Roadmap for Green Roofs, Walls and Facades in Australia’s Urban Landscapes
- Publisher:
- University of Melbourne
- Publication Type:
- Report
- Citation:
- 2020, pp. 1-26
- Issue Date:
- 2020-05-01
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Urban green infrastructure is the network of green space in the private
and public realm and includes parks, private gardens, street trees,
native remnant vegetation and more engineered forms such as rain
gardens and green roofs. Increasing the extent, diversity and quality
of green infrastructure is vital for ensuring the physical and mental
wellbeing of Australia’s increasingly urbanised population, and for
climate change adaptation. With less ground-level space available
in cities to establish new parks, trees and gardens, engineered
forms of green infrastructure - green roofs, walls and facades - offer
opportunities to grow plants up and on top of built structures;
combining grey infrastructure with green infrastructure
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