ASSESSING THE ROLE OF GREEN ROOFS AS NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR ADAPTATION PLANNING AND URBAN RESILIENCE: A CASE STUDY OF ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Green roofs, an opportunity to simultaneously mitigate environmental problems and create lifeenhancing value, represent a class of technology that can be considered Bioengineering or Biomimicry. The purpose of this study is to explore institutional challenges and public perceptions towards green roofs development related to behavioral, social and demographic variables. To investigate citizen’s attitudes towards participation in green roofs development, surveys was conducted in the districts of Islamabad. The statistical analysis of data is performed using SPSS. Results show the opinion of citizens about most important benefits and barriers of developing living roofs. While people were interested in installing rooftop gardens, but there were not volunteers. The financial and technical support by municipalities and urban managers is the main expectation of people. Overall, results helped identifying institutional challenges to implement green roofs in urban areas and also public perceptions regarding green roofs.