Prof.Dr.Ban Taha Mohammed
College of Education for Pure Sciences
Keywords: Sustainable development; Trees; Rooftops; Visitors’ route
Planting trees instead of building roofs and canopies is a suitable alternative to a sustainable environment strategy and provides many advantages [1]. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, filter air pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide, ammonia, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter, and release oxygen, improving air quality and helping to fight climate change [2, 3]. As well as resources such as wood, energy use, and waste [4], it is a source of biological diversity and provides places and sources of food for birds, insects, and other animals [5]. Trees offer aesthetic appeal and provide a comfortable atmosphere, increasing the quality of the place and providing a suitable site view [6]. In addition, the waste resulting from the maintenance of these trees is used to improve the soil and reduce heavy metals and their toxicity [7] (Fig 1,2).
