Green roofs are a growing trend in urban cities, and researchers in Shanghai are making a strong case for why we need them.

Green roofs in Shanghai can filter up to 75.5% of rainborne microplastics, with the potential to capture 56.2 tons yearly ...

Shanghai closes in on green roof target. By Qu Xiaozhen (China Daily) Updated: 2008-08-12 07:07. ... By the end of last year, the per capita of green land in Shanghai was 12 sq m.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Green roofs can remove approximately 97.5% of microplastics from rainwater, with most particles captured in the soil rather than on plant leaves.

Shanghai's green roof campaign began in April 2001, when a pilot project involving 47 buildings was launched in Jing'an district. Other districts soon followed.

Green roofs seem to be the most effective solution for Shanghai’s more fully developed districts, though even older spaces like the former industrial West Bund Riverside have been transformed to ...

Shanghai has approved a proposal to install thousands of solar panels on the roofs of office and apartment buildings, universities and nursing homes as part of a three-year plan to increase the ...

A recent rendering of the Luye Lilan Hospital in Shanghai China, showing the lush green roof and relation to the surrounding context. (Courtesy Foster + Partners) Ben Scott, a partner at Foster ...

By the end of last year, the per capita of green land in Shanghai was 12 sq m. The city's annual construction of green areas will be about 200,000 sq m this year, the bureau said. ( Shanghai Daily ...