High-speed railway (HSR) station areas are expected to benefit urban environments, not simply as transportation or economic hubs but also as urban places contributing to living quality. However, the relationship between HSR and place quality has not received systematic attention, despite the evolution of urban planning paradigms toward a clearer focus on quality of life. We have reviewed 44 academic articles written between 1996 and 2019 and analyzed concepts of place quality spanning the disciplines of urban design, urban planning, and urban economics. We identified three dimensions commonly associated with quality of place: a spatial dimension associated with aesthetic qualities of urban spaces; a socio-cultural dimension associated with experienced “sense of place”; and an economic dimension associated with the agglomeration of economic activities. Then we worked out these three dimensions in the context of HSR station areas and attributed features accordingly. We concluded that the economic dimension far outweighs the others in academic debates, with dominant theories being primarily concerned with land use, accessibility, and economic performance. Studies from the urban design field have tackled the spatial elements of place quality and showed a strong correlation with economic dimension. However, the literature remains insufficiently developed when it comes to addressing user experience and “sense of place.”

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高铁站区的场所品质：概念定义

高速铁路 (HSR) 站区有望造福于城市环境，不仅作为交通或经济中心，而且作为有助于提高生活质量的城市场所。然而，尽管城市规划范式朝着更明确地关注生活质量的方向发展，但高铁与地方质量之间的关系并没有得到系统的关注。我们回顾了 1996 年至 2019 年间撰写的 44 篇学术文章，并分析了跨越城市设计、城市规划和城市经济学等学科的场所质量概念。我们确定了通常与场所质量相关的三个维度：与城市空间美学质量相关的空间维度；与体验到的“地方感”相关的社会文化维度；以及与经济活动集聚相关的经济维度。然后我们在高铁车站区域的背景下计算出这三个维度并相应地赋予特征。我们得出的结论是，在学术辩论中，经济维度远远超过其他维度，主要理论主要关注土地利用、可达性和经济绩效。城市设计领域的研究已经解决了地方质量的空间要素，并显示出与经济维度的强相关性。然而，在解决用户体验和“地方感”方面，文献仍然不够完善。我们得出的结论是，在学术辩论中，经济维度远远超过其他维度，主要理论主要关注土地利用、可达性和经济绩效。城市设计领域的研究已经解决了地方质量的空间要素，并显示出与经济维度的强相关性。然而，在解决用户体验和“地方感”方面，文献仍然不够完善。我们得出的结论是，在学术辩论中，经济维度远远超过其他维度，主要理论主要关注土地利用、可达性和经济绩效。城市设计领域的研究已经解决了地方质量的空间要素，并显示出与经济维度的强相关性。然而，在解决用户体验和“地方感”方面，文献仍然不够完善。