like the YOLOv5 model, known for its speed and accuracy, to scientifically analyze tourists’ behavior and perceptions, serving as feedback and evaluation for the village’s built environment. Empirical analysis of Yuanjia Village validated the effectiveness of the multidimensional approach and spatial gene theory. Ultimately, this method identified 12 street characteristic factors significantly affecting tourists’ perceptions. The uniqueness of this study lies in its comprehensive approach, combining empirical research, spatial gene theory, and advanced object detection technology, providing new insights for village spatial planning and construction.

An MIU-based deep embedded clustering model for urban functional zoning from remote sensing images and VGI data

Urban functional zoning offers valuable insights into urban morphology and sustainable development. However, the conventional fixed spatial units, such as blocks and grids, cannot easily capture the morphological characteristics inherent in functional union and separation during urban evolution. In this paper, by taking advantage of remote sensing images and geospatial big data, we propose a minimum identification unit (MIU)-based urban functional zoning model. This approach integrates the deep embedded clustering of buildings to generate the spatial unit segmentation, and then identifies the urban function by generating semantic vectors with the Word2Vec model. The effectiveness of the proposed method was tested in the city of Wuhan in China. The results highlight that MIUs provide a more flexible and suitable unit for segmenting urban functional zones compared to traditional street blocks. The proposed method is a feasible way to deal with the semantic redundancy of volunteered geographic information (VGI) data when identifying urban function, and the quality issue only has a significant impact on the minor functional types. Moreover, the building clustering results can effectively reveal the fine-scale urban structure, especially for the administration, manufacturing, and residential types. This demonstrates the potential of our approach in enhancing the understanding of urban morphology and supporting sustainable urban development.

Responsive design elements in traditional streets: a case study of Abbottabad, Pakistan

The streets play an important role due to urbanisation in Pakistan by providing the open spaces to the communities to interact with each other. This research examines how streets in Pakistani cities serve as public gathering places that encourage social interaction. Traditional street designs include social parameters such as interaction, congregating, and celebrating various occasions. This is one of their most fundamental characteristics of traditional streets. It seeks to comprehend the multiple scales of urban experience that can be used to observe, analyze, and categorize streets. A qualitative research methodology is used based on in-depth observations of the spatial and social factors that mould the streets and give them their dynamic urban qualities. The paper concludes that Pakistani cities have distinctive characteristics that reflect their cultural and traditional diversity and that the streets ought to transform to accommodate these characteristics and the local climate. According to the paper, which uses Abbottabad as a case study, streets should be designed at the micro-level, considering the sociocultural and experiential opportunities for users, including local community and visitors, as well as the practical requirements of connectivity and communication.

THE EFFECT OF PLACEMAKING ATTRIBUTES ON TOURISM EXPERIENCES: A CASE STUDY OF PETALING STREET IN MALAYSIA

Cultural heritage tourism, a form of tourism in Malaysia that is vital for identity and place attachment, has a positive influence on the country's economy and society and helps individuals build a strong sense of place. Petaling Street is a well-known traditional street in Malaysia. However, in light of the tremendous increase in tourism and urbanisation, it now faces the threat of losing its Chinese cultural heritage due to commercialisation and touristification, which also affects the tourism experiences (TEs) of its tourists. Although placemaking is a relatively new concept in Malaysia, it is becoming an increasingly important component of the community as it is able to create a bond between a place and people. As such, the government is pushing for the concept to be included in urban regeneration. The findings indicated that placemaking attributes (PAs) may actually influence TEs at cultural heritage sites. This present study also identified three new factors. As the results indicate that PAs closely relate to TEs, it can be concluded that Petaling Street's TEs would be enhanced if it were to provide the appropriate services and facilities; which are considered PAs.

The Effect of Fear-Based Benefit Perception Towards Covid-19 on Value, Price Fairness and Satisfaction: A Research On Consumers of Traditional Street Food

The Effect of Fear-Based Benefit Perception Towards Covid-19 on Value, Price Fairness and Satisfaction: A Research On Consumers of Traditional Street Food

Activity Towards a Safety Environment in Traditional Street of Old Kajang Town

In urban design, streets are one of the important elements that function as public spaces, especially in Malaysia. The image of a street reflects the time as well as demonstrates the image of the city. Hence, a street with a strong sense of safety and walkability, simultaneously contributes to the similarity of the character of the place. However, the recent development of the heritage town shows a lack of activity occurring at night, hence displaying a less secure atmosphere for the place. Therefore, the objective of the article is to discuss the activities that contribute to the safe environment in ‘Jalan Mendaling’ and ‘Jalan Tukang’, ‘Bandar Warisan Kajang Selangor’. These three case studies of traditional streets were chosen as they are considered as public spaces. This research adopted a qualitative method, including the interview and field observation techniques. There were 20 respondents among the street users, from both static and mobile were interviewed. The data collected was analysed through a triangulation approach and further explained through literature evidence prior to the development of the finding. The findings show that there are several factors that contribute to the safe environment in the case studies area. It includes mixed development with residential typology, diversification of business activities, and business operating hours. The findings contributed to the architect, urban designer, and town planner in further enhancing the street design in terms of its liveability, walkability, and quality of safe streets.

