Print Email Facebook Twitter Analysis of Settlement Space Environment along China’s Grand Canal Tianjin Section Based on Structural Equation Model—Case Study of 44 Typical Settlements Title Analysis of Settlement Space Environment along China’s Grand Canal Tianjin Section Based on Structural Equation Model—Case Study of 44 Typical Settlements Author Zhao, Yan (Tianjin University; Tianjin Ren’ai College) Yan, Jianwei (Tianjin University) Huang, Mengshi (Hebei University of Technology) Bian, Guangmeng (Tianjin University) Du, Y. (TU Delft Spatial Planning and Strategy) Date 2022 Abstract The settlement space along China’s Grand Canal is an important part of cultural heritage, boasting high value of conservation and inheritance as a museum of local culture in an active state. The paper is aimed at revealing the current situation and satisfaction with the settlement space environment along China’s Grand Canal Tianjin Section from the perspective of resident perception. We set up a structural equation model to perform an empirical analysis of the inherent relation of the components of the settlement space environment along China’s Grand Canal Tianjin Section and the inherent law influencing its current state. The research results show that the ecological factor of life along China’s Grand Canal exerted a positive influence on the ecological factor of production and the path coefficient was 0.344. The ecological factor of life and the factor of accessibility were in a relation of positive influence and the former had the most prominent influence on the latter, with a path coefficient of 0.534, while the path coefficient of the influence of the latter on the former was 0.131. The factor of social culture exerted a positive influence on the ecological factor of life, with the path coefficient being 0.765. The research conclusion analyzed the realistic difficulties of the settlement space environment along China’s Grand Canal, revealed the inherent law between different surveyed factors and provided basic reference for feature extraction, evaluation and optimized development of the settlement space along China’s Grand Canal. Subject China’s Grand Canalsettlement space environment along the Canalstatus quostructural equation modelsurvey evaluation and analysis To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2cda72a0-064e-412c-a134-c0f9341bb715 DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095369 ISSN 2071-1050 Source Sustainability, 14 (9) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2022 Yan Zhao, Jianwei Yan, Mengshi Huang, Guangmeng Bian, Y. Du Files PDF sustainability_14_05369.pdf 1.36 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2cda72a0-064e-412c-a134-c0f9341bb715/datastream/OBJ/view