Background As populations become increasingly urbanised, the preservation of urban
green space (UGS) becomes paramount. UGS is not just dedicated recreational space such …

Urban pluvial flooding now occurs more frequently than it has in past decades, mainly due to
an increasing number of extreme precipitation events occurring in the context of a changing …

Cities are expanding green infrastructure and presenting it as a panacea for social and
environmental challenges, but the reality is more complex and inherently political. We need …

Deleterious effects of urban stormwater are widely recognized. In several countries,
regulations have been put into place to improve the conditions of receiving water bodies, but …

Mitigating the impact of increasing impervious surfaces on stormwater runoff by low impact
development (LID) is currently being widely promoted at site and local scales. In turn, the …

Urbanizing environments alter the hydrological cycle by redirecting stream networks for
stormwater and wastewater transmission and increasing impermeable surfaces. These …

The covering of native soils with impervious surfaces (eg roofs, roads, and pavement)
prevents infiltration of rainfall into the ground, resulting in increased surface runoff and …

Urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) have the potential to make a significant contribution
to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Research shows the need …

Urbanization has replaced natural permeable surfaces with roofs, roads, and other sealed
surfaces, which convert rainfall into runoff that finally is carried away by the local sewage …

Among the approaches for run-off regulation, green infrastructure is identified as non-
traditional measure to compensate the effects of soil sealing generated from urban …