Protection and Renewal of Historic Blocks Based on the Theory of SelfOrganization: A Case Study of Si Street and Xinanying in Nantong City

In recent years, due to the neglect of the social authenticity of historic blocks, a large number of residential historic blocks are protected and reformed by means of commercial development, which is controversial. Other unreconstructed residential neighborhoods are faced with the urgent need to improve their living conditions. Based on the current analysis of the status of protection of residential historic blocks in China, a protection and renewal mode of self-organization was proposed in this paper for the Si Street and Xinanying in Nantong City in response to the problems facing them. Combined with the cases of protection and renewal of historic blocks on both sides of Taiwan Strait, opinions and suggestions were put forward for Si Street and Xinanying in order to better guide the implementation of the protection of these historic blocks, effectively improve the living conditions of the residents and make the neighborhoods protected in a true, complete and long-term manner.

In recent years, due to the neglect of the sodal authenticity of historic blocks, a large number of residential historic blocks ate protected and reformed by means of commercial development, which is controversial. Other unreconstructed residential neighborhoods ate faced with the rngent need to improve their living conditions. Based on the current analysis of the status of protection of residential historic blocks in Qiina, a protection and renewal mode of self-organization was proposed in this paper for the Si Street and Xinanying in Nantong Qty in response to the problems facing them. Combined with the cases of protection and renewal of histone blocks on botii sides of Taiwan Strait, opinions and suggestions were put forward for Si Street and Xinanying in order to better guide die implementation of the protection of tiiese historic blocks, effectively improve tiie living conditions of the residents and make the neighborhoods protected in a true, complete and long-term manner.