Geleneksel Sokak Karakterini Oluşturan Fiziksel Bileşenlerin Bahtiyar Yokuşu ve Hacı Osman Sokak Üzerinden Değerlendirilmesi

Hızlı nüfus artışı, sanayileşme, sosyal yaşam koşullarındaki değişimler, bilinçsiz müdahale ve restorasyonlar, koruma amaçlı imar planlarının yetersiz olması ve hızlı teknolojik gelişmeler kentlerde bir kimlik kargaşasının oluşmasına yol açmaktadır. Bu kontrolsüz kentleşme ve yenidünya şartlarına uyum sağlama çabası sonucunda kentlerin mekânsal kimliğini yansıtan dokularda tahribatlar yaşanmaktadır. Buna bağlı olarak kentlerimizin geleneksel sokak dokuları da bozulma eğilimine girmektedir. Kahramanmaraş’ın geleneksel sokaklarında da bu bozulma gözlenebilir. Son yıllarda kimlik kavramının gündemde olması ile, yerel yönetimlerin kentlerin tarihini canlandırmak üzere yaptıkları çalışmalarda bir artış söz konusudur. Bu durum, geleneksel kentsel mekân ve konutların koruma ve onarım çalışmalarına görsel ve kültürel açıdan daha anlaşılabilir olmasını sağlayan diğer fiziksel bileşenlerin dâhil edilmesi gerekliliğini arttırmaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışma, Kahramanmaraş’ın geleneksel sokaklarının en belirgin iki örneği olan Bahtiyar Yokuşu ve Hacı Osman Sokak karakterlerinin oluşumuna katkıda bulunan fiziksel bileşenlerin ve niteliklerinin belirlenmesi üzerine kurgulanmıştır. Çalışmanın yöntemi üç aşamadan oluşmaktadır. Öncelikle çalışma kapsamında, sokakların karakterini belirleyen fiziksel bileşenler hakkında detaylı bir literatür taraması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu taramalarda, konut-avlu/bahçe-sokak düzeninin geleneksel sokak karakterini oluşturan bileşenler arasında en dışavurumcu unsurlar olduğu ortaya çıkmaktadır. Çalışmanın ikinci aşamasında, araştırma alanının fiziksel bileşenlerinin nitelik ve nicelikleri belirlenmiştir. Son aşamada ise, geleneksel sokak dokusuna katkıda bulunan fiziksel bileşenlerin ilişkileri değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda Kahramanmaraş’ın geleneksel sokak dokusunu tarihi konutlar şekillendirmekte olup bu dokuyu karakterize eden en önemli fiziksel bileşenin ise kapı (%86) olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Research on the Value Continuation and Characteristic Protection of Langzhong Ancient City from the Perspective of Resilience

The ancient city of Langzhong is one of the four famous old cities. The development of the ancient city is faced with the problem of ensuring unique and innovative development while maintaining its value. Based on the theory of resilient urban development life system it is starting from the current situation of the ancient city of Langzhong, such as the fading of cultural and tourism characteristic industries, the weakening of regional cultural heritage, the danger to the ecological environment and the fragmentation of traditional streets and lanes, a set of internal growth value dynamics and The dynamic mechanism of ancient town revival that externally affects thrust synthesis. Finally, a resilient development strategy for the revitalisation of Langzhong Ancient City is proposed from the five levels of economy, culture, space, ecology and system.

Innovative Lighting Systems: Opportunities for Energy Savings

This paper analyses, from an energy flow perspective, the implementation of smart lighting systems in street lighting, where lights are dimmed to adapt to the flow of objects passing in a street. The research focus on the sustainability perspective of implementing a transition to smart lighting systems when compared to regular LED lighting. To account for externalities, the energy flow was addressed considering the extra electronic devices used in a smart lighting system (controllers, motion sensors, radars, and computers).
 
 To compare both traditional LED street lighting and smart lighting the paper started with a model of a 2.5-kilometre street, scaling up scenarios of the commune Ecublens, in the Swiss canton of Vaud, and then to half and all residential streets of Switzerland were examined to understand if the gains in energy savings are scalable. 
 
 The research shows that, even with the additional electronic devices, the smart lighting system reduces the energy consumption of street lighting, even when considering the production of the extra components used. Financially, the extra costs of implementing smart lighting systems are offset by the savings in electricity consumption. Therefore, smart lighting systems for street lighting can be an environmentally and economically beneficial project to implement.

