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This book provides an up-to-date coverage of green (vegetated) roof research, design, and management from an ecosystem perspective. It reviews, explains, and poses questions about monitoring, substrate, living components and the abiotic, biotic and cultural aspects connecting green roofs to the fields of community, landscape and urban ecology. The work contains examples of green roof venues that demonstrate the focus, level of detail, and techniques needed to understand the structure, function, and impact of these novel ecosystems. Representing a seminal compilation of research and technical knowledge about green roof ecology and how functional attributes can be enhanced, it delves to explore the next wave of evolution in green technology and defines potential paths for technological advancement and research.

Nature protection --- General ecology and biosociology --- Environmental planning --- Economic geography --- landschapsarchitectuur --- landschapsecologie --- ruimtelijke ordening --- ecologie --- geografie --- ecosystemen --- Life sciences --- Regional planning --- Architecture --- Endangered ecosystems --- Landscape ecology --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Biotic communities. --- Landscape architecture. --- Green roofs (Gardening) --- Buildings --- Ecosystem management. --- Environmental aspects. --- Ecoroofs --- Living roofs --- Roof gardening --- Environmental aspects