Create A Healthy, Vibrant City

Landscape construction has attracted more and more attention during the modernization of cities. The outdoors recreational demand also increases steadily. Thus, a question posed to landscape designers is how to coordinate the relationship among the art, humanity, and society.Based on the survey of the state-of-the-art of landscape of modern cities and the discussion on the recreational demands, this thesis attempts to explore the excavation of diverse recreational demands, the pursuing of recreational experiences, the promotion of the recreational quality, and finally upgrades to the investigation on the guidance of the life style of recreational behaviors. The discussions gradually strengthening the focus of landscape design on the recreational activities. Behind the appearance of recreational activities is the demand and desire of human beings. Therefore, focusing on the recreational activities is not so simple as meeting the functional requirements only. Instead, it should be some kinds of fusion of matter, sprit, and society. As an artistic and scientific discipline devoting to the harmony of human beings and the environment, landscape design should pay more attention to the development of both the physiological and psychological healthy of human beings, and to both the quality and the civilization of the living conditions, so that it could benefit the development of the cities.Through analyzing cases of native and foreign designs, this thesis expatiates from multiple views and aspects, and gives some design proposals.The paper contains approximately 2,3000 words,48 illustrations.