Principles of Designing Water Elements in Urban Public Spaces

Karol Langie, Kinga Rybak-Niedziółka and Věra Hubačíková
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Karol Langie: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Kinga Rybak-Niedziółka: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Věra Hubačíková: Department of Applied and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-12

Abstract: When designing public spaces in large cities, a number of functional, communication, compositional, infrastructural, environmental and compositional factors should be taken into account, most of which relate to water elements. The appropriate location and form of water elements significantly affect the attractiveness and strengthening of the identity of places in cities. Fountains, artificial and natural urbanized watercourses, artistic installations and sculptures, as well as nature-based solutions that utilize water designed in public spaces significantly increase the social and aesthetic value of public spaces. The main aim of the presented research is to present a spectrum of solutions for water elements in public spaces of cities. The summary part describes guidelines and recommendations regarding the principles of designing the locations of fountains, watercourses and artistic objects that utilize water in public spaces in cities.

Keywords: city landscape; water; public space; spatial values (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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