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Ecological and economic impacts of green roofs and permeable pavements at the city level: the case of Corvallis, Oregon

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  • Long Zhou
  • Guoqiang Shen
  • Thomas Woodfin
  • Tian Chen
  • Kun Song

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A city's spatial footprint is covered by extensive impervious building roofs and paved surfaces, which contribute to greater storm-water runoff, more surface pollutants, and less carbon sequestration, hence, worse ecosystem services. This research conducts an empirical study on the ecological and economic impacts of a citywide adoption of green roofs and permeable pavements in Corvallis, OR. The effects on ecosystem services of using green roofs and pervious pavements for a low impact development are modelled using Integrated Value of Ecosystem Services Trade-offs and compared to those from the City's current conventional development without green roofs and pervious pavements. The differences are analysed for ecological impact by storm-water yield, storm-water purification, and carbon sequestration and economic impact by a cost-benefit comparison. The results indicate that low impact development, especially intensive green roofs on commercial/industrial buildings and permeable pavements for parking lots, plays a significant role, even with a higher initial implementation cost, for long-term urban sustainability.

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  • Long Zhou & Guoqiang Shen & Thomas Woodfin & Tian Chen & Kun Song, 2018. "Ecological and economic impacts of green roofs and permeable pavements at the city level: the case of Corvallis, Oregon," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 61(3), pages 430-450, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:61:y:2018:i:3:p:430-450
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1314859
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    1. Xuefei Wang & Zhiqi Chen & Dawei Ma & Tingting Zhou & Jintang Chen & Xing Jiang, 2023. "Relationship between Visual and Thermal Comfort and Electrodermal Activity in Campus Blue–Green Spaces: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-20, July.

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