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 contribution of constructed green infrastructure to urban biodiversity: A synthesis and meta‐analysis

A Filazzola, N Shrestha… - Journal of Applied …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The development of buildings and other infrastructure in cities is viewed as a threat to local
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning because natural habitat is replaced. However, there …

Biodiversity and the built environment: Implications for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

A Opoku - Resources, conservation and recycling, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Recent major global environmental initiatives toward a more sustainable society are the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the Paris …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A conceptual framework for urban ecological restoration and rehabilitation

VH Klaus, K Kiehl - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Urban greenspace has gained considerable attention during the last decades because of its
relevance to wildlife conservation, human welfare, and climate change adaptation …

Can we integrate ecological approaches to improve plant selection for green infrastructure?

C Farrell, SJ Livesley, SK Arndt, L Beaumont… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Modern cities are dominated by impervious surfaces that absorb, store and release heat in
summer, create large volumes of runoff and provide limited biodiversity habitat and poor air …

Renaturing cities using a regionally-focused biodiversity-led multifunctional benefits approach to urban green infrastructure

S Connop, P Vandergert, B Eisenberg… - … Science & Policy, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Abstract If a 'Renaturing of Cities' strategy is to maximise the ecosystem service provision of
urban green infrastructure (UGI), then detailed consideration of a habitat services …

Green roofs as urban ecosystems: ecological structures, functions, and services

E Oberndorfer, J Lundholm, B Bass, RR Coffman… - …, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Green roofs (roofs with a vegetated surface and substrate) provide ecosystem
services in urban areas, including improved storm-water management, better regulation of …

[ספר][B] Urban ecology: patterns, processes, and applications

J Niemelä, JH Breuste, G Guntenspergen, NE McIntyre… - 2011‏ - books.google.com
Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society. It is
therefore crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns …

Plant species and functional group combinations affect green roof ecosystem functions

J Lundholm, JS MacIvor, Z MacDougall, M Ranalli - PloS one, 2010‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Green roofs perform ecosystem services such as summer roof temperature
reduction and stormwater capture that directly contribute to lower building energy use and …