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 Rooftop gardens:  Rooftop gardens: 
  
- * Cool and shade buildings reducing the 'heat island' effect of a city +  * Cool and shade buildings reducing the 'heat island' effect of a city 
-  +  * Retain and utilize rainwater, provide wildlife habitat and enhance the roof membrane life 
- * Retain and utilize rainwater, provide wildlife habitat and enhance the roof membrane life +  * Have an aesthetic appeal creating a private haven 
- * Have an aesthetic appeal creating a private haven +  * Remove heavy metals such as cadmium, copper, and lead from runoff. 
- * Remove heavy metals such as cadmium, copper, and lead from runoff. +  * Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the air quality by trapping and absorbing nitrous oxides, volatile organic compounds and airborne particulate matter 
- * Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the air quality by trapping and absorbing nitrous oxides, volatile organic compounds and airborne particulate matter +  * Overcome the problem of restrictive land prices and with other vertical sufaces of a building infact create more land. 
- * Overcome the problem of restrictive land prices and with other vertical sufaces of a building infact create more land. +  * Are better off with respect to pests, vandalism and theft as compared to community gardens on land.
- * Are better off with respect to pests, vandalism and theft as compared to community gardens on land.+
  
 Some interesting developments: Some interesting developments:
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