Perception and Acceptance of Terrace and Balcony Gardening for Sustainable Future of Bengaluru

The incorporation of vegetative systems into the town fabric has the capability to reduce negative environmental impacts and proliferate the economic and social wellbeing. Terraced gardens, also known as green roofs, have many advantages such as productive use of space, conversion of carbon dioxide emissions and production of oxygen. The purpose of the study was to determine terrace and balcony gardener’s attitude and perceptions, challenges and benefits obtained from it. This paper sought to measure home gardening motivation, cultivated plants, challenges faced, attitude and perceptions towards terrace gardening among 150 respondents. Descriptive statistics was applied and the data was analyzed through SPSS. This article will help the architects of apartments and independent houses in designing better structures that reduces the building energy costs and increases the roof life span.