Ecoregional Green Roofs

Theory and Application in the Western USA and Canada

AvBruce Dvorak

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

The authors demonstrate how in the western USA and Canada many green roofs have been designed with native plants and have been found to thrive. Part I of this book covers theory and an overview of ecoregions and their implications for green roofs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-02-06
Mått:155 x 235 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cities and Nature
Antal sidor:619
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030583941

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Bruce Dvorak is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning at Texas A&M University, USA. He is co-founder of an Interdisciplinary Green Roof Research Group that focuses on exploring the possibilities for low-input green roofs for central Texas through quantitative research.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: Background and Theory.- Chapter 1. Introduction to Ecoregional Green Roofs.- Chapter 2. Theoretical Development of Ecoregional Green Roofs.- Part II:Application: Ecoregional Green Roof Case Studies.- Chapter 3. Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregions.- Chapter 4. Shortgrass Prairie Ecoregions.- Chapter 5. Desert Southwest Ecoregions.- Chapter 6. Intermontane Semi-arid Grassland Ecoregions.- Chapter 7. California Coastal Ecoregions.- Chapter 8. Puget Lowland Ecoregions.- Chapter 9. Willamette Valley Ecoregions.- Chapter 10. Fraser Lowlands and Vancouver Island Ecoregions.- Part III: Summary and Future Outlook.- Chapter 11. Ecoregional Green Infrastructure and Future Outlook.- Afterword.