Historic Districts | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 01 Apr 2021

Positive Energy District: A Model for Historic Districts to Address Energy Poverty

in Urban Energy End-Use

João Pedro Gouveia
Júlia Seixas
Pedro Palma
Henrique Duarte
Henrique Luz
Giovan Battista Cavadini

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2021.648473

13,448 views
78 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Apr 2026

Historic districts in a global context: a comparative analysis of Dubai and Sharjah through the historic urban landscape framework

in Urban Science

Khalida Lifam Marthya
Djamel Boussaa
Jihad Awad
Saad Hanif
Jasim Azhar

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1822462

534 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2026

Spatial anchoring in heritage curation: optimizing land use and social sustainability in historic districts through a mixed-methods approach

in Land Use Dynamics

Shengchao Li
Yuetian Li
Yi Guo
Wanling Cai
Xinting Cen
Kaishenze Chen
Tianxin Liu
Xiao Zhong

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1781710

1,446 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Aug 2023

Exploring perceived restoration, landscape perception, and place attachment in historical districts: insights from diverse visitors

in Environmental Psychology

Jiaying Li
Junjie Luo
Tangmin Deng
Jingwen Tian
Hongcheng Wang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1156207

9,719 views
36 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Nov 2023

Examining the urban regeneration of public cultural space using multi-scale geospatial data: a case study of the historic district in Jinan, China

in Urban Science

Yabing Xu
Hui Tong
Meng Chen
John Rollo
Ruijie Zhang

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1328157

7,847 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2022

Research on the paths and strategies of the integrated development of culture and tourism industry in urban historical blocks

in Health Economics

Feng Liang
Yu Pan
Meilong Gu
Yamei Liu
Lei Lei

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1016801

12,691 views
24 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Study on the spatial morphological evolution of traditional old urban centers based on space syntax and GIS spatial analysis: a case study of the Yiyang historical and cultural city protection zone

in Geoscience and Society

Yuxin Wu
Zhicheng Yuan
Qimeng Ning
Geyang Deng

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1697365

2,454 views

Articles

Positive Energy District: A Model for Historic Districts to Address Energy Poverty

Historic districts in a global context: a comparative analysis of Dubai and Sharjah through the historic urban landscape framework

Spatial anchoring in heritage curation: optimizing land use and social sustainability in historic districts through a mixed-methods approach

Exploring perceived restoration, landscape perception, and place attachment in historical districts: insights from diverse visitors

Examining the urban regeneration of public cultural space using multi-scale geospatial data: a case study of the historic district in Jinan, China

Research on the paths and strategies of the integrated development of culture and tourism industry in urban historical blocks

Study on the spatial morphological evolution of traditional old urban centers based on space syntax and GIS spatial analysis: a case study of the Yiyang historical and cultural city protection zone