[HTML][HTML] Green roofs as a nature-based solution for improving urban sustainability: Progress and perspectives

G Mihalakakou, M Souliotis, M Papadaki… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Green roofs are artificial ecosystems that provide a nature-based solution to environmental
challenges such as climate change and the urban heat island. Green roofs aid in the …

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 …

Three decades of urban heat islands and mitigation technologies research

H Akbari, D Kolokotsa - Energy and buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
Although the urban heat island (UHI) phenomena phenomenon has was been documented
over a century ago, the effect of the urban heat island on urban climate and environment …

Local climate change and urban heat island mitigation techniques–the state of the art

H Akbari, C Cartalis, D Kolokotsa… - Journal of Civil …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Increase of the ambient air temperature in cities caused by the urban heat island
phenomenon has a seri-ous impact on the economic and social system of cities. to …

State-of-the-art analysis of the environmental benefits of green roofs

U Berardi, AH GhaffarianHoseini, A GhaffarianHoseini - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Green roofs have been proposed for sustainable buildings in many countries with different
climatic conditions. A state-of-the-art review of green roofs emphasizing current …

Cooling the cities–a review of reflective and green roof mitigation technologies to fight heat island and improve comfort in urban environments

M Santamouris - Solar energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The temperature of cities continues to increase because of the heat island phenomenon and
the undeniable climatic change. The observed high ambient temperatures intensify the …

Using cool pavements as a mitigation strategy to fight urban heat island—A review of the actual developments

M Santamouris - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Heat island phenomenon rises the temperature of cities, increases the energy demand for
cooling and deteriorates comfort conditions in the urban environment. To counterbalance …

Green roof as an effective tool for sustainable urban development: An Australian perspective in relation to stormwater and building energy management

MA Alim, A Rahman, Z Tao, B Garner, R Griffith… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Green infrastructure could provide a suite of benefits, including stormwater management
and climate change impact mitigation. While European countries, the USA and Canada are …

Assessment of green roof benefits on buildings' energy-saving by cooling outdoor spaces in different urban densities in arid cities

A Aboelata - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last twenty years, Cairo experienced a great rise in temperature by 4–5 K due to the
high urban density and lack of vegetation. These factors led to increased air conditioning …

Using cool paving materials to improve microclimate of urban areas–Design realization and results of the flisvos project

M Santamouris, N Gaitani, A Spanou, M Saliari… - Building and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The present paper deals with the application of 4500 m2 of reflective pavements in an urban
park in the greater Athens area. The aim was to improve thermal comfort conditions, reduce …