Green Roof Ecosystems [electronic resource] / edited by Richard K. Sutton.

9783319149837

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

XII, 447 p. 101 illus., 78 illus. in color : online resource.

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This book provides an up-to-date coverage of green (vegetated) roof research, design, and management from an ecosystem perspective. It reviews, explains, and poses questions about monitoring, substrate, living components, and the abiotic, biotic, and cultural aspects connecting green roofs to the fields of community, landscape, and urban ecology. The work contains examples of green roof venues that demonstrate the focus, level of detail, and techniques needed to understand the structure, function, and impact of these novel ecosystems. Representing a seminal compilation of research and technical knowledge about green roof ecology and how functional attributes can be enhanced, it delves to explore the next wave of evolution in green technology and defines potential paths for technological advancement and research.

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July 06, 2015