Introduction of microbial biopolymers in soil treatment for future environmentally-friendly and sustainable geotechnical engineering

I Chang, J Im, GC Cho - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
Soil treatment and improvement is commonly performed in the field of geotechnical
engineering. Methods and materials to achieve this such as soil stabilization and mixing with …

Urban heat island and its interaction with heatwaves: A review of studies on mesoscale

J Kong, Y Zhao, J Carmeliet, C Lei - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
With rapid urbanization, population growth and anthropogenic activities, an increasing
number of major cities across the globe are facing severe urban heat islands (UHI). UHI can …

Agrivoltaics provide mutual benefits across the food–energy–water nexus in drylands

GA Barron-Gafford, MA Pavao-Zuckerman… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The vulnerabilities of our food, energy and water systems to projected climatic change make
building resilience in renewable energy and food production a fundamental challenge. We …

The urban forest and ecosystem services: impacts on urban water, heat, and pollution cycles at the tree, street, and city scale

SJ Livesley, EG McPherson… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many environmental challenges are exacerbated within the urban landscape, such as
stormwater runoff and flood risk, chemical and particulate pollution of urban air, soil and …

Relating microclimate, human thermal comfort and health during heat waves: An analysis of heat island mitigation strategies through a case study in an urban outdoor …

F Salata, I Golasi, D Petitti, E de Lieto Vollaro… - Sustainable cities and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the past years the concern of the international scientific community towards the study of
the Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon has been growing. Such issue is particularly …

Urban Green Infrastructure as a tool for urban heat mitigation: Survey of research methodologies and findings across different climatic regions

H Saaroni, JH Amorim, JA Hiemstra, D Pearlmutter - Urban climate, 2018 - Elsevier
The combined trends of urban heat island intensification and global warming are focusing
attention on greening of cities as a tool for urban heat mitigation. Our study examines the …

Effects of green space spatial pattern on land surface temperature: Implications for sustainable urban planning and climate change adaptation

M Maimaitiyiming, A Ghulam, T Tiyip, F Pla… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) refers to the phenomenon of higher atmospheric and surface
temperatures occurring in urban areas than in the surrounding rural areas. Mitigation of the …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability to heat waves: Impact of urban expansion scenarios on urban heat island and heat stress in Paris (France)

A Lemonsu, V Viguie, M Daniel, V Masson - Urban Climate, 2015 - Elsevier
The evolution of heat-wave risk in cities is related to regional climate change in interaction
with urban heat island. Land planning and urban transport policies, due to their long-lasting …

Climate change impacts and adaptation in cities: a review of the literature

A Hunt, P Watkiss - Climatic change, 2011 - Springer
Many of the decisions relating to future urban development require information on climate
change risks to cities This review of the academic and “grey” literature provides an overview …

Watering our cities: The capacity for Water Sensitive Urban Design to support urban cooling and improve human thermal comfort in the Australian context

AM Coutts, NJ Tapper, J Beringer… - Progress in physical …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Urban drainage infrastructure is generally designed to rapidly export stormwater away from
the urban environment to minimize flood risk created by extensive impervious surface cover …