The Study Of Waterfront Landscape Design In KF Water System

As human settlements, exchanges and activities, waterfronts in city is an ideal. So it becomeconcentrated place. In the process of urbanization, the urban waterfronts always is the theme of developingand construction. For The future of sustainable development of healthy, better waterfronts not only canimprove urban environment and the city’s taste, but also performance effectively ecological balance ofurban water system.In recent years, with the faster urbanization process of China, Urban Waterfront LandscapeConstruction is facing multi-faceted needs and challenges. The proliferation of urban population, theexpansion of urban construction makes the environment which is under enormous pressure; Water pollution,destruction of natural resources such as waterfront a series of negative factors have contributed to the lossof waterfront landscape ecological functions; at the same time, the expansion of urban construction can’tmeet the current activities’ demands, as a result affect its other functions. The focuses of urban waterfrontsdesign is how to improve the quality of Urban Waterfront Landscape and how to use of the functionaladvantages of a comprehensive waterfront landscape, combined with today’s urban developmentcharacteristics and trends, explore the landscape of modern urban waterfront planning and design methods,create urban human settlement, environmental protection, leisure and recreation, economic sector, socialcivilization in one of the modern urban waterfront landscape.Kaifeng is an important transportation junction to connect central and western regions. Since theReform and opening-up, KF’s overall financial force has been improved significantly. With the rapiddevelopment of urbanization process, KF’s urban framework and population has expanded increasingly. However, the rapid development also brings about a heavy burden to the environment, especially thedestroy in water environment, unbalance of water ecosystem, unreasonable exploitation of urban waterfrontsource and delayed construction of urban waterfront landscape, which will not only affect KF’s image andpeople’s life quality but also constrain KF’s sustainable development.Crisscross of rivers and lakes, connected river canals, extending water transport in all directions,flourishing industry and commerce, which described KF’s historical property. In order to revive KF’sproperty, KF Municipal Party Committee and government have made the development policy:“By meansof water system infrastructures to develop water system project and encourage consolidating of correlativetourist resources finally to construct a water system tourist zone.” KF Municipal Party Committee andgovernment provide huge amount of material and financial resources to improve the river course and lakesand develop waterfront landscape construction of the water system project. The implementation of thepolicy has improved KF’s image and ecological environment, which also has made good social effect andeconomical benefit. The second phase of water system project, south to Baogong Lake, on the way of XisiSquare, Lufu Street, Ximen Road, Fayuan Street, north to Longting Lake and Qingming RiversideLandscape Garden, reflects the folk cultures of Song Dynasty as its theme characterized with waterlandscape, landscaping and Song-Dynasty-style buildings. According to assessing the facts on the groundand questionnaires, some problems should be resolved instantly.KF has the limitations in natural conditions and technical means. What’s more, landscape designerslack of digging deeper of the artistic and cultural elements. Besides, the industry of landscape design is newin Kaifeng so the it is lack of mature management system and relevant experience. All of these result in theproblems in the design of waterfront landscape of water system project. The degeneration of water body’secological function and the limitation of waterfront shape made the designer ignore the ecological water system construction.Considering the waterfront landscape design strategies under the definition of tourist city, the authoradvocates some feasible strategies to solve the problems existed in the design and construction of the KFwater system project. Firstly, repair the ecological system in waterfront zone and developenvironmentally-friendly landscape design. Secondly, pay more attention to the application of aestheticsand create visual view. Thirdly, focus on the development and integration of humanities. Fourthly, enhancethe combination with city planning. Besides, the author also creates the walk system design, green spacedesign and plan of reconstruction of buildings of waterfront landscape in KF water system project.By means of these designs and plans, comprehensive special function of waterfront landscape in KFwater system project could be strengthened. KF can develop into a city characterized with the all-arounddevelopment of ecology, entertainment, tourism and culture. The author hopes this paper can provide somefeasible advice and theoretical reference to the waterfront landscape design of KF or even the central regionof China.