Australian cities have been slow to implement green roofs. This is because there are many
potential barriers to their widely acceptance as a nature based solution that can make cities …

Growing media (substrate) is a fundamental part of a green roof, providing water, nutrients
and support to plants. However, little research has reviewed how it affects plant …

Low-energy pollutant removal strategies are now being sought for water sensitive urban
design. This paper describes investigations into the water quality and quantity of sixteen, low …

Green roofs are increasingly being constructed in urban environments to provide a range of
environmental benefits. However, little is known about how they will perform in hot and dry …

Green roofs as one of the components of water-sensitive urban design have become widely
used in recent years. This paper describes performance monitoring of four prototype-scale …

In Australian cities, infill development and urban sprawl are leading to the loss of vegetation
and the ecosystem services that plants provide. As warming associated with urban …

Green roof systems, aimed at reducing anthropic impact on the environment, are considered
environmental mitigation technologies and adopted by many countries across the world to …

Despite the significance of urban landscapes, there are limiting factors like spaces and
water resources to expand them across the world. These limitations necessitate the …

This review is a synthesis of the current knowledge regarding the effects of green roof
substrate components and their retentive capacity for nutrients, particularly phosphorus (P) …

Living roofs are an emerging green infrastructure technology that can potentially be used to
ameliorate both climate change and urban heat island effects. There is not much information …