a garden in the sky

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dc.contributor.authorRuss, Jennifer Lynnen
dc.contributor.committeechairKagawa, Ronald M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKane, Brian P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMiller, Patrick A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHolt, Jaanen
dc.contributor.departmentLandscape Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T16:01:32Zen
dc.date.adate2004-05-24en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T16:01:32Zen
dc.date.issued2004-05-13en
dc.date.rdate2004-05-24en
dc.date.sdate2004-05-11en
dc.description.abstractWe live in an increasingly urbanized world as people migrate to cities for employment and cultural benefits. Growing and dense urban populations contribute heavily to water pollution and energy waste contributing to global biodiversity extinction. At the same time, contemporary urban areas deliver diminishing returns to residents as cities become cramped, unhealthy, and unattractive. The rooftops of urban buildings offer exciting opportunities for remedying these trends. New rooftop designs highlight the need for more plant life and green space in urban areas, improve energy efficiency, and offer urban residents gardens to enjoy and relax in. Rooftops can enhance buildings in urban areas through landscape design, transforming neglected space into valuable real estate that provides ecological and economic services. Well designed rooftops can enhance property values, assist with primary on-site storm water management, help build energy efficiency, mitigate the urban hear island effect, and filter air and water. A good green roof exists in symbiosis with its neighbors and the city at large. Contemporary rooftop design strives for an ethical stewardship of the earth. I have chosen to design a green roof around the aesthetics and traditions of Japanese horticulture. Japanese landscape design evolved to maximize space and create intricate gardens in small areas and is deep in symbolism and ritual upkeep.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05112004-004034en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05112004-004034en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9924en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartjenn_final.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectzenen
dc.subjectjapanen
dc.subjectheat islanden
dc.subjectrooftop gardenen
dc.titlea garden in the skyen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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