Green roof retrofit: building urban resilience

Content: Title Page 
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Notes on Editors
 Notes on Contributors
 Foreword
 Acknowledgements
 Chapter 1 Building Resilience in Urban Settlements Through Green Roof Retrofit
 1.0 Introduction
 1.1 Background and Context: Green Infrastructure
 1.1.1 Green Roofs
 1.2 Extensive and Intensive Systems
 1.3 Valuing Green Infrastructure and Wider Economic Benefits
 1.4 Measures of Greenness in Cities and the Growing Market for Green Roofs
 1.5 A Growing Global Market for Green Roofs
 1.6 Overview of the Structure of the Book
 1.7 Conclusion
 References. Chapter 2 Technical and Engineering Issues in Green Roof Retrofit2.0 Introduction
 2.1 Technical and Engineering Considerations
 2.2 Roof Structure and Covering Typologies
 2.2.1 Pitched Roof Structures
 2.2.2 Pitched Roof Coverings
 2.2.3 Flat Roof Structures
 2.2.4 Flat Roof Coverings
 2.2.5 Other Roof Designs
 2.2.6 Green Roof Modular Systems
 2.3 Available Space
 2.4 Structural Capacity
 2.5 Waterproof Membranes and Insulation
 2.6 Drainage
 2.7 Heritage
 2.8 Green Roof Access
 2.8.1 Access for Maintenance
 2.8.2 Temporary or Permanent Access Strategies
 2.8.3 Maintenance frequency. 2.9 Other Issues2.10 How to Determine Which Green Roof Type is Best Suited to Different Structures
 2.11 Illustrative Case Studies
 2.11.1 Australia --
Surry Hills Library and Beare Park, Sydney
 2.11.2 Brazil
 2.11.3 1214 Queen St West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 2.11.4 107 Cheapside, London, UK
 2.12 Conclusions
 References
 Chapter 3 Green Roof Retrofit and the Urban Heat Island
 3.0 Introduction
 3.1 Defining the Urban Heat Island
 3.1.1 UHI Impacts on Environment, Society and Economy
 3.2 Microclimatic Effects of Rooftop Greening
 3.3 Green Roof Cooling Mechanisms. 3.4 Green Roof Retrofit for Uhi Mitigation --
Defining the Boundaries3.4.1 Roof Availability and Suitability
 3.4.2 Design Considerations --
Intensive Versus Extensive
 3.5 Green Roof Retrofit for Uhi Mitigation --
Developing the Model
 3.5.1 Overview of Methods
 3.5.2 Modelling Roof Availability and Suitability
 3.5.3 Modelling Thermal Performance
 3.6 Model Implementation --
Evaluating Sydney's Surface and Canopy-Layer Heat Islands
 3.7 Green Roof Retrofit for Uhi Mitigation --
Model Implementation
 3.8 Conclusions --
Where to from Here? 3.8.1 Limitations of the Research and Opportunities for Further WorkReferences
 Chapter 4 Thermal Performance of Green Roof Retrofit
 4.0 Introduction
 4.1 Green Roof Retrofit and Thermal Performance
 4.2 Research Methodology
 4.3 Case study: Rio de Janeiro and Sydney
 4.3.1 Rio de Janeiro Case Study
 4.3.2 Sydney Case Study
 4.3.3 Evaluation of Rio de Janeiro and Sydney Cases
 4.4 Conclusions
 References
 Chapter 5 Stormwater Attenuation and Green Roof Retrofit
 5.0 Introduction
 5.1 The Problem of Pluvial Flooding
 5.2 Specifications for Stormwater Roofs and Issues for Retrofit.