Given the complex interplay between economic and cultural–historical factors, this paper explores scene perception and its mechanism in individual and collective cognition of historical commercial streets. Based on a perception model constructed from scene theory, the study utilizes user scene experience feedback from Beijing Road, a commercial pedestrian street in Guangzhou. It conducts a systematic assessment using hierarchical analysis (AHP) across three dimensions: authenticity, theatricality, and legitimacy. The findings reveal the following: (1) according to visitors, traditional cuisine, cultural and creative arts, and Lingnan’s intangible cultural heritage received low ratings; (2) historical relics and traditional cuisine are dominant factors, highlighting public attention to cultural heritage, but the role of historical–cultural characteristics and festival activities is relatively marginalized; (3) cultural–historical relics and traditional cuisine are the leading factors that contribute to an authentic experience, while historical context and festival activities constitute secondary factors; (4) cultural landscapes and arts are central to theatrical experiences, with modern visual elements playing a lesser role; (5) diversified commercial formats and public services are the core factors influencing legitimacy experience, reflecting the role of market diversity and policy orientation in building consumer trust. The design of historical and cultural streets should prioritize the preferences of those experiencing them to promote cultural identity and historical continuity. Additionally, the synergy between commercial diversity and policy orientation should be strategically emphasized to form a business ecosystem supporting sustainable development. Future commercial street renewals should focus on the key role of visual narrative in shaping brand culture. This paper offers insights into the dynamic process of constructing scene experience from perspectives of spatial materialization and emotional empowerment to cultural identity, providing references for strategies in historical place renewal.

The construction industry has become one of the main drivers of the increase in carbon emissions and subsequent climate change. In this study, we focused on building carbon neutrality design and used CiteSpace V.6.2.R2 to conduct bibliometric analysis of published papers (2008–2023). After the initial screening, 280 pieces of relevant literature were obtained, including reviews, research papers, and case studies. Following further screening and excluding duplicate literature articles, 50 pieces of literature were ultimately selected as references for this paper, covering various aspects of key scientific issues, implementation approaches, and emerging research frontiers in carbon-neutral design for buildings. The research results show that significant progress has been made in energy conservation, materials, structures, systems, and operations in the research on carbon-neutral design for buildings. However, there are still issues, such as unclear implementation paths for carbon-neutral design, incomplete lifecycle assessment of carbon-neutral design, and high cost of carbon neutrality technologies in current research. Therefore, further research on the overall concept of carbon-neutral design, the progress and implementation of carbon neutrality technologies, and the integration of carbon-neutral design with sustainable development concepts are necessary. To sum up, this paper presents a thorough overview of the advancements in carbon-neutral design for buildings, examines the existing research challenges, and suggests potential avenues for future research. This paper’s findings can provide guidance for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to promote the development and application of carbon-neutral design for buildings and to achieve sustainable development goals.

Residential satisfaction has always been a crucial concern in urban planning and community management. This paper conducts a study of key factors affecting residential satisfaction in settlements with multiple build periods coexisting in old neighborhoods. This study aims to comprehensively analyze the influencing factors of residential satisfaction in order to obtain the post-occupancy evaluation of the residential environment by residents in different communities and propose sustainable design strategies based on the evaluation analysis. By constructing an evaluation system of residential satisfaction with 19 evaluation indicators and based on the questionnaire, the sample frequency analysis, reliability and validity test, IPA analysis, and evaluation factor analysis of the data, the IPA mean distribution results of residential satisfaction in the four communities are obtained. The study reveals that residents are most satisfied with the surrounding services in their communities but generally less satisfied with the internal residential environment. Among the factors, fitness facilities and space in the community have a significant impact on residents’ satisfaction; community activities and neighbor relationships are also key influencing factors, which become more prominent as the construction period of the community approaches. Additionally, community residents’ self-organizational governance will affect their satisfaction with community conventions and social capital. Therefore, this study proposes improvement suggestions, including planning community life circles to fully utilize available resources in the surrounding area, establishing community self-organization for community governance and improving the quality of community life, and implementing mobile service stations to flexibly adapt to community space and service needs. This study provides a valuable reference for urban community renewal and sustainable development. The research findings are expected to provide practical guidance for improving the residential environment within old neighborhoods and enhancing residents’ satisfaction.

This paper takes the old district of the east Huan Shi Road area in the Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, as an example. Through field research, resident visits, and expert interviews, the secondary and tertiary indicators in the measurement framework were obtained by combining six years of living experience. The questionnaire was designed through the relationship between the indicators, and a small sample test was conducted to test the results before generating the final questionnaire. The questionnaires were distributed both online and offline, and the data were analysed in conjunction with the Kano model; then, the results were compared with the field research. Based on the perspective of living experience, a sustainable renewal strategy is proposed for the renovation of old neighbourhoods in practice.

Exhibition design in museum space is of great significance in enhancing cultural attraction, visitor experience, and heritage conservation. With the growth of spiritual and cultural needs, the construction of museums has increased, but the quality of exhibitions has been improved to a limited extent. In order to explore visitors’ perceptual experience in terms of display forms, this paper combines eye-tracking technology and subjective evaluation to select three display forms, namely, stand-alone display form, combined picture and object form, and combined 3D object and physical form, for the research. Combining field research, eye-tracking experiments, and subjective questionnaire evaluations, this study explores the relationship between visual perception and emotional experience in different display formats. The results showed that (1) the effects of different display formats differed between visual perception and emotional experience, and (2) there is some correlation between visual perception and emotional experience. Specifically, the number of fixations sessions was negatively correlated with fun, richness, comfort, and attractiveness and positively correlated with authenticity, while the average fixation time was positively correlated with the former and negatively correlated with authenticity. Combining the two dimensions, the study concluded that visitors’ experience satisfaction and preference are high in response to the form combining 3D objects and physical objects; the exhibition form of combining pictures and physical objects produces a higher degree of cognition in a short period of time; and the stand-alone display form has the lowest degree of preference, with poor information retention among visitors. It is hoped that this study will provide some reference for the use of exhibition forms in historical museums.

As urbanization progresses, large cities continue to attract population, causing depopulation and regional development imbalances, especially in remote rural areas facing sustainability challenges. This study aims to explore local resource potential and assess critical factors for regional revitalization, offering design strategies to promote local sustainability. The study is based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and assesses the status of regional development through field research. The Delphi method was employed to interview experts and build a multi-tiered sustainable development evaluation indicator framework (Level 1: B1–B3, Level 2: C1–C8, Level 3: D1–D16), covering economic, social, and environmental dimensions. The weights of the indicators were determined through the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE) method was applied to comprehensively assess the sustainable development status of Qianfeng Community. The research findings revealed that due to population outflow and a lack of participation in co-building channels, the region scored lowest in “local employment & entrepreneurship (D2)”, “innovation & entrepreneurship culture (D10)”, and “endogenous development (D16)”. Consequently, the study proposes the establishment of a regional revitalization co-creation platform based on “life projects” as part of a sustainable design strategy. These research results provide valuable case studies and strategic references for future regional revitalization and sustainable design initiatives.