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Fall 2022, On The Roof With Steven Peck Fall 2022, On The Roof With Steven Peck

On the Roof With… Philadelphia Water Department’s Commissioner and CEO Randy E. Hayman

Ten years in, the Commissioner and CEO of the Philadelphia Water Department, Randy Hayman, reflects upon the successes and challenges of implementing the multi-billion dollar award winning green infrastructure focused Green City, Clean Waters plan in advance of his keynote address at CitiesAlive on October 16.

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International, Policy, Spring 2022 Luigi Petito International, Policy, Spring 2022 Luigi Petito

Transforming the Built Environment Through the Smart Combination of Green Infrastructure and Solar Installations in Europe

The European Solar Rooftops Initiative presents a unique opportunity to maximize the impact for cities and citizens promoting the combination of green infrastructure and solar installations on every rooftop and impervious surface where it is economically and technically feasible.

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International, Policy, Spring 2022 Sophie Rousset-Rouvière International, Policy, Spring 2022 Sophie Rousset-Rouvière

In France, a New Law Supports Green Roofs on Buildings

Promulgated on August 24, 2021, the Climate and Resilience Act includes article 101 that strengthens and expands previous laws in favor of implementing green roofs. The French government is taking these additional steps so that green roofs can be implemented more widely, particularly to promote the acceptance of biodiversity and the fight against climate change.

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Policy, Fall 2021 Vanessa Keitges Policy, Fall 2021 Vanessa Keitges

Let’s Put Green Roofs on Schools and Help Students and Teachers

Did you ever have a school assignment growing a seedling? Did you ever do that on the roof of your school building? There is a bill in Congress that could make this a reality for our country’s learners. Not only that, it would help mitigate climate change, reduce the urban heat island, create jobs, and grow our economy for generations to come.

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Policy, Fall 2021 Shino Tanikawa, Inger Yancey, Ann Yie, and Julie Welch Policy, Fall 2021 Shino Tanikawa, Inger Yancey, Ann Yie, and Julie Welch

Fine Tuning New York City’s Green Roof Tax Abatement Program

New York City’s current Green Roof Tax Abatement (GRTA) Program is the result of an ongoing 13-year stakeholder advocacy effort. A GRTA working group is helping to advocate for improvements to the program which will increase program uptake and green roof benefits.

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International, Policy, Fall 2021 Luigi Petito International, Policy, Fall 2021 Luigi Petito

Beautiful, Multifunctional, Impactful, and Cost-Effective: Why Greening Cities Should Be a Pillar of Climate Action

In cities, we can reverse climate change trends if we renature urban areas. By interweaving green infrastructure within the built environment, we can tackle some of the effects of human-induced warming locally. At the same time, we can limit further urbanization, which will increase the severity of heatwaves as well as precipitation and resulting runoff intensity.

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