Why can't ALL buildings in all cities have garden roof tops, as to create

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Wow, you are onto something but rest assured this concept is already in use and the idea is gaining leverage in the United States. European countries have green roofs down but it is taking time for Americans to accept the idea. North Carolina includes the system as a best management practice in stormwater control. See the link below for the chapter in the manual.Charlotte just welcomed its first green roof at the Ritz-Carlton! I'm seriously thinking about adding vegetation to the roof of my little shed;)
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Charlotte/Information/Default.htm#cust2

http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ws/su/bmp-ch19
 
better air, etc? Think about it;
lots of grass and plants that perhaps the office workers who are stressed can get a breather in when they take a ten minute break. Or especially in a city , you don't have a garden of your own, you can just use the garden roof top taking care of the plants, have your own tomatoes...
Or during lunch time you get a nice book and sit under a palm plant...

It would be so good for the environment would it not!?
 
These are called green roofs. There are numerous places in the world, one of them being where I am from, that give tax breaks and such to architecture with green building practices such as this.

Example of green roof where I live: http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/vancouver-convention-centre.jpg

And an example of what types of buildings could have green roofs and provide more to their community, vertical farms:

http://www.impactlab.com/2009/05/12/amazing-vertical-farm-for-vancouver/
 
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