[HTML][HTML] Green roofs towards circular and resilient cities

CSC Calheiros, AI Stefanakis - Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2021 - Springer
Green roofs are gaining interest as nature-based solutions (NBS) to counteract with several
environmental and socio-economic problems associated to urban sprawl and climate …

Descriptive analysis of the performance of a vegetated swale through long-term hydrological monitoring: A case study from coventry, UK

LA Sañudo-Fontaneda, J Roces-García, SJ Coupe… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vegetated swales are a popular sustainable drainage system (SuDS) used in a wide range
of environments from urban areas and transport infrastructure, to rural environments, sub …

Geo-environmental assessment of tourist development and its impact on sustainability

F Morante-Carballo, B Apolo-Masache… - Heritage, 2023 - mdpi.com
The evaluation of geosites is an essential part of conserving the geodiversity and
biodiversity of an ecosystem, as well as safeguarding the cultural, geological …

Sustainable urban drainage systems in spain: Analysis of the research on SUDS based on climatology

AI Abellán García, N Cruz Pérez, JC Santamarta - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), or urban green infrastructure for stormwater
control, emerged for more sustainable management of runoff in cities and provide other …

Integrative systems of production: A framework and model for designers, based on ecosystem metabolisms and functions

T Snow - FORMakademisk, 2020 - journals.oslomet.no
Different branches of design are shifting from a primary focus on artefacts as ends to
concentrating on means (eg forms of production), with ends encompassing larger societal …

Evaluating the thermal performance of wet swales housing ground source heat pump elements through laboratory modelling

C Rey-Mahía, LA Sañudo-Fontaneda… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Land-use change due to rapid urbanization poses a threat to urban environments, which are
in need of multifunctional green solutions to face complex future socio-ecological and …

Optimal urban sustainable design for residential village in Al-Baha region: application five roles strategies

NA Aldossary - Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Engineering and …, 2024 - Springer
This paper evaluates and discusses the proposed design for a low carbon environmental
village in Al-Baha region. It considers its viability in view of local renewable energy sources …

Experimental study on purification effect of biochemical pool model for treatment of pavement runoff by aquatic plants

Q Wang, H Cao, H Yu, L Zhao, J Fan, Y Wang - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The road runoff after rainfall carries a lot of pollutants that could cause great harm to the
water environment. A biochemical pool can be used as a treatment for the road runoff. In …

[HTML][HTML] Urban FEW Nexus Model for the Otun River Watershed

C Torres, MW Gitau, J Lara-Borrero, D Paredes-Cuervo… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
The food–energy–water (FEW) nexus has emerged as an alternative for managing
resources in the food, energy, and water systems. However, there are limited case studies …

Thermal performance of wet swales designed as multifunctional green infrastructure systems for water management and energy saving

VC Andrés-Valeri, LA Sañudo-Fontaneda… - Proceedings, 2018 - mdpi.com
Lack of city space and conventional drainage systems failures have derived in the need to
implement Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) techniques which provide multifunctional …