Neighborhood micro-renewal: a perspective of gene in China
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
ISSN: 0969-9988
Article publication date: 2 December 2021
Issue publication date: 4 April 2023
Abstract
Purpose
Improvement of the environment quality and human development has become the main focus of modern urban development. Micro-renewal is a relatively people-oriented model of urban transformation compared with traditional renewal modes. To improve the theoretical system of neighborhood micro-renewal from a microcosmic perspective, a comprehensive analysis of neighborhood residents' cognition is needed. The purpose of the study is to explore the possibilities and methods of applying gene theory into the study of neighborhood micro-renewal.
Design/methodology/approach
According to the meme theory, the research explores the genetic analysis of neighborhood micro-renewal. The cross-over studies with “gene theory” from natural science to social science are analyzed and the neighborhood micro-renewal system was constructed from the perspective of micro-participants and micro-objects. Moreover, the concept of neighborhood “micro-renewal gene” was put forward. Finally, the authors show three application scenarios of public participation with a specific neighborhood micro-renewal project.
Findings
The cross research on urban studies with gene theory could be divided into three scales and four research fields. The characteristics of carrying out neighborhood micro-renewal in China could be summarized as micro-participants and micro-objects. Residents' cognition could be considered as “micro-renewal gene” in refer to meme theory. The application scenarios of introducing “micro-renewal gene” into the study of neighborhood renewal are of great potentialities.
Originality/value
Neighborhood micro-renewal system was constructed from the perspective of micro-participants and micro-objects. Moreover, neighborhood “micro-renewal gene” was proposed and applied into the study of this system in refer to meme theory.
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Acknowledgements
The research was financed by Major Project of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research of Ministry of Education of China (18JZD033), National Natural Science Foundation of China (71904175), Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province of China (LQ19E080016), Fundamental Research Funds for the Provincial Universities of Zhejiang (GB201901002), Social Science Project of Education Department of Zhejiang Province (Y201839783) and Pre-research project in the humanities and Social Sciences of Zhejiang University of Technology.
Citation
Zhao, G., Yu, X., Zhang, J., Li, W. and Wu, P. (2023), "Neighborhood micro-renewal: a perspective of gene in China", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 30 No. 3, pp. 1015-1036. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-01-2021-0010
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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