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Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Extensive green roof design in the City of Cape Town : barriers and opportunities for developing a green industry

Abstract

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In today's world of increasing energy costs and rapid ecosystem service decay, a result of direct human disturbance from development, habitat loss and fragmentation and the increasing frequencies of extreme weather events, it is critical that building practices in the next decade adopt a more adaptive and holistic approach to building design.

Degree

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Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Department of Environmental and Geographical Science
Year dc:date.issued
2010

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Armstrong, James Taylor
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Ziervogel, Gina

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10042
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10042

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Armstrong, James Taylor. Extensive green roof design in the City of Cape Town : barriers and opportunities for developing a green industry. Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10042