Description |
vii, 288 pages : colour illustrations, plans ; 26 cm |
Contents |
1. Context and classification -- 2. Benefits and drivers -- 3. Design principles -- 4. Green roof case studies -- 5. Living wall case studies -- 6. Ground to roof connection -- 7. Planting design space -- 8. Creating open space -- 9. Tackling climate change -- 10. Role of government -- 11. Research, advocacy and capacity building |
Summary |
Provides design inspiration and practical advice on using green roofs and living walls. Extensively illustrated with photographs and drawings, it highlights the most exciting green roof and living wall projects in Australia and New Zealand within an international context. Cities around the world are becoming denser, with greater built form resulting in more hard surfaces and less green space, leaving little room for vegetation or habitat. One way of creating more natural environments within cities is to incorporate green roofs and walls in new buildings or to retrofit them in existing structures. The installation of green roofs and walls has many benefits, including: - management of stormwater and improved water quality - reducing the 'urbane heat island effect' - increasing real estate values around green roofs - reducing energy consumption |
Analysis |
Architectural design |
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Sustainable buildings |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet |
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Mode of access: Internet |
Subject |
Green roofs (Gardening)
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Landscape gardening.
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Roof gardening.
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Vertical gardening.
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Author |
Goodwin, Christine, author
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CSIRO Publishing.
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LC no. |
2011456292 |
ISBN |
9780643096639 (paperback) |
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9780643103078 (ebk.) |
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9780643103085 (epub.) |
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