Abstract:
As cities grow, their impact on the environment becomes a greater concern. Yet cities provide opportunity for easily maintainable efforts for sustainability that can synergistically make vast improvements: green(er) infrastructure systems and a civic dedication to optimizing resource use. One example is green roofing, which can happily marry individual desires for a (mentally, if not physically) relaxing hobby while providing urban beautification. In this issue, Boyle et al discuss what needs to be done to assure that megacities do not become megablights; other content herein speaks to sustainable design and resource management
