Research on Urban Physical Examination for Renewal Decisions of Old Neighborhoods

Urban physical examination which contributes to diagnosing “urban diseases” and carrying out urban renewal initiatives has become an important method to improve the quality of human living environment. In the era of stock development, old neighborhoods as the basic living units of cities are important objects of urban physical examination. How to achieve coordinated development between macro-urban physical examination and micro-old neighborhoods’ renewal needs to be systematically explored. A third-level physical examination indicators system was constructed after analyzing relationships between urban physical examination and old neighborhoods’ renewal and referring to the norms and practical experience. The technical framework and mode of neighborhood-level physical examination were also proposed. The specific renewal contents and strategies were determined after evaluating the state of an old neighborhood in Dalian which successfully verified the feasibility and effectiveness of the study. The research provides useful references to conduct urban physical examination and guide old neighborhoods’ renewal finely.