AccScience Publishing / JCAU / Online First / DOI: 10.36922/jcau.1032
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A study on the image of Guilin’s urban central space from multidimensional views

Danyan Liao1 Fei Ouyang2 Yiyan Mo2 Jingwen Wang2*
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1 Department of Urban and Rural Planning, School of Architecture, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
2 Department of Urban and Rural Planning, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism 2024, 6(3), 1032 https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.1032
Submitted: 1 June 2023 | Accepted: 20 November 2023 | Published: 21 May 2024
© 2024 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC-by the license) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
Abstract

In the context of high-quality urban development, strengthening the distinct characteristics of the city itself has become a hot topic. This study focuses on the present Guilin’s urban central space as its research object, aiming to explore the characteristics of Guilin city image through three dimensions: traditional method, spatial syntax, and big data analysis. By exploring the differences presented across these dimensions, the study seeks to analyze the influence of human activities on the spatial form of the city. The investigation reveals that the current development of Guilin’s urban central space manifests a diverse cognitive image characterized by large dispersion, small aggregation, and weak systematicity. The influence of natural landscape on the development of city images in Guilin’s urban central space lies in its ability to facilitate the outlanders’ macroscopic cognition of Guilin’s unique landscape characteristics. However, it also hinders the development of the road network in the urban area, resulting in reduced spatial accessibility and cognitive intensity. In short, Guilin’s urban central space requires systematic integration of the development of multiple images in its future development. This approach entails strengthening the accessibility of public transportation and effectively enhancing the coordination of its unique landscape and natural elements with the development of other urban spaces. Moreover, this study attempts to provide insights into the future planning of cities from the perspective of integrated image development. In addition, it represents a pioneering effort to acquire data and analyze methodologies for cognitive research on city morphology and city image.

Keywords
Urban central space of Guilin
City image
Traditional analysis
Space syntax analysis
Big data analysis
Funding
This work was conducted with the support of the Special Fund for Fundamental Research for the Central Universities (No. YX2013-18); Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Architectural Science of South China University of Technology (No. 2019ZB07); and Special Fund for Construction of World-Class Disciplines and Characteristic Development Guidance of Beijing Forestry University (No. 2019XKJS0319).
Conflict of interest
The author declares no conflict of interest.
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