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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Residential urban heritage space study

A B

Figure 5. Hierarchical clustering analysis of spatial topology and spatial entropy in the research sites. (A) Hierarchical cluster distance tree of spatial
topology structure and spatial entropy in Pingjiang historic district. (B) Hierarchical cluster distance tree of spatial topology structure and spatial entropy
in Nakauji district. Source: Drawing by the authors

Historical Heritage Development Imbalance Zone, cater to residents’ various living needs. Consequently,
Peripheral Commercial Zone Adjacent to Historical the value of residential urban heritage in these areas is
Heritage, Residential Development Zone Adjacent to relatively high. In contrast, areas featuring enhanced
Historical Heritage, and Modern Commercial Zone. The centrality and reduced ADE often undergo large-scale
characteristics of each category are shown in Table 2. modern development of traditional living spaces.

5.2. Demarcation and classification of residential 6. Comparative analysis and discussion of
urban heritage spaces residential heritage space paradigms in
After categorizing the data from the model evaluation, China and Japan
importing it into QGIS 3.22 will yield the residential
urban heritage space classification maps, as depicted in 6.1. Analysis of the spatial paradigm of residential
Figure 6A and B. Based on the demarcation of different heritage spaces in the Pingjiang historic district
areas on the map, targeted development and protection Figure 6A illustrates the significant spatial paradigm
strategies can be applied to the residential urban heritage changes occurring within the Pingjiang Historic District,
spaces in both locations. largely influenced by Global Integration, representing

As presented in Figure 6A and B, areas exhibiting external factors. Along the north-south sides of the site,
relatively lower levels of Life Integration and Global particularly the western side proximate to the main external
Integration, alongside decreased ADE, typically display roads, commercialization and touristification have spurred
moderate SME and lower FME. This observation reflects the introduction of modern commercial and residential
that residential urban heritage spaces, characterized by developments within the residential heritage spaces. These
diverse architectural forms, are functionally oriented to developments have imparted a negative impact on the overall

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