Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filters
Green roofs provide multiple benefits including reducing the urban heat island effect, absorbing stormwater and air pollution, and serving as habitat for wildlife. However, many cities have not taken advantage of green roofs as a nature-based solution. In New York City (NYC), approximately 20% of th...
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| author | Michael L. Treglia Timon McPhearson Eric W. Sanderson Greg Yetman Emily Nobel. Maxwell |
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| description | Green roofs provide multiple benefits including reducing the urban heat island effect, absorbing stormwater and air pollution, and serving as habitat for wildlife. However, many cities have not taken advantage of green roofs as a nature-based solution. In New York City (NYC), approximately 20% of the landscape is covered by buildings, thus rooftops present a substantial opportunity for expanding green infrastructure. Spatial data on green roofs are critical for understanding their abundance and distribution, what filters may drive spatial patterns, and who benefits from them. We describe the development of a green roof dataset for NYC based on publicly available data and classification of aerial imagery from 2016. Of the over one million buildings in NYC, we found only 736 with green roofs ( |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffbd84c5d7e34a10bf791087700982d52022-12-22T04:29:24ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872022-09-012732010.5751/ES-13303-27032013303Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filtersMichael L. Treglia0Timon McPhearson1Eric W. Sanderson2Greg Yetman3Emily Nobel. Maxwell4The Nature Conservancy, New York State Cities Program, New York, NY, USAUrban Systems Lab, The New School, New York, NY, USAWildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY, USACIESIN, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USAThe Nature Conservancy, New York State Cities Program, New York, NY, USAGreen roofs provide multiple benefits including reducing the urban heat island effect, absorbing stormwater and air pollution, and serving as habitat for wildlife. However, many cities have not taken advantage of green roofs as a nature-based solution. In New York City (NYC), approximately 20% of the landscape is covered by buildings, thus rooftops present a substantial opportunity for expanding green infrastructure. Spatial data on green roofs are critical for understanding their abundance and distribution, what filters may drive spatial patterns, and who benefits from them. We describe the development of a green roof dataset for NYC based on publicly available data and classification of aerial imagery from 2016. Of the over one million buildings in NYC, we found only 736 with green roofs (https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss3/art20/citiesgreen infrastructuregreen roofsmappingsocial-ecological-technical filtersurban remote sensingurban systems |
| spellingShingle | Michael L. Treglia Timon McPhearson Eric W. Sanderson Greg Yetman Emily Nobel. Maxwell Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filters Ecology and Society cities green infrastructure green roofs mapping social-ecological-technical filters urban remote sensing urban systems |
| title | Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filters |
| title_full | Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filters |
| title_fullStr | Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filters |
| title_short | Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filters |
| title_sort | examining the distribution of green roofs in new york city through a lens of social ecological and technological filters |
| topic | cities green infrastructure green roofs mapping social-ecological-technical filters urban remote sensing urban systems |
| url | https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss3/art20/ |
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