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Green Roofs and Urban Heat

Maya Lindqvist · Seminar in Urban Ecology

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Green roofs solve the urban heat island problem.

Green roofs can lower roof temperatures on hot days.

On summer afternoons, planted roofs were up to 30 °C cooler at the surface than gravel roofs (Okafor, 2021).

Cooling was greatest where the substrate stayed moist through the afternoon. (Okafor, 2021, p. 14)

Their effect on a whole district's air temperature is smaller and less certain (Reyes & Hall, 2019).

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Okafor, C. (2021). Surface temperatures of planted roofs. Urban Climate Letters, 12(3), 201–219.
Reyes, M., & Hall, J. (2019). Roof greening in dense cities. Water and Cities, 7, 44–61.

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Green Roofs and Urban Heat

Maya Lindqvist · Seminar in Urban Ecology

2 Background

Green roofs can lower roof temperatures on hot days.

On summer afternoons, planted roofs were up to 30 °C cooler at the surface than gravel roofs (Okafor, 2021).

References

Okafor, C. (2021). Surface temperatures of planted roofs. Urban Climate Letters, 12(3), 201–219.
Reyes, M., & Hall, J. (2019). Roof greening in dense cities. Water and Cities, 7, 44–61.

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Green Roofs and Urban Heat

Maya Lindqvist · Seminar in Urban Ecology

2 Background

Green roofs can lower roof temperatures on hot days.

On summer afternoons, planted roofs were up to 30 °C cooler at the surface than gravel roofs (Okafor, 2021).

Cooling was greatest where the substrate stayed moist through the afternoon. (Okafor, 2021, p. 12)

Cooling was greatest where the substrate stayed moist through the afternoon. (Okafor, 2021, p. 14)

Their effect on a whole district's air temperature is smaller and less certain (Reyes & Hall, 2019).

References

Okafor, C. (2021). Surface temperatures of planted roofs. Urban Climate Letters, 12(3), 201–219.
Reyes, M., & Hall, J. (2019). Roof greening in dense cities. Water and Cities, 7, 44–61.

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Green Roofs and Urban Heat

Maya Lindqvist · Seminar in Urban Ecology

2 Background

Green roofs can lower roof temperatures on hot days.

On summer afternoons, planted roofs were up to 30 °C cooler at the surface than gravel roofs (Okafor, 2021).

Cooling was greatest where the substrate stayed moist through the afternoon. (Okafor, 2021, p. 14)

Their effect on a whole district's air temperature is smaller and less certain (Reyes & Hall, 2019).

References

Okafor, C. (2021). Surface temperatures of planted roofs. Urban Climate Letters, 12(3), 201–219.
Reyes, M., & Hall, J. (2019). Roof greening in dense cities. Water and Cities, 7, 44–61.

Narrowed the claim to roof temperatures, which the sources measure.

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Green Roofs and Urban Heat

Maya Lindqvist · Seminar in Urban Ecology

2 Background

Green roofs can lower roof temperatures on hot days.

On summer afternoons, planted roofs were up to 30 °C cooler at the surface than gravel roofs (Okafor, 2021).

Cooling was greatest where the substrate stayed moist through the afternoon. (Okafor, 2021, p. 14)

Their effect on a whole district's air temperature is smaller and less certain (Reyes & Hall, 2019).

References

Okafor, C. (2021). Surface temperatures of planted roofs. Urban Climate Letters, 12(3), 201–219.
Reyes, M., & Hall, J. (2019). Roof greening in dense cities. Water and Cities, 7, 44–61.

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