Title :
Discussion on rainwater utilization in urban landscape design
Author :
Sun, Qin Hua ; Dong, Liang ; Zhang, Jian Kun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Archit., Southwest Jiaotong Univ., Chengdu, China
Abstract :
Efficient use of urban rainwater can reduce the urban waterlogging and ease water crisis; In urban landscape construction process can be the use of rainwater organically, make landscape not only has the visual beautification, ecological optimization and has more rainwater resources use function; In landscape design can pass through rain gardens, roof gardens, green streets to achieve these functions, This eco-garden building and the promotion of sustainable economic and social development have very positive meaning.
Keywords :
construction industry; design engineering; ecology; economics; optimisation; roofs; social sciences; ecological optimization; economic; rainwater utilization; roof gardens; social development; urban landscape design; urban rainwater; urban waterlogging; water crisis; Design methodology; Educational institutions; Forestry; Green products; Optimization; Rain; Water resources; Green street; Landscape; Rain garden; Rainwater Utilization; Roof garden;
Conference_Titel :
Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9172-8
DOI :
10.1109/RSETE.2011.5964719
