City Talk: Exploration on the Interventional Approach of Micro-renewal Participatory Design for Public Space of Old Communities in Qingdao

Abstract

In the context of Qingdao's rapid economic development and urban construction, Qingdao has attracted a large number of people with international attitude. In response to the call of Qingdao Municipal Government's "Old Town Revival" policy, the government has launched a special fund for the micro-renewal and renovation of the community public space in the old city of Qingdao, injecting new vitali ty for this city. The main purpose of this paper is to enhance the sense of identity and belonging of people living in the city, emphasize the importance of humanistic care and talk. At the same time, combined with the micro-renewal of the old community space in Qingdao, it aims to enhance the dialogue between cities through participatory design intervention while solving the problems including lack of vitality, aging and passivity of the old community space. And the paper is designed to stimulate the vitality and initiative of the city itself through creative participatory expression of the community public space with the micro-renewal of the trivial daily public space of old communities as the carrier, spread urban culture and collective memory in a limited space, and promote the formation of a more civilized way of life in the interaction with the city.