The role of trees in urban stormwater management
A Berland, SA Shiflett, WD Shuster… - Landscape and urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
Urban impervious surfaces convert precipitation to stormwater runoff, which causes water
quality and quantity problems. While traditional stormwater management has relied on gray …
quality and quantity problems. While traditional stormwater management has relied on gray …
Review on the impact of urban geometry and pedestrian level greening on outdoor thermal comfort
The number of hot days is increasing in many parts of the world because of the heat island
phenomenon and global climate change. High air temperature greatly affects human …
phenomenon and global climate change. High air temperature greatly affects human …
The role of urban trees in reducing land surface temperatures in European cities
Urban trees influence temperatures in cities. However, their effectiveness at mitigating urban
heat in different climatic contexts and in comparison to treeless urban green spaces has not …
heat in different climatic contexts and in comparison to treeless urban green spaces has not …
Planning for cooler cities: A framework to prioritise green infrastructure to mitigate high temperatures in urban landscapes
BA Norton, AM Coutts, SJ Livesley, RJ Harris… - Landscape and urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
Warming associated with urban development will be exacerbated in future years by
temperature increases due to climate change. The strategic implementation of urban green …
temperature increases due to climate change. The strategic implementation of urban green …
Effects of the spatial configuration of trees on urban heat mitigation: A comparative study
Urban greenspace has significant cooling effects on urban heat. Recent studies
investigating the effects of spatial configuration of greenspace show significant, but …
investigating the effects of spatial configuration of greenspace show significant, but …
Green spaces provide substantial but unequal urban cooling globally
Climate warming disproportionately impacts countries in the Global South by increasing
extreme heat exposure. However, geographic disparities in adaptation capacity are unclear …
extreme heat exposure. However, geographic disparities in adaptation capacity are unclear …
Reconceptualizing green infrastructure for climate change adaptation: Barriers to adoption and drivers for uptake by spatial planners
Urban green infrastructure can help cities adapt to climate change. Spatial planning can
play an important role in utilizing green infrastructure for adaptation. Yet climate change …
play an important role in utilizing green infrastructure for adaptation. Yet climate change …
Coupling biogeochemical cycles in urban environments: ecosystem services, green solutions, and misconceptions
DE Pataki, MM Carreiro, J Cherrier… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Urban green space is purported to offset greenhouse‐gas (GHG) emissions, remove air and
water pollutants, cool local climate, and improve public health. To use these services …
water pollutants, cool local climate, and improve public health. To use these services …
Regulation of outdoor thermal comfort by trees in Hong Kong
Urbanization is transforming human society in many ways. Besides all the obvious benefits,
it also brings negative impacts such as the well-documented urban heat island (UHI) effect …
it also brings negative impacts such as the well-documented urban heat island (UHI) effect …
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 …
the urban environment to minimize flood risk created by extensive impervious surface cover …