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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Development of industrial heritage reuse modes

Table 1. High‑frequency keyword data statistics According to the distribution of high-frequency
keywords presented in Table 1, research on the activation
No. Keywords Frequency Year of the first and reuse of industrial heritage highlights several key
appearance
1 Industrial heritage 446 2006 areas. In terms of transformation methods, “adaptive
reuse,” “landscape architecture,” “creative industry,” and
2 Reuse 68 2006 “reconstruction” have emerged as significant keywords.
3 Protection 48 2007 These keywords reflect the various approaches employed in
4 Protection and reuse 24 2014 the process of repurposing industrial heritage sites. When
5 Adaptive reuse 21 2010 evaluating the value of industrial heritage, keywords such
6 Urban renewal 20 2013 as “value” and “cultural heritage” have gained prominence.
7 Conservation 19 2006 These keywords represent important evaluation methods
used to assess the significance and worth of industrial
8 Conservation and reuse 18 2006 heritage sites. Regarding the scale of heritage activation
9 Industrial building 13 2008 and reuse, multiple fields are involved, including “urban
10 Landscape architecture 13 2006 renewal,” “industrial architecture,” and “landscape
11 Transformation 12 2009 architecture.” These keywords indicate the broad scope
12 Value 11 2011 of research and the interdisciplinary nature of endeavors
13 Industrial architectural heritage 9 2009 related to the activation and reuse of industrial heritage.
14 Renovation 9 2007 The analysis of burstiness, which examines the
15 Cultural heritage 8 2012 emergence and prominence of keywords, provides insights
16 Activation and utilization 8 2015 into the evolution of the knowledge structure and research
17 Reconstruction 8 2007 trends in the field of activation and reuse of industrial
18 Heritage protection 8 2007 heritage (Chen et al., 2015). Based on the analysis
19 Industrial heritage protection 8 2011 conducted using CiteSpace, Table 2 presents the keywords
outburst map.
20 Creative industry 8 2010
Note: This table only lists the top 20 most frequent keywords From the prominent keyword “Protection of industrial
heritage,” it is evident that since industrial heritage entered
the research field, there has been a significant emphasis on
while the color changes from dark to bright based on recognizing the value of heritage and exploring ways to
the historical year, with darker colors indicating earlier protect and utilize it. The research scope covers landscape
periods. The results indicate a significant community sites, industrial parks, and buildings, highlighting the
structure with Q (module value) = 0.6051 (Q > 0.3), and comprehensive preservation of various types of industrial
a convincing clustering efficiency with S (average contour heritage. “Industrial heritage tourism” has emerged as
value) = 0.9557 (S > 0.7) (Chen et al., 2015).
a prominent and enduring keyword during the period
To analyze the connections and changes in keyword from 2010 to 2015, signifying its importance as a mode
topics more clearly and intuitively, a keyword timeline of transformation and utilization for industrial sites. The
graph was utilized, resulting in the timeline view presented concept of industrial heritage tourism centers on repurposing
in Figure 4. The timeline graph focuses on illustrating the and revitalizing former industrial factory zones into
relationship between clusters and the historical span of attractive destinations for tourists and businesses alike. This
literature within each cluster, allowing for a clear depiction mode of transformation and utilization gained momentum
of the chronological appearance of keywords (Chen et al., due to its potential to drive economic growth in urban areas.
2015). In this analysis, the timeline graph was generated Many practical design projects were undertaken, converting
with a threshold set to 0, a font size of 8, and a node size derelict industrial sites into vibrant business and tourism
of 2. The keyword “industrial heritage” was excluded from parks. “Adaptive reuse” and “visualization” are emerging
the analysis. The top 8 clustering tags of the keywords are as keywords in industrial heritage reuse, reflecting the
follows: “protection” (1#), “conservation” (2#), “reuse” (3#), increasing influence of digital and intelligent approaches. In
“adaptive reuse” (4#), “value” (5#), “industrial building” the information age, these keywords highlight the evolving
(6#), “protection and reuse” (7#), and “Shanghai” (8#). As patterns and trends in industrial heritage transformation.
observed in Figure 4, research on the activation and reuse Digitalization, visualization, virtualization, and related
of industrial heritage encompasses a wide range of fields, technologies are becoming essential tools for studying
with varying degrees of connection between cluster units. and implementing adaptive strategies. They offer new

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