Applied Research on the Urban Roof Greening - Take Shangcheng District for Example

Abstract:

As a new kind of urban landscaping, roof greening plays an important role in saving energy, easing the heat island effect, reducing dust and improving the urban environment. Taking the existing buildings in Hangzhou Shangcheng District for example, this essay is an analysis of the effects and promotional value of the urban roof greening and a research of the feasibility and necessity of roof greening promotion, which to further demonstrate that as a ground greening supplement, roof greening can expand greening scope and increase urban green coverage ratio, to form a dual interests of both economic and ecological sustainability.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 361-363)
• Pages: 533-537
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.361-363.533
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Chao Jun Yan
• Keywords: Existing Building, Roof Greening, Urban Area

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