Extensive green roof performance

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Table of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
1. Cities in the 21st century
2. A brief introduction to green roof technology
3. Problem statement
4. Research questions and chapter outline
Chapter 2. Mediterranean open habitat vegetation offers great potential for extensive green roof design
1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Vegetation description
2.1.1. Study area
2.1.2. Data collection
2.1.3. Data analysis
2.2. Species list comparison
2.3. Potential of Mediterranean vegetation
3. Results
3.1. Vegetation description
3.2. Species list comparison
3.3. Potential of Mediterranean vegetation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Plant trait analysis delivers an extensive list of potential green roof species for Mediterranean France
1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Species lists
2.2. Trait selection procedure
2.3. Data analysis
2.4. Screening tool and case study
3. Results
3.1. Correlation analysis
3.2. Screening tool and case study
4. Discussion
4.1. Suitable habitats and plant traits for Mediterranean extensive green roof plant selection
4.2. Important extensive green roof plant traits and design recommendations
4.3. Comments on the plant trait analysis
5. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Vegetation and structure recommendations for extensive green roofs in Mediterranean and temperate climates
1. Introduction
2. Material and methods
2.1. Experimental setup
2.2. Monitoring
2.3. Data analysis
3. Results
3.1. Climate data
3.2. General vegetation development
3.3. Exposition effect
3.4. Structure type effect
3.5. Species-specific performance
4. Discussion
4.1. Extensive green roof performance
4.2. Extensive green roof design recommendations for Mediterranean and temperate climates
5. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Intermediate section. Plant species used in the experiment described in on initial green roof plant development
Chapter 5. Effects of addition of organic material and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
1. Introduction
2. Material and methods
2.1. Experimental setup
2.2. Plant and AMF survey
2.3. Data analysis
3. Results
3.1. Rooftop experiment
3.2. Greenhouse experiment
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
Chapter 6. Adapting green roof irrigation practices for a sustainable future
1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Publication search and selection
2.2. Data exploration
3. Green roof irrigation practices and stormwater management regulations
3.1. Current green roof irrigation practices
3.2. Optimizing irrigation practices
3.3. Examples of stormwater management regulations
4. Irrigation specification for green roofs in different climatic contexts
4.1. Dry semi-arid climates
4.2. Warm temperate climates: subtropical and marine regions
4.3. Warm temperate climates: Mediterranean regions
4.4. Warm temperate climates: regions with wet, hot summers and dry winters
4.5. Snow climates
5. Concluding remarks
Chapter 7. Functional and phylogenetic diversity as a framework for novel ecosystem design, the example of extensive green roofs
1. Introduction
2. Material and methods
2.1. System and trait selection
2.2. Data analysis
2.2.1. Exploring the extensive green roof systems
2.2.2. Diversity analysis
2.3. Species selection for optimization of green roof ecosystem functioning
3. Results
3.1. Extensive green roof type description
3.2. Diversity analysis
3.3. Maximizing functional diversity
4. Discussion
4.1. The functional diversity approach and extensive green roof systems
4.2. Considerations for further research
4.3. Recommendations for urban ecosystem design
5. Conclusion
Chapter 8. General discussion
1. Nature as a source of inspiration for extensive green roof vegetation selection
1.1. Green roofs and the habitat template concept
1.2. A plant trait approach for potential extensive green roof species selection
1.3. Testing potential Mediterranean plants in different climates and under different experimental setup
2. Factors for improved green roof performance
2.1. Effects of organic matter and mycorrhiza on green roof vegetation development
2.2. Towards sustainable green roof irrigation methods in different climatic contexts
2.3. Ways to improve green roof functional diversity and the ecosystem services they provide
3. Research gaps and directions for future research
4. Concluding part
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