The Role of Attachment in Creating Sustainable Sense of Place for Traditional Streets in Alor Setar, Malaysia

In urban design research, it is vital to search the role of place attachment as an element that places significant meanings that include physical characteristics, activity and meaning that contribute to the sense of place. In urban studies, most of the study leads to the importance of physical characteristics and activities towards the sense of place; however, research on place attachment roles as part of the sense of place has not been sufficiently done. This paper aims to search the role of place attachment in creating a sustainable sense of place in two main traditional streets in Alor Setar, Jalan Tunku Yaakub in Pekan Cina (JTY) and Jalan Kampung Perak (JKP). Field survey and Semi-structured interviews were conducted as a data collection method, and all the content were analysed to accomplish a thorough interpretation of the findings. The findings show that users attached to the traditional street in Alor Setar, Kedah, dominate and influence the place's identity. The street view is vital in daily engagement attached whereas, the mobile users of the streets are primarily attached in terms of functionality. In addition, the meaning and history also influence the user's attachment to the place. In conclusion, the roles of place attachment on traditional streets attributes should be considered to sustain the sense of place for the future development in Alor Setar.

The Future of Main Street: Retail Shrinkage

Most of the discussion about what to do about dying main streets has focused on use flexibility. This paper focuses on quantity and coverage – how many and where should main streets be located? The current physical spread of traditional main streets is a product of an earlier age when miles of storefronts were surrounded by high-density neighbourhoods. Not enough a ention is paid to the need for 'smart shrinkage' – i.e. the need to drastically reduce the amount of land given over – i.e. zoned – as commercial space. Focusing on struggling commercial corridors in one large American city, Chicago, I lay out the factors to consider in deciding priority areas, including population, business, and street characteristics, and include suggestions about what planners and urbanists should aim for in the next decade.

Street character and current practices influence

Abstract Rapid development has affected the elements of urban spaces adversely, particularly streets. These changes produce faceless cities with high dependency on vehicles for transportation to key ‘consumers’ aside from buildings that are not designed for the local environment and local needs. In urban design, concerns on character affect the sense of place. Thus, this paper assesses the crucial element of streets with respect to design and character in the urban setting, the subsequent issues, and the recommended solution. This study focuses on the scenarios that threaten today's street design. This work will discuss the advantages of traditional streets, which could be a potential solution to the issues mentioned earlier. Finally, a street design based on the traditional street model is proposed to fulfill the criteria necessitated by the local community.

Morphological and physical characteristics of the historic urban fabric and traditional streets of Xiguan in Guangzhou

ABSTRACT In 1982, the Chinese government approved the status of ‘National Famous Historical and Cultural City of Guangzhou’. This recognition acknowledged the value of the historical urban fabric and traditional streets of Guangzhou. This paper considers the morphological and physical characteristics of Xiguan area inside Guangzhou and analyses its urban fabric, traditional building typology, and daily social activities. The case study examines the Enning Road Historical Conservation Area and the Micro-renovation project of the Yongqing Fang Community. The value of heritage and urban characteristics became the source of the revival of local identity and cultural traditions.

How to save traditional shopping streets: the place attraction paradigm by Matthew Carmona

How to save traditional shopping streets: the place attraction paradigm by Matthew Carmona

Commentary and reflections on, ‘The existential crisis of traditional shopping streets: the sun model and the place attraction paradigm’, by Matthew Carmona, with particular reference to the Australian retail milieu

Commentary and reflections on, ‘The existential crisis of traditional shopping streets: the sun model and the place attraction paradigm’, by Matthew Carmona, with particular reference to the Australian retail milieu

Response to ‘the existential crisis of traditional shopping streets: the sun model and the place attraction paradigm’ by Matthew Carmona, University College London

Response to ‘the existential crisis of traditional shopping streets: the sun model and the place attraction paradigm’ by Matthew Carmona, University College London

The existential crisis of traditional shopping streets: the SUN model and place attraction paradigm

The existential crisis of traditional shopping streets: the SUN model and place attraction paradigm

Enabling quality of urban spaces in Cairo\u2019s new suburban settlements: a community character approach for New Cairo, Egypt

A global concern claims that activities and functions that once filled traditional public spaces are privatized being less and less oriented to the public. In Cairo’s new settlements, public spaces don’t seem to contribute to its public life. Each community’s most valuable assets are the ones they already have; thus, urbanisms advocate the role of retaining traditional street patterns, vistas, and landscape of a community’s distinct character. The research aim is to identify design attributes to be added to the literature in terms of designing public spaces for the specific cultural context of Cairo, Egypt, and its new suburban settlements. The methodology then follows a comparative analysis study to reach the desired objectives of buildings a community character approach. In an exploratory method, two case studies of public spaces in Cairo are chosen following a purposive selection most relevant to the study. The target is to choose two cases in proximity for users to be familiar with the two of them and enable a reliable comparison. It then conducts a survey that involves the user’s evaluation of their public spaces in correlation to their needs. Jan Gehl’s twelve criteria are adopted by this paper’s field investigation for the assessment of public spaces’ quality. Findings of the study include an elaboration on Jan Gehl’s twelve criteria either by highlighting the importance of existing aspects or the addition of further criteria that showed value to public space quality and their users. The findings provide guidelines that help in designing quality public spaces in Cairo’s new settlements. The added value from this study is in identifying a set of factors or attributes that consider users’ needs for a given cultural context.