The role of green roofs in water sensitive Urban design in South Australia

WSUD 2012 - 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design: Building the Water Sensitive Community, Final Program and Abstract Book

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Razzaghmanesh, M ^a   Beecham, S ^a   Kazemi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Green roof; Stormwater management; Water sensitive urban design

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLIMATIC REGIONS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS; GREEN ROOF; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEW ZEALAND; PEAK FLOWS; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SPECIFIC DESIGN; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; WATER SENSITIVE;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; STORM SEWERS; STORMS;

ROOFS;

EID: 84862006706     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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