Digital Construction of Rural Landscape Based on DEM:A Case Study of Xiangyu Village of West Beijing

[Objective]The paper uses Geographic Information System(ArcGIS)as a platform to discuss the study of DEM data on the digital construction of rural landscape databases and the coupling relationship in geographic space of rural landscape.The aim is to further expand the coverage of China's land space digitization and provide practical theoretical basis and development possibility of quantitative planning for village level administrative zoning research.[Method]In this paper,Xiangyu Village,Junzhuang Town,Mentougou,West Beijing,is selected as the research object,and the document space database of the study area is constructed by building digital elevation model(DEM),ArcGIS stacked map weighting and visual interpretation methods.Moreover,its elevation equivalence,slope direction,and water flow direction are visually analyzed.[Result]The mountainous terrain and hydrological characteristics of Xiangyu Village are roughly consistent with the village layout;the living environment of Xiangyu Village is consistent with the terrain and texture,and it belongs to the rural landscape system of mountains,valleys and small watersheds.[Conclusion]The results obtained through data visualization analysis are basically consistent with the traditional village planning pattern of Xiangyu Village;the rural landscape based on village level administrative divisions is still in the traditional planning stage,and there is great development space for village level geographic spatial survey.Therefore,it is necessary for relevant practitioners to make more contributions to fill the full coverage of China's land space digitization.

Rural Landscape Promotion Strategy from the Perspective of All-for-one Tourism:A Case Study of Luyuan Village,Yuan'an County

Al-for-one tourism plays an increasingly important role in the development of national tourism,and rural landscape is endowed with multiple functions in all-for-one tourism pattern.After Yuan'an County was listed as the second batch of national all-in-one tourism demonstration zones,the establishment of al-in-one tourism puts forward higher requirements for the planning and promotion of rural landscape in Yuan'an County.By analyzing the status quo of rural landscape construction through landscape cultural characteristics,landscape differentiation and landscape management mechanism,combined with the current style of Luyuan Village in Yuan'an County,the paper discusses the promotion strategy and implementation approach of rural landscape in the perspective of all-region tourism from natural ecological landscape,settlement life landscape and economic production landscape,in order to bring new thinking for the improvement of rural landscape in China.

Practice and Features of Neo-Chinese Style in Rural Landscape in Zhejiang Province

Neo-Chinese style is popular nowadays and it is wildly used in rural landscape,with only few theories.Under the background of rural revitalization,this paper discussed practice types and design features of neo-Chinese style in rural landscape.Some typical and famous villages of Ningbo,Quzhou and Lishui cities in Zhejiang Province were chosen as cases in this paper.It is committed to providing some theories,inheriting rural culture and promoting rural revitalization.

Research on Rural Landscape Design from the Perspective of Ecological Culture

Although rural landscape design brings convenience to farmers,there are many problems such as severe homogenization,lack of local culture and lack of comprehensive planning.The distant points of planning are refl ected by highlighting distinctive regional culture,advocating construction of ecological culture,and encouraging protection of traditional architecture.The problems in rural landscape design are settled by solving three agricultural problems and promoting the development of rural tourism,so as to achieve the coordinated development of rural economy and culture.

Study on the Sustainable Development of Rural Landscape in the UK:Take the Cotswolds as an Example

With the acceleration of globalization and urbanization,rural areas in China,particularly traditional villages have been faced with various problems and the development bottleneck.On the contrary,rural areas in the UK are well-known for picturesque scenery and outstanding characteristics,and able to maintain the sustainable vitality and charm in economy and culture,rural areas in the UK make successful examples for the global rural construction and development.This paper took Cotswolds in the UK for example,analyzed the maintenance and continuation of traditional rural landscapes in the UK from the perspectives of natural scenery,overall layout,folk dwellings,yard plants and so on.On the other hand,the paper explored the all-around sustainable development of rural landscapes in the UK from the perspectives of internal drives such as intangible cultural confidence,production mode,economic foundation and environmental protection.The study tried to provide references for the sustainable development of rural landscapes in China.

Landscape Design of Rural Courtyards under the Background of Beautiful Countryside Construction:A Case Study of Bajiao Village,Jingmen City

Under the background of beautiful countryside construction,with the continuous development of rural construction,the countryside has ushered in opportunities and challenges.People pay more and more attention to the development of landscape,environmental protection,and courtyards.In order to promote rural optimization and environment improvement,taking Bajiao Village,Jingmen City as an example,the effect of courtyard landscape on the overall rural development and the strategy of improving rural courtyard landscape were discussed through field investigations.

