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 Volume 11, Issue 9 (September 2024), Pages: 100-111

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 Original Research Paper

Exploring success factors in cultural landscape conservation: Quantitative insights from the ancient city of Lijiang, China

 Author(s): 

 Chen Xinyi *, Nor Zarifah Maliki

 Affiliation(s):

 School of Housing, Building, and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town, Malaysia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5194-6021

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.09.011

 Abstract

This study explored the factors affecting the success of preserving the heritage landscape in Shuhe Ancient Town, Lijiang. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), the research examined the influence of policies and regulations (PR), community involvement (CE), economic strategies (ES), and traditional knowledge (TK) on the success of historic landscape conservation (HLCS). The findings show that PR has a small but positive effect on HLCS. CE and TK were identified as key contributors, both strongly linked to better conservation outcomes. However, ES was negatively associated with HLCS, suggesting that better strategies are needed to balance heritage preservation with environmental sustainability. Unlike previous studies, this research highlights the negative impact of economic strategies on conservation, a factor often overlooked. The study’s strength lies in its comprehensive approach, combining various influencing factors with SEM to offer a detailed understanding of their interaction. These findings provide useful insights for both policymakers and practitioners, helping to improve decision-making in heritage conservation worldwide. Future studies should expand this research to other heritage sites to generalize the results beyond Shuhe Ancient Town.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Heritage landscape preservation, Structural equation modeling, Community engagement, Traditional knowledge, Economic strategies

 Article history

 Received 21 April 2024, Received in revised form 17 August 2024, Accepted 4 September 2024

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

Informed consent was obtained from all participants, and confidentiality and anonymity were assured. Data was securely stored and used exclusively for research purposes, following ethical guidelines approved by Universiti Sains Malaysia.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Xinyi C and Maliki NZ (2024). Exploring success factors in cultural landscape conservation: Quantitative insights from the ancient city of Lijiang, China. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(9): 100-111

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