Evaluating Community Micro-Renewal via Visual Graph Analysis: A Space Syntax-Based Comparative Study in Shanghai

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10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_138How to use a DOI?

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Space Syntax; Community Micro-Renewal; Spatial Configuration

Abstract

Community micro-renewal has become a dominant urban regeneration strategy in China, yet existing evaluations remain largely qualitative, leaving the role of spatial configuration underexplored. This study employs Visual Graph Analysis within the framework of Space Syntax to compare two Shanghai communities representing contrasting renewal models. Results reveal a statistically significant divergence in visual intelligibility between the two sites. Dongming Road exhibits a Transparent Logic, where local visual cues reliably predict global accessibility. Conversely, Xinhua Road displays a Cryptic Logic, where visual openness and functional importance are decoupled. This typological distinction suggests that renewal strategies must be morphology-adapted. Fabrics with high intelligibility benefit from Network Proliferation through distributed interventions, while fabrics with low intelligibility require Nodal Acupuncture, concentrating resources at algorithmically identified integration cores. These findings demonstrate the utility of intelligibility analysis as a diagnostic tool for community regeneration, offering planners an evidence-based framework to move beyond intuition-driven site selection.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ruiqi Peng
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/15
TI  - Evaluating Community Micro-Renewal via Visual Graph Analysis: A Space Syntax-Based Comparative Study in Shanghai
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1356
EP  - 1364
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_138
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_138
ID  - Peng2026
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