RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Native Plants and Urban Sustainability
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 323
OP 333
DO 10.2979/NPJ.2008.9.3.323
VO 9
IS 3
A1 Koester, Heiko
YR 2008
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/9/3/323.abstract
AB Native plants have a potential role to play in making our cities sustainable and in reducing carbon emissions. I present, based on my experience as a landscape designer, 15 possible applications of native plants in sustainable urban systems. These range from passive solar retrofits to greywater systems and are loosely arranged into the general headings of the urban forest, water conservation, and “grow your own.” Within each entry, I delineate existing unsustainable practices, offer sustainable alternatives, discuss the role of native plants, and make a few design and species suggestions.