GIS modeling of green roofs allocation potential - Case study (Kosice)

Abstract

Green infrastructure needs to be where people live and work - everywhere in the city. Current city challenges such as hot, dry, pollution, traffic, housing, urban sprawl etc. can be solved simply with nature. Improving stormwater management, changing microclimate, windbreaks, reducing energy use, biodiversity, applying green roof are few examples of solving problems in the cities these days. Ecosystem services must come to towns and people need to learn to use them. Sponge city is not only new term. It provides ecological, economic and social benefit through natural solutions. It is a key to sustainable spatial planning, urban design and development. The aim of this paper is to explain a case study of Košice city how green infrastructure can solve climate petrubation.