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Unit 4.Landscaping and Homes Landscaped Roofs Have Chicago Mayor Seeing Green Para1. Europe’s green roofs have long provided _____, ______, ______ benefits. Para2-4. What did the Mayor Richard Daley say about green roof? Para5-6. What are green roofs like? Para7-8. One of green roof’s biggest benefits… Para 9. 2nd benefit….. Para 10. 3rd benefit….. Para 12. any other benefits? Urban heat island effect When cities run out of valuable real estate, planners look up. The search for green space is no exception. Europes green roofs have long provided environmental, aesthetic, and economic benefits. Is the idea growing in the United States? Mayor Richard Daley began a green roof initiative in Chicago, Illinois, after he saw the gardenlike roofs in Europe. “I thought, with all the flat roofs in Chicago, you could reclaim thousands of acres for the environment and also help buildings with heating and cooling and controlling rainwater going into the sewer system,” he said during a recent telephone interview. 帮助建筑调节冷热，控制雨水排放 When you look out over the city, instead of steel and concrete, you see something for the environment, he continued. So I just thought that was the way for us to go. Green roofs are generally composed of a low-maintenance, drought-resistant plants like sedum. These roofs are less than four inches (ten centimeters) thick and may be planted directly or laid down as pre-vegetated mats预栽种植垫. Even sloping roofs are candidates for the green treatment. More intensive green-roof systems may contain varieties of plants and garden elements such as trees but only on flat roofs. These plantings require deeper planting material, or soil substitute, and are heavier, are more expensive, and require more maintenance. 绿色屋顶通常是由无需经常维护的抗旱植物组成（如景天属植物）。这些屋顶的厚度均小于4英寸（10厘米），可直接在上面种植或制作成已有植物预先栽种在上面的种植垫。即使斜屋顶也可以进行绿色屋顶处理。 利用率较高的绿色屋顶系统可以包括多种植物和园林要素，如树木，但只有在平坦的屋顶上才行。这种绿色屋顶需要更深的种植材料或土壤替代物，它们更重，更昂贵，并且需要更多的维护 One of green roofs biggest benefits is water management. They can abso