A Preliminary Analysis of Water Scenery Design for Residential Quarters

Abstract:

Water scenery, nowadays, is one of the most important elements for creation of natural ecological surroundings of modern residential quarters. Introducing water scenery into residential quarters has become the most fashionable style for designing residential surroundings. A brief analysis of present water scenery design in this paper makes some methods and proposals for dealing with some incompetent problems existing in between the requirements of residents and shortages of water scenery design at the present time.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 209-211)
• Pages: 430-433
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.209-211.430
• Online since: October 2012
• Authors: Xin Li Zhao
• Keywords: Design Element, Green Space, Humanity, Nature, Water Scenery

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