Green infrastructure : incorporating plants and enhancing biodiversity in buildings and urban environments / John W. Dover.

Contents

1. What is Green Infrastructure?
1.1 Why green infrastructure?
1.2 Definitions of green infrastructure
1.3 Why should we want to 'green' buildings and reduce the amount of sealed surface in urban areas?

2. Benefits of Green Infrastructure
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Biodiversity value
2.3 Direct value to humans
2.4 Food production / urban agriculture
2.5 Transport (walking / cycling)
Etc.

3. Indoors
3.1 Why vegitation indoors?
3.2 Noise reduction
3.3 Plants and illness
3.4 General health and comfort-and the workplace
3.5 Air conditioning
Etc.

4. Permeable Pavements
4.1 Introduction tp permeable pavements
4.2 Permeable pavements and street trees
4.3 Microbiology of permeable pavements
4.4 Permeable pavements and the heat island effect
4.5 Front gardens
Etc.

5. Green Walls
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Types of green wall
5.3 Directly greened walls: rooted directly on the wall
5.4 Direct greening: sURFACE CLIMBERS
5.5 Indirect greening of walls
Etc.

6. Green Roofs
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Types of green roof
6.3 Structure of green roofs
6.4 Plants for green roofs
6.5 Ecosystem service (or benefit) delivered by green roofs
Etc.

7. Street Trees
7.1 Street trees and city greening
7.2 Trees and health and safety
7.3 The street environment
7.4 Street tree inventories
7.5 Which tree species is best? selection criteria
Etc.

8. Policy, Regulation and Incentives
8.1 Public good vs private good
8.2 Creating the environment for implementation
8.3 Summary

Includes bibliographical references pages 267-309 and index p. 311-337