TY - BOOK AU - Ola Atef Attia Ibrahim AU - Ayman Hassan Ahmed Mahmoud , TI - An analytical study of the applications of planting green roofs and their impact to improve energy efficiency in buildings / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ola Atef Attia Ibrahim , KW - Green roofs technology KW - Renewable energy KW - Sustainable N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architecture Engineering; Issued also as CD N2 - In the last decades green roofs have been vastly investigated in many cities around the world as a tool to solve many problems in the urban environment. These include the use as catchment areas for storm-water, air and water filtration devices, habitat enhancement, reduced cooling loads, recreational open space, aesthetic improvements, and productive food and educational resources ER -