Green infrastructure and public policies: An international review of green roofs and green walls incentives

T Liberalesso, CO Cruz, CM Silva, M Manso - Land use policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Worldwide, green infrastructure is increasingly used to mitigate the impacts of dense urban
areas, contributing towards the naturalization of the built environment. However, for …

Nature-based Systems (NbS) for mitigation of stormwater and air pollution in urban areas: A review

BK Biswal, N Bolan, YG Zhu… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the application of Nature-based
systems (NbS) for mitigation of environmental pollution in cities. NbS namely bioretention …

Engineering blue-green infrastructure for and with biodiversity in cities

K Perrelet, M Moretti, A Dietzel, F Altermatt… - npj Urban …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Blue-green infrastructure (BGI), combining semi-natural and engineered elements,
offers multifaceted benefits like stormwater management, water purification, heat mitigation …

A long-term hydrological modelling of an extensive green roof by means of SWMM

SS Cipolla, M Maglionico, I Stojkov - Ecological engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Green roofs provide multiple environmental and social benefits, among which the
opportunity to control storm water runoff as they limit the rate of runoff after urbanization to …

Biochar in Green Roofs: A Review

J Lee, EE Kwon - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Green roofs have captured significant interest as a strategic approach to delivering urban
ecosystem services, mitigating the heat island effect, and curtailing building energy …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated 1D and 2D model for better assessing runoff quantity control of low impact development facilities on community scale

D Yin, B Evans, Q Wang, Z Chen, H Jia… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study proposes a modelling framework of integrated one-dimensional (1D) and two-
dimensional (2D) hydrodynamic modelling to evaluate the effectiveness of sponge city …

Stormwater retention and detention performance of green roofs with different substrates: Observational data and hydrological simulations

S Zhang, Z Lin, S Zhang, D Ge - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Green roofs are widely considered as a promising nature-based solution for urban
stormwater management. In this study, the stormwater retention and detention performance …

[HTML][HTML] Green roofs for stormwater runoff retention: A global quantitative synthesis of the performance

X Zheng, Y Zou, AW Lounsbury, C Wang… - Resources, Conservation …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global popularity of green roofs (GRs) rises as urban runoff becomes a primary
environmental concern in both developed and develo** countries. Although a growing …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a performance-based approach for multifunctional green roofs: An interdisciplinary review

LM Cook, TA Larsen - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Green roofs have the potential to offer numerous ecosystem services; however, they are
rarely designed to achieve them. Instead, design is restricted by perceived structural and …

Combining green roofs and rainwater harvesting systems in university buildings under different climate conditions

AP Almeida, T Liberalesso, CM Silva… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RWHS) are an alternative solution with the
potential to increase water supply security and reduce the pressure on water resources and …