Database for the Regeneration of the Historic District
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The project aimed to assess the renewal status of national historic and cultural districts. The platform initially included 200 historic districts across the country. It integrated over 50 indicators from diverse sources such as government documents, planning plans, online information, crowdsourced data, and third-party services, amounting to billions of data points. The platform’s content provided comprehensive insights into spatial characteristics, locational attributes, functional types, and demographic information for hundreds of urban districts. The detailed database created at the national level effectively supported related planning practices and thematic research.
Based on this database, we conducted an analysis of the functional position in 185 historic districts, addressing gaps in previous multi-case comparisons and data analysis. The research identified five typical functional categories of historical districts: “residential-led”, “tourism-commercial-led”, “tourism-commercial-featured”, “cultural and creative-featured”, and “office-featured”. This study has been accepted by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Conference.
In this project, my primary responsibilities were focused on data algorithms and product management. My duties included acquiring data, validating the effectiveness of algorithmic indicators, and participating in the design of the user interface and presentation methods. This project significantly enhanced my understanding of planning-related data and deepened my appreciation for how different types of data can meet practical planning needs.