Rural Landscape as Heritage: Reasons for and Implications of Principles Concerning Rural Landscapes as Heritage ICOMOS-IFLA 2017

In 2011,the ICOMOS-IFLA International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes(ISCCL)began the World Rural Landscapes Initiative(WRLI)project to develop a complete and systematic approach to cultural heritage for rural areas.Rural landscapes need further study in terms of methodology,operation and internationally recognised documents:protection and promotion,knowledge,methodology and management at international,national and local levels.The goals of the WRLI were:a principles text containing theoretical,methodological and operational criteria;a website;a glossary;an atlas of rural landscapes;and a general bibliography.The first goal has been achieved:Principles Concerning Rural Landscapes as Heritage was adopted as a doctrinal text by ICOMOS(2017).This paper presents the main cultural premises and contents of the Principles text:(I)the theoretical concepts of the‘Rural Landscape’and‘Rural Landscape as Heritage’;and(II)‘Action criteria’which guide the development of policies for rural landscapes as heritage and resources:knowledge,protection,sustainable management,communication and transmission of physical places and associated heritage values.This paper covers:the importance of time in policy strategy;the(false)contradiction of conservation and innovation and the concept of‘appropriate’transformation;the role of stakeholders;value recognition;knowledge;information;communication and public reception.

Rural landscape planning——case study of Nanhua State Farm

Research work on rural landscape planning was conducted at Nanhua State Farm, which is located in the south of the Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong Province. Based on its soil nutrient status, rainfall and mean yield of major crops, the soil suitability and land adaptability were evaluated. An artificial neural network was introduced as an alternative for modeling the landscape planning. A model was developed using back propagation as the learning procedure, the sigmoid function as the transfer function and 6 patch types and its number of three phases as input factors. Three optimum planning schemes were selected by using the model.Strategies were proposed for improving diversity and heterogeneity, productivity and sustainability within the system through the planning scheme.

Regional landscape transformation and sustainability of the rural homegarden agroforestry system in the Chengdu Plain,China

Traditional rural homegarden agroforestry system in the Chengdu Plain of China,called“Linpan”in Chinese,integrates the ecological functions of the landscape with human production activities.Studying the driving mechanisms of rural landscape changes in the Chengdu Plain is of great significance from stakeholders’perspective.Taking the Pidu Linpan Farming System(PLFS)in the suburban area of Chengdu(designated as one of China-Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in 2020)as a case,this study combined remote sensing image analysis,oral history interviews,and focus group interviews to elucidate the driving forces of landscape changes in the PLFS.The results show that tourism development,traffic accessibility,economic demand,and agricultural heritage protection measure are the main driving forces promoting the stability and maintenance of the traditional homegardens.In contrast,population ageing,land circulation,centralized residence,climate change,and living and recreational need are the forces leading to adverse changes in the traditional homegardens.In addition,these driving forces have led to the gradual abandonment of traditional agricultural activities and critical issues related to rural landscape planning and management.The current research indicates that infrastructure construction and increased traditional agricultural income are considered as the best practices of local stakeholders,promoting the development of the protected homegardens of heritage sites and tourist destinations.Finally,we put forward some suggestions to improve and maintain the traditional rural landscape:(1)establishing a benefit-sharing mechanism;(2)establishing a training system with traditional technology and culture;(3)strengthening infrastructure construction;(4)promoting the development of the agricultural industry;(5)improving the cultural quality of farmers;and(6)establishing a management system with legal effects.This research can provide a basis for the formulation of rural landscape planning and the orderly and healthy development of agricultural heritage in Chengdu Plain.

Landscape Planning and Design of Rural Health-caring Tourist Bases

With the further deepening of rural revitalization strategies,rural construction and development has been attracting increasing attention,on this basis rural health-caring tourism has developed.This research,by following ecological and human-centered principles,adopted the renovation planning of Dacun Village,Fengcun Town in Deqing County,Zhaoqing City,tried to build Dacun Village into a rural healthcaring base that integrates the functions of serving for the aged,recreation,living,health care,tourism and vacation,and provided a new development mode uniting health care with rural tourism.

Application of Landscape Trilism in Landscape Design of Rural Public Spaces:A Case Study of Landscape Restoration in Villagers'Committee of Madian Village

Based on the landscape trilism,this study analyzed the problems in the landscape promotion of the village,infrastructure and garden settings construction,rural culture and cohesion in the landscape restoration project of the Villagers’Committee of Madian Village(hereinafter referred to as“Madian Vil agers’Committee”)and the affiliated green spaces,and proposed corresponding suggestions.The results showed that solving realistic problems pertinently according to the 3 layers of the trilism achieved positive effectandhadpracticalsignificant.Through the reasonable renovation and improvement,landscape restoration project of Madian Villagers’Committee was much improved,which provided theoretical and practical references for landscape renovation of other rural public spaces.

