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Green on Top: Zoning Against Climate Change with Green-Roof Legislation

Vermont Law

Predictions based on the 1995 Chicago and 2003 Europe heatwaves anticipate 25-31 percent higher frequencies and 72-76 percent longer heatwaves by 2090. Correspondingly, in the US, land use laws aim at environmental protection after urban development but no specific regulation addresses the UHIE. Cutting these figures in half.