A green roof is a vegetated roof or deck designed to provide urban greening for buildings,
people, or the environment. Made popular across Europe over the past few decades, green …

The use of native plants on green roofs has attracted considerable attention in recent years.
With this comes the implicit assumptions that native plants are better adapted, provide …

This paper evaluated a knowledge gap regarding the origin and historical development of
green roofs as an evolving human invention. Forty-three cases from different parts of the …

The terrestrial, freshwater and marine realms all provide essential ecosystem services in
urban environments. However, the services provided by each realm are often considered …

Abstract The German FLL Guidelines for green roofs are designed to inform about state-of-
the-art performance expectations for green roofs. North America is experiencing steady …

Green roofs are typically dominated by Sedum species because they can tolerate hot, xeric
environments. However, due to their high water use efficiency, some have questioned the …

This chapter investigates the theoretical background of environmental and ecological factors
that can be used to inform the design of ecoregional green roofs. Ecoregions are defined by …

Many cities especially compact ones are beset by urban heat island effect compounded by
climate change and poor environmental quality. Urban green infrastructure can provide …

Biological diversity and ecological functions have been observed and maintained on green
roofs worldwide. Prairies, meadows, grasslands, wetlands, talus slopes, barrens, and …

This chapter presents case studies of three tallgrass prairie conservation sites and nine
ecoregional green roofs located in the Coastal Plains and Interior Lowlands of North …