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Green Roof Ecosystems (Ecological Studies)
Sutton
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Description for Green Roof Ecosystems (Ecological Studies)
Hardcover. Green Roof Ecosystems Editor(s): Sutton, Richard. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 459 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 78 colour illustrations, 39 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: AMV; PSAF; PSTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Ecological Studies
Number of Pages
447
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319149820
SKU
V9783319149820
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Sutton
Richard K. Sutton is a Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Agronomy at The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His areas of focus include ornamental horticulture, landscape ecology, and the design program in landscape architecture.
Reviews for Green Roof Ecosystems (Ecological Studies)
“Reviews green roof research, design and management from an ecosystem perspective. A book for policymakers, designers and ecologists interested in the interactions within and between green roofs and other living systems.” (The Bulletin, Vol. 47 (1), March, 2016)