EUS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Urban Heat Island, Green Roof, Urban Agriculture
20 Mar 2017
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Money: save money on energy cost for residential dwellings. Temperature: regulate temperature at the city scale (i. e. mitigate the urban heat island effect) Water conservation: grow native species that are suited to the level of local water availability, e. g. drought- tolerant native plantings in southern california garden, rainwater harvesting from green roofs, water filtered and reused in toilets and outside taps. Water management: manage storm water by increasing the capacity of landscape to retain water (e. g. rain gardens, green roofs, vegetated swales) Pollutants: plants absorb pollutants, photosynthesis, nutrients, metals. Habitat: encourages the success of the native plant species and conserves wildlife habitat. Health: supports public health by providing places for us to play, exercise, meditate and relax. Social capital: create more liveable cities by promoting connection to nature through ecological restoration opportunities. Food: spaces to produce food, rooftop agriculture, allotment gardens. Voluntary: water efficient landscaping, ecological restoration, planting trees, toronto evergreen brick works: community greening.
