A growing trend in urban design is the concept of a rooftop garden. If every building in a city were to install a rooftop garden

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A growing trend in urban design is the concept of a rooftop garden. If every building in a city were to install a rooftop garden

, how might the urban heat island be affected? Describe and explain at least two different impacts you might observe.

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vlabodo [156] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-07T10:05:45+03:00

Answer:The Urban heat island temperature will be REDUCED.

Two Impacts of Rooftop gardens

1) provision of shade against Sunlight.

2) It helps to purify the air around the building.

Explanation: Rooftop gardens are gardens made on top of the roofs of buildings, it is a Green initiative aimed at helping to improve the overall Environment.

Rooftop gardens have several significant benefits which includes

Reduction of the surrounding temperatures and the Urban heat Island temperatures.

Rooftop gardens helps to shade the roof from the direct impacts of harsh weather conditions.

Generally, plants are known as air purifiers as they remove the excess Carbondioxide around the environment through photosynthesis, and they also help to release water vapor which will help to improve the humidity of the environment.