Strategies for Physical Forms Based on Water-related Ecosystem Services Overall Capacity (WESSOC)—A Case Study of Tian’ao Water Sensitive Rural Area in Shengsi

Services Overall Capacities (WESSOC). Through the literature review and previous research outcomes, it clarifies that the WESSOC include four types and eight dimensions water-related ecosystem services, and also proposes 18 key indicators related to physical forms. The interception of greywater is the premise of WESSOC while water self-purification is its core. Based on them, other six water-related ecosystem services can also be provided. Through the case study of Tian’ao Villlage in Shengsi, this paper suggests that an effective mechanism of well-designed physical forms of rural areas is to achieve the increments of "water environment – water ecosystem – water landscape" through a series of improvements of water-related physical forms. This paper contributes technical support and parameters provision to the planning, design, construction and management of rural areas.