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| Title: | DESIGNING FOR BIODIVERSITY TO INFLUENCE HABITAT ON A GREEN ROOF IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| Authors: | Myers, Chris H. |
| Advisors: | Ellis, Christopher D. |
| Department/Program: | Plant Science and Landscape Architecture (PLSA) |
| Type: | Thesis |
| Sponsors: | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) |
| Keywords: | 0390
Landscape architecture
0768
Environmental science
conservation, ecoroof, Green Roof, Habitat, living roof, reconciliation ecology |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | This paper will discuss design elements to enhance pollinator and avian diversity on a green roof in the District of Columbia. Biodiversity trends on green roofs in Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the United States are discussed. Focusing on North America, reconciliation ecology is explored through the use of case studies. The design process for designing a green roof is divided into three parts: identifying program goals, site analysis, and design concept. Design guidelines are extrapolated from conservation literature for the creation of green roofs that support pollinator and avian habitat. These "bioroofs" will be draped over the United States Coast Guard Headquarters building which will serve as a template for creating a green roof to target the least tern, the killdeer, the butterfly and the bee, in the District of Columbia. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/12849 |
| Appears in Collections: | Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Theses and Dissertations
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