Title
Health Impact Assessment of Green Roofs in Ramsey County, MN
Publisher
Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota
Abstract
This project was completed as part of a partnership between the Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The goal of this project was to better understand the potential environmental and public health impacts of green roofs and BioSolar technology in Ramsey County. Metropolitan Council project lead Cameran J. Bailey collaborated with student Cecilia Pigozzi for her Environmental Health Sciences Plan B Thesis, to conduct a health impact assessment using a statistical analysis of air quality data, population data, baseline health incidents, and effect estimates. A final student report and presentation are available. A videorecording of the final presentation is also available at https://vimeo.com/546076095.
Description
Report completed by student Cecilia Pigozzi, enrolled in Environmental Health Sciences Plan B Thesis, with Assistant Professor Jesse Berman serving as faculty adviser in Spring 2021.
Funding information
This project was supported by the Resilient Communities Project (RCP), a program at the University of Minnesota whose mission is to connect communities in Minnesota with U of MN faculty and students to advance community resilience through collaborative, course-based projects. RCP is a program of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). More information at http://www.rcp.umn.edu.
Suggested Citation
Pigozzi, Cecilia.
(2021).
Health Impact Assessment of Green Roofs in Ramsey County, MN.
Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota.
Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy,
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/220253.