The city of basel has promoted green roofs via investment in incentive programmes which provided subsidies for green roof installation 1996 1997 and 2005 2006.
Green roof basel switzerland.
The city of basel in switzerland has the largest area of green roofs per capita in the world.
By 2100 under a high greenhouse emissions scenario the temperature is projected to increase by about 4 5 Âșc in comparison to the 1990s.
Combining mitigation and adaptation on measures.
The main aim of the green roof initiative is to increase the coverage of green roofs in the city of basel through the use of a combination of financial incentives and building regulations.
Initiatives aiming to increase the provision of green roofs in basel were initially driven by energy saving programmes and subsequently by biodiversity conservation.
This is the roof of a hospital in basel switzerland s third most populous city.
Initiatives aiming to increase the provision of green roofs in basel were initially driven by energy saving programmes and subsequently by biodiversity conservation.
Although green roofs are picturesque builders see them primarily as a way to help meet switzerland s stringent.
This means that every second summer will be as hot or even hotter than the temperatures reached.
The main aim of the green roof initiative is to increase the coverage of green roofs in the city of basel through the use of a combination of financial incentives and building regulations.