[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 …

Recent advances and future perspectives in carbon capture, transportation, utilization, and storage (CCTUS) technologies: A comprehensive review

K Zhao, C Jia, Z Li, X Du, Y Wang, J Li, Z Yao, J Yao - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon capture, transport, utilization, and storage (CCTUS) technologies are widely
regarded as crucial solutions for mitigating the impacts of climate change. This review paper …

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 …

The effectiveness of green roofs in reducing building energy consumptions across different climates. A summary of literature results

P Bevilacqua - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Green roofs are an interesting technology that has attracted worldwide attention because of
the multi-disciplinary benefits, involving the improvement of stormwater management, the …

Green roofs and facades: A comprehensive review

AB Besir, E Cuce - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Based on United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), building sector accounts
for 40% of total energy consumption. In European countries, 36% of total greenhouse gas …

The urban heat island: implications for health in a changing environment

C Heaviside, H Macintyre, S Vardoulakis - Current environmental health …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a well-studied phenomenon,
whereby urban areas are generally warmer than surrounding suburban and rural areas. The …

Creating urban green infrastructure where it is needed–A spatial ecosystem service-based decision analysis of green roofs in Barcelona

J Langemeyer, D Wedgwood, T McPhearson… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
As cities face increasing pressure from densification trends, green roofs represent a
valuable source of ecosystem services for residents of compact metropolises where …

Review on the cooling potential of green roofs in different climates

E Jamei, HW Chau, M Seyedmahmoudian… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The combined trends of urban heat island (UHI) intensification and global warming led to an
increased tendency towards on the greening of cities as a tool for UHI mitigation. Our study …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling up nature-based solutions for climate-change adaptation: Potential and benefits in three European cities

C Cortinovis, P Olsson, N Boke-Olén… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many exemplary projects have demonstrated that Nature-based Solutions (NBS) can
contribute to climate change adaptation, but now the challenge is to scale up their use …