AN ANALYSIS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF GREEN ROOF IN MANAGING URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF

Authors

  • Shazmin Shareena Ab. Azis Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
  • Muhammad Najib Mohamed Razali Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
  • Nurul Hana Adi Maimun Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
  • Nurul Syakima Mohd Yusoff Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
  • Mohd Shahril Abdul Rahman Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
  • Nur Amira Aina Zulkifli Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v19i17.991

Keywords:

Flash flood, urban, green infrastructure, green roof, storm water

Abstract

Modernization has created new impervious urban landscape contributed to major catastrophe. Urban drainage system incapable to convey the excess rainwater resulting in flash flood due to heavy rainfall. The combination of green roof on building have tremendously proved to control stormwater efficiently. This study is conducted to review the efficiency of intensive and extensive green roof in reducing urban storm water runoff. This study identifies characteristic of green roof that contributes to lessening urban storm water runoff. Data was collected based on rigorous literature reviews and analyzed using meta-analysis. Overall, findings revealed intensive green roof performed better in reducing storm water runoff compared to extensive green roof. Green roof performance increases as the depth of substrate increased. Origanum and Sedum plants are both highly effective for intensive and extensive green roofs. The performance of green roof reduces as degree of roof slope increased.

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Published

2021-10-17

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Ab. Azis, S. S., Mohamed Razali, M. N., Adi Maimun, N. H., Mohd Yusoff, N. S., Abdul Rahman, M. S., & Zulkifli, N. A. A. (2021). AN ANALYSIS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF GREEN ROOF IN MANAGING URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 19(17). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v19i17.991

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Vol. 19 (2021): PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL : Volume 19, Issue 3, 2021

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