Extensive green roof design in the City of Cape Town : barriers and opportunities for developing a green industry
Master Thesis
2010
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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.
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Armstrong, J. 2010. Extensive green roof design in the City of Cape Town : barriers and opportunities for developing a green industry. University of Cape Town.