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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Residents’ perspectives on heritage strategies

Table 5. Perception of strategies by gender
Strategies Male Female t p
Overall planning and coordination of heritage conservation 2.51±0.53 2.51±0.51 −0.062 0.95
Execution for conservation of heritage sites and sustainable community development 2.89±0.48 2.94±0.44 −0.976 0.330
Restoration, maintenance, and management of heritage sites 3.26±0.44 3.29±0.50 −0.397 0.692
Education 3.19±0.43 3.20±0.56 −0.300 0.764
Cultural urban branding and promotion for economic development 3.28±0.65 3.26±0.60 −0.315 0.753
Holistic urban heritage conservation initiatives/strategies 3.03±0.33 3.04±0.30 −0.364 0.716

Table 6. Perception of strategies by age groups

Strategies 18 – 35 years old 36 – 59 years old 60+years old F p
Overall planning and coordination of heritage conservation 2.49±0.54 2.53±0.52 2.60±0.43 0.390 0.678
Execution for conservation of heritage sites and sustainable 2.95±0.51 2.89±0.41 2.88±0.39 0.673 0.511
community development
Restoration, maintenance, and management of heritage sites 3.30±0.48 3.27±0.48 3.19±0.27 0.458 0.633
Education 3.20±0.47 3.19±0.54 3.31±0.39 0.488 0.639
Cultural urban branding and promotion for economic development 3.29±0.63 3.21±0.66 3.56±0.41 2.510 0.083
Holistic urban heritage conservation initiatives/strategies 3.05±0.34 3.02±0.36 3.11±0.22 0.662 0.516
Table 7. Perception of Strategies by Residency Duration

Strategies 1 – 3 years 4 – 6 years 7 – 9 years 10 years and above F p
Overall planning and coordination of heritage conservation 2.42±0.50 2.51±0.65 2.58±0.46 2.51±0.52 0.346 0.792
Execution for conservation of heritage sites and sustainable 2.85±0.38 2.86±0.66 2.88±0.46 2.93±0.47 0.336 0.800
community development
Restoration, maintenance, and management of heritage sites 3.12±0.42 3.29±0.55 3.16±0.51 3.31±0.46 1.775 0.152
Education 3.21±0.28 3.13±0.52 3.13±0.34 3.22±0.53 0.538 0.657
Cultural urban branding and promotion for economic 3.02±0.55 3.37±0.68 3.20±0.55 3.29±0.65 1.345 0.260
development
Holistic urban heritage conservation initiatives/strategies 2.92±0.23 3.03±0.47 2.99±0.21 3.05±0.35 1.019 0.385

Table 8. Perception of strategies by educational background
Strategies Certificate/ Undergraduate Postgraduate degree Others F p
diploma degree (Master/PhD)
Overall planning and coordination of heritage conservation 2.50±0.44 2.50±0.54 2.51±0.48 2.67±0.47 0.857 0.464
Execution for conservation of heritage sites and sustainable 2.93±0.47 2.90±0.46 2.97±0.46 2.95±0.46 0.310 0.818
community development
Restoration, maintenance, and management of heritage sites 3.25±0.52 3.28±0.45 3.32±0.49 3.29±0.48 0.192 0.902
Education 3.23±0.52 3.15±0.49 3.22±0.47 3.38±0.49 1.858 0.137
Cultural urban branding and promotion for economic 3.34±0.67 3.21±0.62 3.29±0.68 3.51±0.56 2.158 0.093
development
Holistic urban heritage conservation initiatives/strategies 3.05±0.35 3.01±0.34 3.06±0.30 3.16±0.37 1.735 0.160
conservation strategies, with an emphasis on economic oriented economic objectives, with the government
priorities that make it nearly impossible for grassroots aiming to promote urban development and increase land
residents to engage and contribute. value within heritage sites (Wei, 2022). This market-driven
At present, heritage conservation efforts in the approach has shaped policies concerning the protection
Guancheng district are primarily driven by market- of heritage sites, prioritizing land reuse to align with

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