Scientific Evaluation of Fengshui from the Perspective of Geography: Empirical Evidence from the Site Selection of Traditional Hakka Villages

IF 2 4区社会学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI:10.1007/s12061-024-09595-6

Renjin Guan, Youliang Chen, Xunjun Chen

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Fengshui is extensively employed in China to determine the best locations for ancient buildings, villages, palaces, and tombs. Exploring the science of Fengshui is vital in improving the quality of urban planning, site selection, and human environment. We take the “Form School” Fengshui as the research object, take the Location Selection of Hakka Villages as an Example, and propose a comprehensive site selection model (AHP-GIS model) by combining expert consultation, hierarchical analysis, spatial superposition analysis and kernel density analysis. According to the geographical single-factor evaluation, AHP-GIS evaluation, and the distribution results of traditional Hakka villages in Ganzhou, China, a comparative analysis is conducted to verify the scientific nature of Fengshui. We also evaluate the Science of Fengshui from the micro perspective by the example of the site selection of Bailu Ancient Village. The results show that the geographic single-factor evaluation results and AHP-GIS comprehensive evaluation results coincide with the spatial distribution of Hakka traditional villages. The Fengshui has played an important guiding role in the site selection of Hakka traditional villages in Ganzhou. Its basic principles contain rich knowledge of geography, ecology, psychology and sociology, which has important reference value for guiding urban planning and construction and improving human settlements.

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期刊介绍： Description The journal has an applied focus: it actively promotes the importance of geographical research in real world settings It is policy-relevant: it seeks both a readership and contributions from practitioners as well as academics The substantive foundation is spatial analysis: the use of quantitative techniques to identify patterns and processes within geographic environments The combination of these points, which are fully reflected in the naming of the journal, establishes a unique position in the marketplace. RationaleA geographical perspective has always been crucial to the understanding of the social and physical organisation of the world around us. The techniques of spatial analysis provide a powerful means for the assembly and interpretation of evidence, and thus to address critical questions about issues such as crime and deprivation, immigration and demographic restructuring, retailing activity and employment change, resource management and environmental improvement. Many of these issues are equally important to academic research as they are to policy makers and Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy aims to close the gap between these two perspectives by providing a forum for discussion of applied research in a range of different contexts Topical and interdisciplinaryIncreasingly government organisations, administrative agencies and private businesses are requiring research to support their ‘evidence-based’ strategies or policies. Geographical location is critical in much of this work which extends across a wide range of disciplines including demography, actuarial sciences, statistics, public sector planning, business planning, economics, epidemiology, sociology, social policy, health research, environmental management. FocusApplied Spatial Analysis and Policy will draw on applied research from diverse problem domains, such as transport, policing, education, health, environment and leisure, in different international contexts. The journal will therefore provide insights into the variations in phenomena that exist across space, it will provide evidence for comparative policy analysis between domains and between locations, and stimulate ideas about the translation of spatial analysis methods and techniques across varied policy contexts. It is essential to know how to measure, monitor and understand spatial distributions, many of which have implications for those with responsibility to plan and enhance the society and the environment in which we all exist. Readership and Editorial BoardAs a journal focused on applications of methods of spatial analysis, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy will be of interest to scholars and students in a wide range of academic fields, to practitioners in government and administrative agencies and to consultants in private sector organisations. The Editorial Board reflects the international and multidisciplinary nature of the journal.