Revitalizing Island Villages:A Comprehensive Analysis of Sustainable Landscape Renewal Strategies Through the Three-Pillar Conception

In recent years,the study of production-living-ecological space has progressively expanded from urban to rural areas.With the onset of a new era in rural development,diverse requirements for rural landscapes have emerged.Consequently,rural landscape planning in this new era is incorporating the three-pillar conception of sustainability.Island villages,with their distinct natural ecology and marine resources compared to inland villages,offer unique conditions,resulting in the production of diversified landscape types with significant development potential.Despite the limited attention given to the domestic development of island villages,this paper delves into the analysis of the three-pillar conception of sustainability and explores landscape protection strategies and renewal modes specific to island villages.To illustrate these concepts,East Xiaoqing Island Village in Rushan City,Weihai City serves as a case study.

Sustainable Tourism Development of Landscape Heritage in a Rural Community: A Case Study of Azheke Village at China Hani Rice Terraces

According to the World Heritage Convention,rural landscapes are evolving cultural landscapes and their heritage and management is a major international concern.The proposal of‘UNESCO World Heritage Sustainable Tourism(WH+ST)’has enlightened different arguments about protection and utilisation of the value of rural landscape heritage.The Outstanding Universal Value(OUV)of rural landscapes results from the interaction of nature and humankind.Local community residents are critical for the sustainable tourism development of rural landscape heritage.Landscapes would lose their authenticity and integrity without participation of community residents.At the same time tourism is promoting the economic development of communities,tourism will affect its natural environment and social culture in varying extents.Because of such impacts,rural landscapes are subject to the risk of becoming overly commercialised.In this sense,the discussion will focus on how to achieve balance among the various forces stemming from protection of the OUV of rural heritage,economic development and sustainable community-based tourism.This paper is based on field research at the World Heritage Hani Rice Terraces at Azheke Village(Yunnan Province,China).At this site,the agricultural landscape,architectural design,rural culture,and social traditions have confronted challenges because of the rapid development of the tourism industry soon after designation as a World Heritage Site in 2013.The planning was carried out in respect of three key problems:(1)How to motivate community residents’sense of recognition and honour of the heritage value?(2)How to create the manner and approach for the community residents to participate in rural sustainable tourism?and(3)How to improve the social residents’interests in the course of developing rural heritage tourism?Specific planning measures and suggestions have also been proposed in hopes that community residents take the initiative to protect,utilise and undertake the OUV of the Hani Rice Terraces.

An emotions-informed approach for digital documentation of rural heritage landscapes:Baojiatun,a traditional tunpu village in Guizhou,China

The application of digital technologies has greatly improved the efficiency of cultural heritage documentation and the diversity of heritage information.Yet the adequate incorporation of cultural,intangible,sensory or experimental elements of local heritage in the process of digital documentation,and the deepening of local community engagement,remain important issues in cultural heritage research.This paper examines the heritage landscape of tunpu people within the context of digital conservation efforts in China and the emergence of emotions studies as an evaluative tool.Using a range of data from the Ming-era village of Baojiatun in Guizhou Province,this paper tests an exploratory emotions-based approach and methodology,revealing shifting interpersonal relationships,experiential and praxiological engagement with the landscape,and emotional registers within tunpu culture and heritage management.The analysis articulates distinctive asset of emotional value at various scales and suggests that such approaches,applied within digital documentation contexts,can help researchers to identify multi-level heritage landscape values and their carriers.This methodology can provide more complete and dynamic inventories to guide digital survey and representation;and the emotions-based approach also supports the integration of disparate heritage aspects in a holistic understanding of the living landscape.Finally,the incorporation of community participation in the process of digital survey breaks down boundaries between experts and communities and leads to more culturally appropriate heritage records and representations.

World Heritage Cultural Landscapes:An Old or a New Concept for China?

The term‘cultural landscape’has many different meanings for different people throughout the world.It has been widely circulated since the international recognition of cultural landscapes extended to World Heritage prominence in 1992 with three categories of cultural landscapes of outstanding universal value defined as the‘combined works of nature and of man’.However,the application of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes(WHCLs)encountered difficulties in China.This paper reviews the history of nature-related World Heritage conservation in the country,examines the cross-cultural confusion of World Heritage practice from Chinese traditional cultural perspective of culture and nature relationship to address to the international bewilderment about China’s two-decade absence from WHCLs.The paper also reviews the efforts taken by China to dispel the conceptual confusion,what has been inspired by and contributed to the WHCLs in the recent years.Finally,the paper examines what China and WHCLs can mutually benefit from each other based on the common concerns of sustainable development and harmonious human-nature relationship in the future.