Amy Chomowicz
Portland
Amy Chomowicz is a board member of the Green Roof information Think-tank (GRiT). GRiT is a Portland non-profit that provides education and outreach to support the use of green roofs. Amy holds a B.S. in Environmental Conservation from the University of New Hampshire, and a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Washington. Amy works at the City of Portland, Environmental Services, and manages environmental programs.
More by this author at The Nature of Cities
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An urban planner and an urban ecologist walk into a bar. They chat about how (and maybe whether) “ecology” could play a bigger role in planning…
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Why don’t all public buildings have green roofs? Or all large private buildings (e.g. businesses)? Would this be a good idea? What would it take to make it happen and to make it worthwhile?