Abstract:
Objectives The entrance community of national parks is the key interface between national parks and the social-ecological system, and the quality of its public space has a decisive impact on visitors' perceived effectiveness and residents' quality of life of. This study focused on the existing issues of the public space in entrance community of Wuyishan National Park, aiming to reveal its effectiveness constraint mechanism through spatial morphology analysis, providing a scientific basis for exploring the sustainable development path for the national park entrance community.
Methods Based on the theoretical framework of spatial syntax, axial modeling of the study area was carried out using Depthmap software to quantitatively analyze the topological features of public space through the core parameters of integration, selection and comprehensibility. The coupling relationship between the spatial configuration and user behavior was verified by combining field surveys and behavioral notation.
Results The primary issues concerning public space in the study area were as follows: an excessive concentration of spatial resources to the core area, a lack of vitality in village public spaces; challenges in highlighting regional cultural characteristics, a destruction of the original architectural style, and an absence of protection of cultural heritage; an inefficient utilization of ecological resources, a lack of rational planning, and an underutilization of landscape resources.
Conclusions The study proposed a hierarchical optimization strategy to alleviate the spatial conflict between protection and development through cultural path revitalization and ecological light intervention design, providing a replicable paradigm for community renewal of ecologically sensitive areas in the context of territorial spatial planning, and boosting the realization of the goal of synergistic development of the ecology, culture, and community of the national park.