An Implementation Evaluation System for Conservation Planning for Historic and Culturally Significant Towns and Villages:A Case Study Based on the Huangqiao Famous Historic and Cultural Town
XU Yufan
JIANG Hong
Abstract：With the issuance and implementation of the Chinese Central Government's Opinions on Strengthening the Protection and Inheritance of Historical and Cultural Heritage in Urban and Rural Construction,a relatively sound protection supervision system for historic,culturally significant villages and towns was established.This system creates intensive and comprehensive implementation of territorial spatial planning.It is not only an important guarantee for the authority and scientific accuracy of such spatial planning,but also an important mechanism for protecting and preserving urban-rural historical and cultural heritage.However,the evaluation of protection planning in rural areas has lagged behind the evaluation of urban planning in general and planning for the protection of famous historic and culturally significant cities in particular.The evaluation of the protection system's implementation in villages and smaller towns still faces numerous problems,involving both information acquisition and practical operation.Furthermore,the current implementation evaluation framework and the scope of evaluation dimensions are not comprehensive enough,leading to issues in the protection of many historic and culturally significant villages and towns.These issues include emphasizing formulation over evaluation when using the evaluation framework and having evaluative measures but not using them in a focused way when considering implementation.
In this study,experiences and problems were summarized based on a review of theoretical research and practical models for implementation evaluation for historic and culturally significant villages and towns.In the first place,the previous formulation logic that emphasizes a single result-based judgment was changed.Instead,a hierarchical and targeted comprehensive implementation evaluation system that includes goal-orientation+process control was established;this system combines the goal-oriented plan implementation effect and the plan implementation process under process control.Secondly,an implementation evaluation index system that uses dimension-hierarchy-element indicators and covers the range from macro-levels to micro-indicators was built through theoretical review and practice feedback.This system covers three dimensions:namely,evaluation of implementation effect,evaluation of implementation process,and social evaluation.In addition,the weights of relevant indicators were determined by methods such as the Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP),and quantitative assessment was carried out using methods like the implementation completion rate calculation method,expert scoring method,and index deviation calculation method.A sound comprehensive evaluation system for protection planning for historic and culturally significant villages and towns was built,and a full-cycle working loop encompassing heritage protection-development guidance-protection management was connected.Finally,the system was applied to the revision task of the protection plan for Huangqiao Historic and Cultural Town,thus verifying the practicality and feasibility of the evaluation method.
According to the analysis,major problems encountered during the current implementation of the protection plan for Huangqiao Ancient Town can be divided into the following two categories:1)strategies for heritage protection versus development;2)implementation of protection management.These problems include conflicts between development-oriented thinking and protection-oriented thinking,insufficient public participation,lack of protection and management systems,and stereotypical ways of contrasting preservation with development.Focusing on these problems,the study proposed several planning countermeasures,such as introducing positive and negative lists for the management and control of historical and cultural resources,ensuring public participation in phases and through multiple channels,formulating relevant implementation guidelines,and establishing a full-process management framework.It is expected to provide both theoretical and practical guidance for the ongoing revision of protection plans and management implementation.
Keywords：planning implementation processplanning implementation effecthistoric and culturally significant towns and villagesassessment system for conservation planning
Publication Date：2025-10-30
Online Publishing Date：2025-11-11(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：10( 17-26 )