Costs and Benefits of Green Roof Types for Cities and Building Owners

Increasing urbanization and the effects of climate change will bring new challenges for cities, such as energy saving and supply of renewable energy, preventing urban heat islands and water retention to deal with more frequent downpours. A major urban surface, the surface of roofs, is nowadays hardl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sita H. van der Meulen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SDEWES Centre 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
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Online Access: http://www.sdewes.org/jsdewes/pid6.0225