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Research in policy and practice · No. 68 · 2022
Green-roof research in New York’s urban mapping evidence
The Nature Conservancy-led research team
- Role
- Applied-research evidence
- Host
- The Nature Conservancy-led research team
- Publication
- Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filters
- Contribution
- Applied-research evidence
- Evidence
- Ecology and Society 27(3):20 · Introduction and reference list
Research reaching practice
A Nature Conservancy-led study mapping New York City’s green roofs cites Professor Amir’s research when explaining how roof design and location affect benefits. The project released an open dataset to support further research and urban green-infrastructure planning.
The documented contribution
Ecology and Society 27(3):20 · Introduction and reference list. The cited review supports the study’s framing. The mapping and dataset are the work of its authors; this does not establish causal influence on New York City policy.
Research and coauthor credit
State-of-the-art analysis of the environmental benefits of green roofs — Umberto Berardi; AmirHosein GhaffarianHoseini; Ali GhaffarianHoseini. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.047
