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LongTomH

(8,636 posts) Thu Jul 13, 2017, 08:11 PM Jul 2017

Do Cities Need More Roof Gardens

Also, think of the psychic boost that roof gardens could give to city denizens.

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Do Cities Need More Roof Gardens (Original Post) LongTomH Jul 2017 OP

Certainly seems like it. It's a wasted resource. The Wielding Truth Jul 2017 #1

Roofs might help but what might help more is stopping the practice of clear cutting and leveling cstanleytech Jul 2017 #2

Absolutely! Phoenix61 Jul 2017 #3

need more white colored roof to reflect light also KG Jul 2017 #4

The Wielding Truth

(11,415 posts)

1. Certainly seems like it. It's a wasted resource.

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 08:17 PM

Jul 2017

cstanleytech

(26,318 posts)

2. Roofs might help but what might help more is stopping the practice of clear cutting and leveling

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 08:33 PM

Jul 2017

large areas of land for parking lots, subdivisions and shopping centers and requiring that atleast 30% of the land be kept virgin or require the replanting and maintaining of mature native trees and shrubs for 30% of the land.

Phoenix61

(17,018 posts)

3. Absolutely!

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 09:17 PM

Jul 2017

The more urban the area the more important this is.

KG

(28,752 posts)

4. need more white colored roof to reflect light also

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Fri Jul 14, 2017, 09:53 AM

Jul 2017

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