This thesis focuses on the ecological aspects of green and grassy surfaces, in the urban environment. In it I explore the environmental aspects of human designof vegetated areas, and the use of native species in a Nordic environment. Much of the scientific data on types of lawns and species of grass was contributed by Maria Ignatieva of SLU (Sweish Universitety of Agricultural Sciences)
Presented in December 2014.
Supervised by Camilla Rosengren.