Decarbonization is essential for decelerating climate change and alleviating its associated
impacts. Green roofs (GR) are expected to be a solution to the limited urban spaces for …

Urban areas confront a number of environmental issues including excessive thermal stress
and concentrated emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants. In past decades, many …

Both green and blue space are found to be effective for urban heat mitigation and air quality
improvement. However, studies on the Synergistic Cooling Effects (SCEs) of green-blue …

Urban trees are one of the most effective strategies to mitigate excessive heat stress in cities.
To understand the underlying mechanisms of their cooling effect and to assess their use in …

Urban temperature increase is a critical problem for many cities. Green roofing is an
approach to mitigating urban temperature increase, while the maintenance of the green roof …

The synergistic effect of urban heat island (UHI) and urban moisture island (UMI) aggravates
the heat stress during hot summers. To investigate the mechanisms of UHI and UMI, we …

Context Studies have shown that land use and land cover change (LUCC) has myriad
impacts on local and regional climate. Synthesizing the recent findings in this field helps …

The roofs of buildings play an essential role in energy efficiency because a significant
amount of solar radiation is absorbed by roofs in hot weather and a significant amount of …

Natural ventilation (NV) is a sustainable solution to improve building energy efficiency and
reduce carbon emission. In this study, we quantified the impact of air pollution and noise …

Growing and densifying cities set a challenge for preserving and enhancing green spaces to
cool urban spaces. Green roofs, involving the planting of vegetation on rooftops, are …