The Application of Landscape Infrastructure Approaches in the Planning of Heritage Corridor Supporting System

Heritage corridor is a comprehensive regional conservation and development measure which gives first priority to the conservation of cultural content and at the same time focuses on the economic revitalization and the environment protection. To keep the heritage corridor in good operation condition, a series of regional infrastructures are necessary, and the appropriate planning of which has become a difficult issue. This article attempts to propose a possible method for the integrated planning of the supporting system with landscape infrastructure approaches. Basing on landscape's potential in coordinating the dynamic natural, artificial and social environment, in this article, the conceptual method to integrate the green elements with the gray elements in the synergistic infrastructure system is discussed and the principles for the integrated planning, including multifunction, network and sustainability, are proposed. In the heritage corridor supporting system, the landscape infrastructure would act as a multifunctional media providing co-existence interface for the exchanging flows of “green” and “gray”, and which finally contributes to the smart, sustainable and healthy development of the region. This article expands the application of landscape infrastructure into regional heritage conservation field and provides new insights and ideas for the planning of heritage corridor.