2p1: Potential benefits of retrofitting green roofs in Yuzhen Quarter, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Abstract

Green roofs can provide a number of benefits in urban areas, including mitigation of heat islands, reduction of urban air pollution, CO2 sequestration, noise reduction, water retention, absorption of pollutants in rainwater runoff, acid rain buffering, etc. The aim of the current study is to map the land cover and assess some of the potential benefits of retrofitting green roofs in a residential area in the second largest city in Bulgaria – Plovdiv.