Green Roofs: a sustainable strategy

 

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Autores: López-González, Brenda Guadalupe, Camacho, Alejandro D., Martínez-Rodríguez, María Concepción, Marcelin- Aranda, Mariana
Formato: artículo original
Fecha de Publicación:2020
Descripción:The urbanization of the areas has brought benefits that have allowed economic growth and improvements in the quality of life of people, but has also paid for the environmental part. Green roofs are a technology that contributes to sustainable development. For this reason, the present work discloses relevant information about the origin, characteristics and benefits of green roofs, as well as a compilation of academic activities of different organisms being carried out in favor of this green technology and, finally, successful cases in Mexico. A series of environmental benefits are reported, such as the reduction of pollution and temperature of the environment, social benefits such as the reduction of diseases and mortality percentages in the population and economic benefits such as savings due to the reduction of energy consumption.
País:RepositorioTEC
Institución:Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Repositorio:RepositorioTEC
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositoriotec.tec.ac.cr:2238/11953
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_marcha/article/view/4389
https://hdl.handle.net/2238/11953
Palabra clave:Techos verdes
urbanización
cambio climático
isla de calor urbana
desarrollo sustentable
antecedentes
beneficios
composición
clasificación
Green roofs
urbanization
climate change
urban heat island
sustainable development
background
benefits
composition
classification