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 …

Record climate extremes are reducing urban liveability, compounding inequality, and
threatening infrastructure. Adaptation measures that integrate technological, nature-based …

Traditional land-use planning models have been unable to completely address
environmental protection concerns without taking into account the suitability of the land to …

Recently, pocket green spaces (PGS), ie, small green spaces, have attracted growing
attention for their various ecological and social services. As a crucial part of urban green …

Urban green infrastructure is critical for providing a wide range of ecosystem goods and
services that benefit the urban population. Past studies have suggested that …

The effective integration of biodiversity, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services (ES)
indicators into green infrastructure (GI) planning and conservation constitutes an important …

Understanding opportunities as well as constraints for people to benefit from and take care
of urban nature is an important step toward more sustainable cities. In order to explore …

Due to the steady growth of cities and increased sensitivity to climate change, a rethinking of
urban planning is required to manage resources efficiently and increase urban quality …

This study conducts a literature review coupled with case-study calculations comparing the
thermal contribution of semi-intensive and intensive (deeper) green roofs to non-insulated …

Highlights•Changing disturbance cycles call for qualitatively different layers of
resilience.•Hybrid infrastructure is inherently flexible and multi-functional.•Hybridity offers …