Rooftop gardens project - Environmental Improvement

Spreading the Roots: An assessment of the social and enviromental impacts of the Rooftop Garden Project

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:16:13 -0500

Written by Rotem Ayalon, for the Rooftop Garden Project
December 2006
(full document attached as a pdf below)

Two New Awards for the Rooftop Garden Project

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:00:01 -0400

The Rooftop Garden was the recipient of two recent prizes:

Le Prix Phénix de l'environnement

Prix de Design Urbain

Beating the Heat in the Concrete Jungle: Community groups combat summer heat and smog by greening Montreal!

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:07:39 -0400

Montreal – Summer 2006

As Montrealers suffer another stifling summer heat wave, feeling choked by the smog and humidity, some people are trying to do something about it!

But a cooler gentler Montreal is possible if we can “green-up” the city centre with urban vegetable gardens, green roofs, and more trees. Many community and environmental organisations are leading the way.