Abstract
In 2011, UNESCO pointed out in "Recommendations on Urban Historical Landscapes" that "The historical urban landscape is regarded as the geographical entity of the urban area, and it is understood as the result of the historical layering of various values." Although the official put forward the innovative significance and concept of historical layering, there are not too many reference cases when implemented at the operational level. For example, when it is necessary to analyze the complex historical layering, there is less research on how to get rid of theoretical analysis and use quantitative forms to display and analyze. The space syntax used in this paper fills the gap of quantitative analysis in historical layering analysis. The article establishes a spatial digital model by combining the urban historical landscape theory with the method analysis of space syntax. A quantitative analysis of the Streetscape in the four historical periods of Macau, and the value-related development of the city's economy, society, and culture. The article uses the theory of urban historical landscape to interpret the Streetscape of Macau. Urban development is reviewed under different Spatial Scales, presenting different historical layering states. The changing ideological trend of construction brings about the change of the city, which leads to the change of the city style. Its identifiability is constantly changing with the time layering. In the process of analyzing the urban historical landscape, this paper proposes a novel analysis method, which is to use space syntax to quantitatively analyze its spatial form and momentum. The analysis has both the dimensions of space and time, and its results have played an important role in how to continue the life course of the benign growth of the urban landscape and solve the protection problems in practice. At the same time, to provide reference for the protection of historic cities, there is still a lot of work to be done in-depth and unfolded for the future in-depth analysis of more complex historic cities. As an important part of the regional characteristics of Macao, the urban streetscape of Macao is the continuation of the historical memory of Macao and has irreplaceable historical value. In the context of urban development, the ancient streets always have a unique charm in Macau, such as the “straight streets” of Macau. However, with the advancement of this research, it is found that the unique streetscape of Macau bred by the development of the city does not affect the newly constructed roads. The newly reclaimed area and the streetscape of the new city are on the verge of homogeneity, and basically cannot reflect the unique regional characteristics of Macau. Therefore, this paper uses the historical map of Macau as the carrier, uses space syntax to analyze the structure of the streetscape of Macau, deeply explores the apparent characteristics and value associations carried by the streetscape of Macau under different historical slices. Through the research of this article, the value of Macau's historical streetscape can be retrieved, and the targeted protection strategy can be implemented so that the historical streetscape of Macau can be passed on.
