[HTML][HTML] Green roofs as a nature-based solution for improving urban sustainability: Progress and perspectives

G Mihalakakou, M Souliotis, M Papadaki… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Green roof and green wall benefits and costs: A review of the quantitative evidence

M Manso, I Teotónio, CM Silva, CO Cruz - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Green infrastructure for air quality improvement in street canyons

M Tomson, P Kumar, Y Barwise, P Perez… - Environment …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Street canyons are generally highly polluted urban environments due to high traffic
emissions and impeded dispersion. Green infrastructure (GI) is one potential passive control …

Green roof benefits, opportunities and challenges–A review

M Shafique, R Kim, M Rafiq - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018‏ - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of interconnected challenges in the water–energy–food nexus: Urban pollution perspective towards sustainable development

K Javan, A Altaee, S BaniHashemi, M Darestani… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The swift growth of cities worldwide poses significant challenges in ensuring a sufficient
water, energy, and food supply. The Nexus has innovated valuable systems to address …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution abatement performances of green infrastructure in open road and built-up street canyon environments–A review

KV Abhijith, P Kumar, J Gallagher, A McNabola… - Atmospheric …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Intensifying the proportion of urban green infrastructure has been considered as one of the
remedies for air pollution levels in cities, yet the impact of numerous vegetation types …

Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas: perspectives on indicators, knowledge gaps, barriers, and opportunities for action

N Kabisch, N Frantzeskaki, S Pauleit, S Naumann… - Ecology and society, 2016‏ - JSTOR
Nature-based solutions promoting green and blue urban areas have significant potential to
decrease the vulnerability and enhance the resilience of cities in light of climatic change …

Towards green roof implementation: Drivers, motivations, barriers and recommendations

G Zhang, BJ He - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The environmental challenges in cities urge people to explore feasible strategies for
resilient, sustainable, healthy and livable built environments, of which designing and …

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 …

Impacts of green roofs on water, temperature, and air quality: A bibliometric review

H Liu, F Kong, H Yin, A Middel, X Zheng, J Huang… - Building and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Green roofs are an effective nature-based solution to eco-environmental problems arising
from climate change and rapid urbanization because they provide multiple ecosystem …