Green roof and green wall benefits and costs: A review of the quantitative evidence
Greening the urban environment can be an important strategy to tackle the problems of
urban densification and meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Green …
urban densification and meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Green …
Heat mitigation benefits of urban green and blue infrastructures: A systematic review of modeling techniques, validation and scenario simulation in ENVI-met V4
Urban green and blue infrastructures (GBI) are considered an effective tool for mitigating
urban heat stress and improving human thermal comfort. Many studies have investigated the …
urban heat stress and improving human thermal comfort. Many studies have investigated the …
Green roof benefits, opportunities and challenges–A review
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 …
have been proposed as the sustainable practice to mitigate the adverse effects of …
Three decades of urban heat islands and mitigation technologies research
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 …
over a century ago, the effect of the urban heat island on urban climate and environment …
A bibliometric review of green building research 2000–2016
This study presents a summary of green building research through a bibliometric approach.
A total of 2980 articles published in 2000–2016 were reviewed and analyzed. The results …
A total of 2980 articles published in 2000–2016 were reviewed and analyzed. The results …
State-of-the-art analysis of the environmental benefits of green roofs
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 …
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
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 …
the undeniable climatic change. The observed high ambient temperatures intensify the …
[كتاب][B] Urban ecology: science of cities
RTT Forman - 2014 - books.google.com
How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is
ecology-including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations-spatially entwined …
ecology-including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations-spatially entwined …
Outdoor thermal comfort by different heat mitigation strategies-A review
Due to the ongoing global warming, heat mitigation strategies are becoming implemented
through practice and simulations. These efforts aim to make the cities that are dealing with …
through practice and simulations. These efforts aim to make the cities that are dealing with …
Life cycle assessment of building materials: Comparative analysis of energy and environmental impacts and evaluation of the eco-efficiency improvement potential
The building industry uses great quantities of raw materials that also involve high energy
consumption. Choosing materials with high content in embodied energy entails an initial …
consumption. Choosing materials with high content in embodied energy entails an initial …