Quantitative Research of Street Interface Morphology in Urban Historic Districts:A Case Study of West Street Historic District,Quanzhou

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Through a review of previous literature, it can be observed that research on the conservation and renewal of historic districts often focuses on the overall planning and development of macro-level district. Recognizing the scarcity of quantitative studies on spatial morphology at the meso level, this paper introduces a quantitative methodology applicable to historic streets. Utilizing Quanzhou City's West Street Historical and Cultural Neighborhood as a case study, it employs Aspect Ratio (D/H), Interface Density, and Build-To-Line Rate to describe and summarize street interface morphology, presenting transformative strategies for future protection and renewal. West Street's characteristics include: (1) horizontally, influenced by the Tang Dynasty's concept of "lining houses to form streets," it has a high Build-To-Line Rate and density, providing enclosure, limitation, and spatial continuity; (2) vertically, it displays diverse interface morphology with a moderate Aspect Ratio and rhythmic changes, maintaining visitor interest. The study validates the feasibility of this quantitative method and provides valuable insights for the conservation and renewal of historic districts. Historic District Street Space Interface Morphology Quantification City Planning Architectural Heritage Conservation Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 20 Mar, 2024 Reviews received at journal 21 Feb, 2024 Reviewers agreed at journal 18 Feb, 2024 Reviewers invited by journal 18 Feb, 2024 Editor assigned by journal 12 Feb, 2024 Submission checks completed at journal 12 Feb, 2024 First submitted to journal 10 Feb, 2024 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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