A Study on the Sustainable Development of Historic District Landscapes Based on Place Attachment among Tourists: A Case Study of Taiping Old Street, Taiwan

Historic districts should be sustainably developed by preserving historic architectural landscapes and developing tourism. Researchers have found that attachment to a place positively influences pro-tourism pro-environment behaviors among tourists, indicating exploring the landscape planning of from perspective is noteworthy topic sustainability. However, there are few studies on how district ignite tourists’ attachment. Using historical named Taiping Old Street in Taiwan as an example, we investigated association between evaluation districts. This study mainly adopted questionnaire surveys used partial least squares structural (PLS) equation modeling for survey data analysis. (1) The identified three dimensions districts: visual preference, cultural heritage value, authenticity. (2) stimulus–organism–response (SOR) model was combined with previous scholars conceptual put forward relationship evaluation, destination image, (3) verified, (i) terms values authenticity had significant positive effects image; (ii) authenticity, image attachment; (iii) influenced impact provides both theoretical references formation process suggestions sustainable development similar type.