Overview
- Features many color photos of ecoregional landscapes and green roofs
- Identifies hundreds of plant taxa for ecoregions of the western United States and Canada
- Presents dozens of natural landscapes that may inspire ecoregional green roofs
- Summarizes research from various kinds of ecoregions
- Shares lessons learned from some of the green roof pioneers in the western U.S
Part of the book series: Cities and Nature (CITIES)
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About this book
Part I of this book covers theory and an overview of ecoregions and their implications for green roofs. In Part II vegetation from prairies, deserts, montane meadows, coastal meadows, and scrub and sub-alpine habitats are explored on seventy-three ecoregional green roofs. Case studies explore design concepts, materials, watering and maintenance, wildlife, plant species, and lessons learned. Part III covers an overview of ecoregional green roofs and a future outlook.
This book is aimed at professionals, designers, researchers, students and educators with an interest in green roofs and the preservation of biodiversity.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Part I
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Part II
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Part III
Editors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecoregional Green Roofs
Book Subtitle: Theory and Application in the Western USA and Canada
Editors: Bruce Dvorak
Series Title: Cities and Nature
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58395-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58394-1Published: 06 February 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58397-2Published: 06 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-58395-8Published: 05 February 2021
Series ISSN: 2520-8306
Series E-ISSN: 2520-8314
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 619
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 251 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Urban Ecology, Biodiversity, Environmental Geography, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography