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Ecoregional Green Roofs: Theory and Application in the Western USA and Canada de Bruce Dvorak

Ecoregional Green Roofs: Theory and Application in the Western USA and Canada: Cities and Nature

Editat de Bruce Dvorak
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 feb 2022
This book studies the application of green roofs in ecoregions of the western United States and Canada. While green roofs were intended to sustain local or regional vegetation, this volume describes how green roofs in their modern form are typically planted with a low-diversity mix of sedums from Europe or Asia. 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. 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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030583972
ISBN-10: 303058397X
Pagini: 619
Ilustrații: XVI, 619 p. 257 illus., 251 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Ediția:1st ed. 2021
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Cities and Nature

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

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.

Notă biografică

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. 

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This book studies the application of green roofs in ecoregions of the western United States and Canada. While green roofs were intended to sustain local or regional vegetation, this volume describes how green roofs in their modern form are typically planted with a low-diversity mix of sedums from Europe or Asia. 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. 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 II 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. 

Caracteristici

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