Green roof benefits, opportunities and challenges–A review

M Shafique, R Kim, M Rafiq - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Research on the green roof has been raised expeditiously over the past decade. Green roof
have been proposed as the sustainable practice to mitigate the adverse effects of …

Green roofs: A critical review on the role of components, benefits, limitations and trends

K Vijayaraghavan - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Green roofs have been proposed as an efficient and practical tool to combat urbanisation in
many countries. This review paper focuses on various benefits associated with green roofs …

How does biochar influence soil N cycle? A meta-analysis

Q Liu, Y Zhang, B Liu, JE Amonette, Z Lin, G Liu… - Plant and soil, 2018 - Springer
Background and aims Modern agriculture is driving the release of excessive amounts of
reactive nitrogen (N) from the soils to the environment, thereby threatening ecological …

Green roof design: State of the art on technology and materials

S Cascone - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
In order to consider green roofs as an environmentally friendly technology, the selection of
efficient and sustainable components is extremely important. Previous review papers have …

Plenty of room for carbon on the ground: Potential applications of biochar for stormwater treatment

SK Mohanty, R Valenca, AW Berger, KM Iris… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Low impact development (LID) systems are increasingly used to manage stormwater, but
they have limited capacity to treat stormwater—a resource to supplement existing water …

Biochar application as a tool to decrease soil nitrogen losses (NH3 volatilization, N2O emissions, and N leaching) from croplands: Options and mitigation strength in …

Q Liu, B Liu, Y Zhang, T Hu, Z Lin, G Liu… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar application to croplands has been proposed as a potential strategy to decrease
losses of soil‐reactive nitrogen (N) to the air and water. However, the extent and spatial …

Hydrophilic trace organic contaminants in urban stormwater: occurrence, toxicological relevance, and the need to enhance green stormwater infrastructure

S Spahr, M Teixidó, DL Sedlak… - … Science: Water Research …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrophilic trace organic contaminants (hyphil-TrOCs) are polar, often ionizable organic
compounds of anthropogenic origin that have various applications in the urban environment …

An assessment of biochar as a potential amendment to enhance plant nutrient uptake

J Hou, A Pugazhendhi, R Sindhu, V Vinayak… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In a desperate attempt to find organic alternatives to synthetic fertilizers, agricultural
scientists are increasingly using biochar as a soil amendment. Using chemical fertilizers …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar for intensification of plant-related industries to meet productivity, sustainability and economic goals: A review

J Kochanek, RM Soo, C Martinez… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Intensification of production across agriculture, horticulture, forestry, biodiversity restoration
and other plant-related industries is urgently needed to meet expanding demand for food …

Substrate modified with biochar improves the hydrothermal properties of green roofs

K Tan, J Wang - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Green roof, as an important measure of sponge city construction, is considered as a win-win
alternative for alleviating rainwater runoff and urban heat island. The ecological benefits of …