Preservation and renewal of historical and cultural blocks under urban RBD model: A case study of Baoding West Street

Department of Urban and Rural Planning, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei Province, 071001, China

^* Corresponding author: 2020225100118@stu.hebau.edu.cn

Abstract

Preservation and renewal of historical and cultural blocks is an important part of the urban renewal process. At present, China pays more and more attention to the protection of historical and cultural blocks, how to make historical and cultural blocks revitalized in modern cities is a problem worth thinking about. The urban RBD model provides new ideas for the protection and renewal of historical and cultural blocks. This paper intends to summarize the development and characteristics of the urban RBD model by using the literature research method and the field research method, conduct case studies on historical and cultural block-type RBDs, and try to summarize the theoretical methods for the protection and renewal of historical and cultural block-type RBDs; it also combs through the historical lineage and the business mode of Baoding’s West Street, summarizes the existing problems, and proposes a renovation strategy for West Street by using the methods of historical and cultural block-type RBDs’ protection and renewal. West Street proposes a transformation strategy.