Community awareness of green roofs in Sydney

Wilkinson, S; Osmond, P; Heller, A; Manion, J; Sumich, M; Sharman, L

Community awareness of green roofs in Sydney

Wilkinson, S

Osmond, P Heller, A Manion, J Sumich, M Sharman, L

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Publisher:: ZEMCH Network
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Community awareness of green roofs in Sydney Conference Proceedings, 2014, pp. 99 - 113
Issue Date:: 2014-06-06

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dc.contributor.author	Wilkinson, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9266-1858	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Osmond, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Heller, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Manion, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sumich, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sharman, L	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Hirota, EH	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Formosa, CT	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Onyango, J	en_US
dc.date	2014-06-04	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-06-06	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Community awareness of green roofs in Sydney Conference Proceedings, 2014, pp. 99 - 113	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9910608-1-8	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/35457
dc.description.abstract	There are environmental, economic and social benefits of installing green roofs and walls on city buildings. The environmental benefits are lower building related operational carbon emissions, reductions in the urban heat island, increases in bio-diversity and reductions in storm-water run-off. Economically, the benefits are reduced roof maintenance costs, lower running costs, higher capital and rental values for commercial buildings. Finally the social or community gains are the creation of aesthetically pleasing spaces, landmarksand cultural capital as well as provision of recreational spaces. Furthermore social, psychological and therapeutic gains accrue when the roof or wall is visible to people andis used for social interaction and leisure activities. The perceived drawbacks are perceived greater risk of building leaks, high costs of installation and maintenance, and access and security issues. Whilst the technology to design and install green roofs and walls has existed for hundreds of years the uptake and the demand for green roofs and walls has not been high. Overall, the environmental social and economic gains are not perceived sufficient to create significant demand to set up green roofs and walls. In Sydney Australia, the existing number of green roofs and walls are testimony to this observation. With the aim of addressing the barriers to the uptake of green roofs and walls; it is essential to understand the way in which the key stakeholders; here the community, perceive the technology. With this knowledge it is then feasible to develop an agenda to mitigate any erroneous perceptions that exists. This research reports on a survey with the Sydney community to determine their perceptions of green roofs and walls.	en_US
dc.publisher	ZEMCH Network	en_US
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dc.relation.ispartof	ZEMCH International Conference	en_US
dc.title	Community awareness of green roofs in Sydney	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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utslib.location.activity	Londrina, PR, Brazil	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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Abstract:

There are environmental, economic and social benefits of installing green roofs and walls on city buildings. The environmental benefits are lower building related operational carbon emissions, reductions in the urban heat island, increases in bio-diversity and reductions in storm-water run-off. Economically, the benefits are reduced roof maintenance costs, lower running costs, higher capital and rental values for commercial buildings. Finally the social or community gains are the creation of aesthetically pleasing spaces, landmarksand cultural capital as well as provision of recreational spaces. Furthermore social, psychological and therapeutic gains accrue when the roof or wall is visible to people andis used for social interaction and leisure activities. The perceived drawbacks are perceived greater risk of building leaks, high costs of installation and maintenance, and access and security issues. Whilst the technology to design and install green roofs and walls has existed for hundreds of years the uptake and the demand for green roofs and walls has not been high. Overall, the environmental social and economic gains are not perceived sufficient to create significant demand to set up green roofs and walls. In Sydney Australia, the existing number of green roofs and walls are testimony to this observation. With the aim of addressing the barriers to the uptake of green roofs and walls; it is essential to understand the way in which the key stakeholders; here the community, perceive the technology. With this knowledge it is then feasible to develop an agenda to mitigate any erroneous perceptions that exists. This research reports on a survey with the Sydney community to determine their perceptions of green roofs and walls.

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