Research on the Renewal Strategy of Guangzhou Shipbuilding Industry Heritage from the Perspective of Resilience Theory——A Case Study of Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou

The shipbuilding industry heritage, as one of Guangzhou's highly distinctive industrial heritages, bears witness to Guangzhou's position as an important maritime trade center and has significant historical significance. In the context of urban renewal, some of these shipbuilding industry heritages face the fate of demolition due to inadequate protection, while others have been updated without considering the social ecological relationship with the surrounding environment, ultimately leading to the destruction and disappearance of the heritage. Therefore, Guangzhou's shipbuilding industry heritage needs to seek a renewal method to play its role in the city in a sustainable manner. Due to long-term industrial construction, the internal elements of Guangzhou's shipbuilding industry heritage are loose, with poor connectivity, and external environmental threats such as urbanization and land use pressure, as well as climate change and sea level rise. The resilience theory regards cities as a complex socio-economic system, and its implementation targets include but are not limited to physical infrastructure, socio-economic structure, environmental ecosystems, and governance mechanisms. The resilience theory emphasizes the adaptability and resilience of the system, which is precisely the characteristic required for the renewal process of Guangzhou Shipbuilding Industry Heritage. This article extracts the five resilience elements of Guangzhou's shipbuilding industry heritage from the perspective of resilience theory, and further extends its implementation strategies. By improving the material and ecological environment to avoid external disturbances, and adjusting the social and institutional framework to adapt to environmental threats, it can effectively prevent and quickly adapt to various internal and external uncertain risks and crises. The main innovation points of the paper are as follows: 1. Through the organization of relevant literature and materials, a relatively systematic review was conducted on the historical background and current status of renewal and protection of 14 shipbuilding industry heritage sites in Guangzhou, providing a foundation for future research on shipbuilding industry heritage; 2. The article attempts to establish a practical framework for the resilience renewal of Guangzhou's shipbuilding industry heritage through the intervention of resilience theory, extract five major resilience elements, and further explore specific implementation strategies. 3. Finally, taking Wenchong Shipyard, a typical heritage of Guangzhou's shipbuilding industry, as an empirical case, the resilience strategy is validated and the regeneration blueprint of Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard is depicted.