The Kadas research centre was established in 2012 in aim to explore the growing phenomena of green roofs. Green roofs are a rapidly growing trend across the world’s cities as policy makers become increasingly committed to improving their urban environment. Benefits provided include enhancing biodiversity, mitigating heat, and improving residents’ health by improving air quality as they absorb dust particle pollution and consume CO2. These reasons are cited again and again by cities across North America, Europe and Asia that are accelerating the installation of green roofs through new laws or financial incentives.
Nowadays in the centre we address all aspects of urban ecology and urban agriculture. Along with green roof research, our ongoing projects include social involvement in the community, adapting methods of urban agriculture for the citizens well being. The Kadas Center at the University of Haifa addresses these concepts on multiple aspects, bringing together ecologists, architects and environmental engineers and public health scientists.
The Kadas Green Roofs Ecology Research Center | Adress: Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa, Israel, 3498838 | Tel: 972-4-8249616 | Fax: 972-4-8240312 | Email: dmalk@geo.haifa.ac.il
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