TY - BOOK ID - 107971891 TI - Green roof ecosystems PY - 2015 SN - 9783319149837 9783319149844 9783319149820 9783319354439 3319149822 PB - Cham : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Nature protection KW - General ecology and biosociology KW - Environmental planning KW - Economic geography KW - landschapsarchitectuur KW - landschapsecologie KW - ruimtelijke ordening KW - ecologie KW - geografie KW - ecosystemen KW - Life sciences KW - Regional planning KW - Architecture KW - Endangered ecosystems KW - Landscape ecology KW - Urban ecology (Sociology) KW - Biotic communities. KW - Landscape architecture. KW - Green roofs (Gardening) KW - Buildings KW - Ecosystem management. KW - Environmental aspects. KW - Ecoroofs KW - Living roofs KW - Roof gardening KW - Environmental aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:107971891 AB - 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. ER -