Urban historic heritage buffer zone delineation: the case of Shedian

Heritage Science

Table 2 Significance weights of criteria

Criteria	Weight	Classification	Score
Protection class	0.19	State-protected historical site	100
		Provincially-protected historical site	80
		County-protected historical site	60
		Historical building	30
		General construction	0
Historical elements	0.1799	Yes	100
Historical elements	0.1799	No	0
Building age	0.144	Before 1911	100
		1911–1949	66
		1950–1979	33
		Since 1980	0
Architectural features	0.105	Ancient architectural features	100
		Containing elements of ancient architecture	66
		Harmonious with ancient architecture	33
		Conflicting with ancient architecture	0
Urban texture	0.09	Yes	100
Urban texture	0.09	No	0
Cultural element	0.099	Yes	100
Cultural element	0.099	No	0
Cultural industry	0.055	Yes	100
Cultural industry	0.055	No	0
Street pattern	0.057	Yes	100
Street pattern	0.057	No	0
Number of stories in a building	0.049	One or two stories	100
		Three or four stories	66
		Five stories or more	33
Construction quality	0.033	Structure is well-preserved	100
		Structure is somewhat damaged, but it is still usable	66
		Buildings were damaged and abandoned	33