Quantifying carbon sequestration of various green roof and ornamental landscape systems

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-48

  Whittinghill, Leigh J ^a   Rowe, D Bradley ^b   Schutzki, Robert ^b   Cregg, Bert M ^b  

^a Center for International Forestry Research   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Green roof; Ornamental landscapes; Sedum; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; EMISSION CONTROL; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROOFS; VEGETABLES;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GREEN ROOF; ORNAMENTAL LANDSCAPES; SEDUM; URBAN AGRICULTURES;

CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GARDEN; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PHYTOMASS; PRAIRIE; SOIL ANALYSIS; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84893139081     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.11.015     Document Type: Article

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