DESIGNING FOR BIODIVERSITY TO INFLUENCE HABITAT ON A GREEN ROOF IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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dc.contributor.advisorEllis, Christopher D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMyers, Chris H.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentPlant Science and Landscape Architecture (PSLA)en_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-10T05:49:58Z
dc.date.available2012-07-10T05:49:58Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/12849
dc.subject.pqcontrolledLandscape architectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledconservationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledecoroofen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledGreen Roofen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHabitaten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledliving roofen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledreconciliation ecologyen_US
dc.titleDESIGNING FOR BIODIVERSITY TO INFLUENCE HABITAT ON A GREEN ROOF IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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