Overview
- Represents an informed and progressive way of approaching our environmental response to urban design
- Makes a compelling case that the long-term health and viability of our communities depend upon highly functioning green roof ecologies that connect green spaces to create a resilient tapestry of natural diversity spanning the urban landscape
- Invaluable reference for policy makers, ecologists, biologists and more, who wish to implement ecologically conscious green roofs
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 223)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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“Reviews green roof research, design and management from an ecosystem perspective. A book for policymakers, designers and ecologists interested in the interactions within and between green roofs and other living systems.” (The Bulletin, Vol. 47 (1), March, 2016)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Green Roof Ecosystems
Editors: Richard K. Sutton
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14983-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14982-0Published: 25 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35443-9Published: 13 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14983-7Published: 04 June 2015
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 447
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 78 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Ecosystems, Landscape Architecture, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning