The preservation of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has transitioned from “static” and “living” approaches to a “digital ecosystem”, becoming a significant topic of anthropological research. This study, adopting an anthropological perspective, integrates sentiment semantic analysis with user identity classification to propose the Identity and Sentiment-Centered Framework for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ISC-ICH). Drawing on four types of ICH museums in Eastern Sichuan, China—Nanchong Langzhong Wang Shadow Puppetry Museum, Bazhong Pingchang Fanshan Jiaozi Base, Guang’an Eastern Sichuan Folk Museum, and Dazhou ICH Exhibition Hall—as case studies, this research analyzes the core factors contributing to the audience’s sense of local identity, including its composition, emotional needs, and cultural interaction. The findings reveal that: (1) “Explorers” and “Experience Seekers” constitute the primary audience groups, with their emotional evaluations closely tied to cultural depth and interactivity. (2) The digital transformation of ICH museums faces challenges such as resource limitations, festival-centric phenomena, the rise of “internet celebrity” trends, and technological homogenization. This paper introduces a culturally tailored corpus and a comprehensive evaluation framework, highlighting the dynamic interaction between ICH and its audience. Additionally, it proposes effective digital strategies to enhance the social and cultural identity of ICH museums in peripheral regions.

Playgrounds in dense cities function as shared micro public spaces where adult presence can feel uneasy. Adopting a child-first, adult-enabled stance, this study examines how design signifiers and visibility relate to adults’ emotions and patterns of co-presence. Semi-structured interviews, analysed with grounded theory and informed by pilot observations, trace links among appraisals, contextual cues and coping. Embarrassment clustered under high visibility and weak role or rule legibility, followed by discreet repositioning or low-profile engagement. Shame aligned with questioned legitimacy and led to withdrawal or edge-based supervision. Guilt reflected perceived lapses in caregiving and elicited apologising or renewed diligence. Relaxation and gratitude were more likely where edges provided shaded seating, light screening and clear role cues. Practice implications centre on three levers: managing attention cues, widening environmental affordances, and clarifying social messaging, which preserve children’s priority while legitimising adult presence at edges. This research addresses a gap linking playground design to adult emotional experience and offers actionable guidance for inclusive design.

Climate change exacerbates challenges for old urban parks in high-density cores, intensifying urban heat islands and overcrowding hazards and causing limited extreme weather resilience. These parks face climate maladaptation, urban health risks, and reduced adaptive capacity. This study applies performance-based urban design through an “environmental analysis Overlay method,” integrating space syntax, CFD-Phoenics wind simulation, and solar analysis to translate climate adaptation, urban health, and urban resilience dimensions into measurable indicators including ventilation efficiency, crowd dispersion comfort, and flexible space capacity. Using Chengzhong Park in Wuxi as a case study, the method employs a diagnosis–optimization–validation process. Results demonstrate substantial improvements: (1) Climate: Problematic wind areas (>4 m/s or <0.5 m/s (stagnant)) decreased from 30% to 11%, while comfortable wind zones (0.5–1 m/s) increased to over 30%, achieving optimal microclimate conditions 89% of the park; (2) Health: Pedestrian circulation capacity increased by 25%, and activity areas with under 3 h of winter sunlight reduced from 26% to 19%; (3) Resilience: Spatial units consolidated from 155 to 115, with global-local integration improving from R² = 0.39 to 0.64, significantly enhancing network coherence and adaptive functionality. The findings confirm that this method provides a scientifically rigorous, replicable pathway for climate-adaptive renewal of old urban parks, supporting urban resilience agendas.