Ecological Impacts of Replacing Traditional Roofs with Green Roofs in Two Urban Areas
Urban land cover is dominated by impervious surface that degrades both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems relative to predevelopment conditions. There are significant opportunities for designers of urban landscapes to use alternative land covers that have multiple functions, benefiting both human an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Loyola Marymount University
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Cities and the Environment |
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol1/iss2/9 |