Stormwater management and ecosystem services: A review

L Prudencio, SE Null - Environmental Research Letters, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Researchers and water managers have turned to green stormwater infrastructure, such as
bioswales, retention basins, wetlands, rain gardens, and urban green spaces to reduce …

A standardized assessment framework for green roof decarbonization: A review of embodied carbon, carbon sequestration, bioenergy supply, and operational carbon …

X Dong, BJ He - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Decarbonization is essential for decelerating climate change and alleviating its associated
impacts. Green roofs (GR) are expected to be a solution to the limited urban spaces for …

Creating urban green infrastructure where it is needed–A spatial ecosystem service-based decision analysis of green roofs in Barcelona

J Langemeyer, D Wedgwood, T McPhearson… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
As cities face increasing pressure from densification trends, green roofs represent a
valuable source of ecosystem services for residents of compact metropolises where …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling up nature-based solutions for climate-change adaptation: Potential and benefits in three European cities

C Cortinovis, P Olsson, N Boke-Olén… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many exemplary projects have demonstrated that Nature-based Solutions (NBS) can
contribute to climate change adaptation, but now the challenge is to scale up their use …

Assessing city-scale green roof development potential using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) imagery

H Shao, P Song, B Mu, G Tian, Q Chen, R He… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
While green roofs have been deemed promising in mitigating environmental issues caused
by rapid urban development, city-scale green roof studies have faced various obstacles …

Identifying city-scale potential and priority areas for retrofitting green roofs and assessing their runoff reduction effectiveness in urban functional zones

W Liu, Y Qian, L Yao, Q Feng, BA Engel… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Green roof is a popular green infrastructure type implemented in highly urbanized areas, but
it is difficult to reliably translate local results to urban or watershed scales. It is necessary to …

[HTML][HTML] A new indicator of the effectiveness of urban green infrastructure based on ecosystem services assessment

BF de Manuel, L Méndez-Fernández, L Peña… - Basic and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contribution of urban green infrastructure (UGI) to human well-being has been
demonstrated in several studies. A common method to evaluate such contributions is to …

Modeling the reduction of urban excess heat by green roofs with respect to different irrigation scenarios

J Heusinger, DJ Sailor, S Weber - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban heat reduction by evaporative cooling from extensive green roofs is explored by
applying irrigation scenarios to green roofs located in different climate zones using a …

Assessing the potential of strategic green roof implementation for green infrastructure: Insights from Sumida ward, Tokyo

J Aleksejeva, G Voulgaris, A Gasparatos - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces, and green infrastructure more generally, provide multiple benefits that
can enhance urban livability and sustainability. These range from the mitigation of air …

Potential assessment and implementation strategy for roof greening in highly urbanized areas: A case study in Shenzhen, China

W Hong, R Guo, H Tang - Cities, 2019 - Elsevier
Greenery on buildings is an innovative approach used to solve urban and architectural
environment problems, also served as a key element of the urban green space system. As a …