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Author Dover, John (John W.)

Title Green infrastructure : incorporating plants and enhancing biodiversity in buildings and urban environments / John W. Dover
Published London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Earthscan from Routledge, 2015

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Description vii, 337 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.What is green infrastructure? -- 1.1.Why green infrastructure? -- 1.2.Definitions of green infrastructure -- 1.3.Why should we want to ̀€green' buildings and reduce the amount of sealed surface in urban areas? -- 2.Benefits of green infrastructure -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Biodiversity value -- 2.3.Direct value to humans -- 2.4.Food production/urban agriculture -- 2.5.Transport (walking/cycling) -- 2.6.Economics/enhanced building values -- 2.7.Climate control/climate change proofing -- 2.8.Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) -- 2.9.Pollution control -- 2.10.Energy efficiency -- 2.11.Summary -- 3.Indoors -- 3.1.Why vegetation indoors? -- 3.2.Noise reduction -- 3.3.Plants and illness -- 3.4.General health and comfort -- and the workplace -- 3.5.Air conditioning -- 3.6.Microbial load reduction -- 3.7.Air pollution -- 3.8.Indoor green walls -- 3.9.Summary -- 4.Permeable pavements -- 4.1.Introduction to permeable pavements --
Contents note continued: 4.2.Permeable pavements and street trees -- 4.3.Microbiology of permeable pavements -- 4.4.Permeable pavements and the heat island effect -- 4.5.Front gardens -- 4.6.Alleys -- 4.7.Roads -- 4.8.Swales and strands -- 4.9.Summary -- 5.Green walls -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Types of green wall -- 5.3.Directly greened walls: rooted directly on the wall -- 5.4.Direct greening: surface climbers -- 5.5.Indirect greening of walls -- 5.6.Specific values of green walls -- 5.7.Summary -- 6.Green roofs -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Types of green roof -- 6.3.Structure of green roofs -- 6.4.Plants for green roofs -- 6.5.Ecosystem services (or benefits) delivered by green roofs -- 6.6.Whole-life cost analysis of installing green roofs -- 6.7.Summary -- 7.Street trees -- 7.1.Street trees and city greening -- 7.2.Trees and health and safety -- 7.3.The street environment -- 7.4.Street tree inventories -- 7.5.Which tree species is best? Selection criteria --
Contents note continued: 7.6.Getting the most out of street trees -- 7.7.Aesthetics and food -- 7.8.Trees and shade -- 7.9.Trees and gaseous pollutants -- 7.10.Street trees and particulate pollution -- 7.11.Trees and heavy metals -- 7.12.Street trees and water -- 7.13.Street trees and biodiversity -- 7.14.Societal value -- 7.15.Summary -- 8.Policy, regulation and incentives -- 8.1.Public good vs Private good -- 8.2.Creating the environment for implementation -- 8.3.Summary
Notes "Earthscan from Routledge"
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-309) and index
Subject House plants in interior decoration.
Foliage plants.
Interior landscaping.
LC no. 2014048373
ISBN 9780415521239 (hardback)
9780415521246 (paperback)