Renovation Design of Ageing Historic Streets based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation -- A Case Study in Handong Street of Taizhou City, China

Abstract

Actively handling the problem of ageing has become a national strategy of China. Attention must be paid to the elderly living in historical and cultural streets, and streets suitable for their living and activities should be constructed. Hence, the material environments in historic streets must be protected and renovated, which will contribute to the sustainable development of historical streets. In this case, study on Handong historic street of Taizhou City, literature review and on-site surveying were conducted to understand the historical veins, space forms and resident conditions in this street. The street evaluation factors and weights were set up through expert consultations, and a Handong historic street evaluation system was constructed by using fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE) and public questionnaire. This case study on Handong historic street of Taizhou proves that FCE can well reveal the characteristics of different evaluation factors, and the renovated strategies are more objective and comprehensive. This study offers some clues for renovating other historic streets of the same type.