Ecoregional Green Roofs, Solved, ASLA Policy Report, and Green Pages Directory
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Ecoregional Green Roofs
This new book, aimed at professionals, designers, researchers, students and educators with an interest in green roofs is edited by green roof expert and Texas A&M Associate Professor Bruce Dvorak. It examines the unique intricacies of designing in the Western US and Canada, where many successful green roofs thrive using native vegetation, compared to the low-diversity mix of sedums commonly used in other parts of the world.
The book covers theory and an overview of ecoregions and their implications for green roofs, as well as an exploration of vegetation from prairies, deserts, montane meadows, coastal meadows, and scrub and sub-alpine habitats on 73 ecoregional green roofs. Design concepts, materials, watering and maintenance, wildlife, plant species, and lessons learned, and an overview of ecoregional green roofs and a future outlook are all covered.
Solved: How the World's Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis
Taking cues from progressive cities around the world, including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Oslo, Shenzhen, and Sydney, this book is a summons to every city to make small but significant changes that can drastically reduce our carbon footprint. We cannot wait for national governments to agree on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage the average temperature rise to within 1.5 degrees. In Solved, former Toronto Mayor (and key proponent of its leading-edge Green Roof Bylaw) David Miller argues that cities are taking action on climate change because they can – and because they must. Miller makes a clear-eyed and compelling case that, if replicated at pace and scale, the actions of leading global cities point the way to creating a more sustainable planet.
As much a "how to" guide for policymakers as a work for concerned citizens, Solved aims to inspire hope through its clear and factual analysis of what can be done – now, today – to mitigate our harmful emissions and pave the way to a 1.5-degree world.
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Landscape Architects Design Vibrant, Resilient, and Just Communities for All - Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration
In January, the American Society of Landscape Architects released a report with a set of policy recommendations for the incoming Biden-Harris Administration, outlining how landscape architects can help address issues like the climate crisis, and social and racial justice, given supportive Federal government policy. The report makes specific recommendations in four key areas:
Applying STEM-related design principles to protect communities.
Addressing climate change through sustainable, resilient design.
Supporting green community infrastructure solutions.
Promoting racial, social, and environmental justice in design.
Green Pages: Green Roof & Wall Industry Directory 2020/21
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities’ annual industry directory was released, providing a key resource that can help quickly find green roof product manufacturers, professionals, nurseries, and other key players in the green roof and wall industry, as well as accredited Green Roof Professionals to help with projects.
