"Green Roofs research advice note" (City of London/BCO)
User-friendly introduction to green roofs for planners, developers, architects and facility managers. Joint publication by the British Council for Offices (BCO) and the City of London, produced in furtherance of the City of London Biodiversity Action Plan.
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"Green Roofs: their existing status and potential for conserving biodiversity in urban areas" (Natural England)
English Nature Research Report which assesses the potential for green roofs to benefit the conservation of biodiversity in urban areas. Three categories of green roof are explained: intensive (equivalent to parks or gardens); simple intensive (with well maintained lawns or ground cover); & extensive (low maintenance & normally low growing turf, moss or sedum mats).
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Blackredstarts.org.uk
Much of the current interest in living roofs stems from work to conserve the black redstart in East London. This website covers not only the ecology of the black redstart, but design of living roofs and benefits of living roofs to a wide range of wild species.
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International Green Roof Association (IRGA)
Website which describes the different types of living roofs, and their public and private benefits, and provides advice on construction engineering and planting.
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Living Roofs – An independent UK resource for green roof information
UK-based website which describes the types of living roof (plus green walls), identifies environmental and cost benefits, and provides guidance on planning and specifying living roofs.
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"Wildflowers Work: A guide to creating & managing new wildflower landscapes" (Landlife)
A state-of-the-art guide to creating wildflower grasslands in urban and rural settings, including the use of unusual substrates such as crushed concrete. Published by Landlife, the charity which works to promote and create wildflower areas which have sustainable links to their communities. ISBN: 0952347245. Can be purchased from Landlife via their Creative Conservation page.
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