Ecoregional Green Roofs
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-58394-1 (ISBN)
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.
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.
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.
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.02.2021 |
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Reihe/Serie | Cities and Nature |
Zusatzinfo | XVI, 619 p. 257 illus., 251 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 1109 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
Schlagworte | ecoregions • Eco-roofs • Environmental Geography • Green Infrastructure • Green Roofs • Meadows and Prairies • Native Ecosystems • Native Plants for Green Roofs • Semi-arid • systematic botany • urban geography and urbanism |
ISBN-10 | 3-030-58394-5 / 3030583945 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-58394-1 / 9783030583941 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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