Abstract: In order to estimate the performance of the corresponding management engineering, especially relate to the human settlement, a sampled questionnaire survey named <The evaluation of human settlement environment of typic black-odor rivers in Wenzhou > was conducted to the residents along Shanxia River and Jiushan River in Wenzhou to obtain the feelings of people lived near the dirty river about the water, landscape as well as the whole environment. Conclusions can be drawn as follows: the investigated residents who take an attitude that the rivers are in urgent need of comprehensive treatment account for 86.2%. Nearly 40% of the residents enjoy the ecological landscape along both sides of the river, while 58.6% of residents dissatisfy with the water environmental quality. The lifeline system around the river is pretty good, and the cultural and sports facilities of both sides are well received. Environmental management ability of government is deemed to be below average. The results have some guidance for engineering implementation.

Key words: black-odor rivers, human settlement environment, Wenzhou, black-odor rivers, human settlement environment