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Research in municipal practice · No. 09 · 2015
Green-roof evidence in a German municipal planning report
DDV · German Aerospace Center (DLR) · DBU-funded development project
- Role
- Co-author of research cited in the report
- Host
- Deutscher Dachgärtner Verband · DLR · Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
- Country
- Germany
- Report
- DBU development project 30299 · November 2015
- Research co-authors
- Umberto Berardi, Amir Ghaffarianhoseini and Ali GhaffarianHoseini
- Evidence
- Printed page 14; reference on page 42
Evidence for urban green infrastructure
A German report by the Deutscher Dachgärtner Verband and researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) draws on the green-roof review co-authored by Professor Amir, Umberto Berardi and Ali GhaffarianHoseini. Its discussion of urban ecological benefits points readers to the review for an overview of green-roof ecosystem services.
Research in a municipal planning context
Published in November 2015 with funding from the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, the report presents a remote-sensing method for inventorying existing green roofs and assessing further roof-greening potential. It connects the ecological evidence with practical information needs for municipal climate adaptation, drainage and biodiversity planning.


