
Urban Rooftop Wetlands, How Vertical Nature Is Greening Hong Kong’s Skyscrapers
Across Hong Kong’s high‑rise skyline, a quiet evolution is underway: rooftop wetlands. These engineered ecosystems replicate natural marshes atop buildings, offering stormwater management, air‑purification, biodiversity habitats, and thermal insulation—all while reconnecting dense urban environments with ecological function. Design firms and environmental engineers are increasingly turning to this green infrastructure as a credible approach to reducing the…