The Green Roof Promotion Strategies for the Municipalities

Abstract:

This study developed municipal green roof promotion strategies by reviewing successful green roof initiatives of the international municipalities. This paper consists of three major parts: the first introduced some green roof initiative policies in some cities. The second part of this paper employs the key findings of some municipal governments have set green roof policies and program to assist the government policy makers can better determine which policies suit their needs. The third part of this paper is to propose some green roof promotion strategies for the municipalities to pursue the goals of energy-saving carbon reduction and ecological-compensation for the cities.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 71-78)
• Pages: 3892-3895
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.71-78.3892
• Online since: July 2011
• Authors: Guan Chyun Shiah
• Keywords: Green Roof, Municipalities, Strategy

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