[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 …

Understanding the value and limits of nature-based solutions to climate change and other global challenges

N Seddon, A Chausson, P Berry… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is growing awareness that 'nature-based solutions'(NbS) can help to protect us from
climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity and securing …

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 …

Critical barriers to green building technologies adoption in develo** countries: The case of Ghana

APC Chan, A Darko, AO Olanipekun… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although green building technologies (GBTs) have been advocated in the construction
industry to address sustainability issues, their adoption is still plagued with barriers. The …

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 …

Barriers to green supply chain management: An emerging economy context

TJ Tumpa, SM Ali, MH Rahman, SK Paul… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Green supply chain management is attracting increasing attention as a way to decrease the
adverse environmental effects of industries worldwide. However, considering the context of …

Green roofs: A critical review on the role of components, benefits, limitations and trends

K Vijayaraghavan - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Green roofs have been proposed as an efficient and practical tool to combat urbanisation in
many countries. This review paper focuses on various benefits associated with green roofs …

Planning of urban green spaces: An ecological perspective on human benefits

T Semeraro, A Scarano, R Buccolieri, A Santino… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the context of urban land-use growth and the consequent impacts on the environment,
green spaces provide ecosystem services for human health. The ecosystem services …

A bibliometric review of green building research 2000–2016

X Zhao, J Zuo, G Wu, C Huang - Architectural Science Review, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Green wall systems: A review of their characteristics

M Manso, J Castro-Gomes - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Current systems for greening the buildings envelope are not just surfaces covered with
vegetation. Greening systems, as green roofs and green walls, are frequently used as an …