The unjust distribution of urban green infrastructure is just the tip of the iceberg: A systematic review of place-based studies

AA Zuniga-Teran, AK Gerlak, AD Elder… - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many cities are turning to greening efforts to increase resilience, but such efforts often favor
privileged groups, thereby resulting in injustices. In this systematic review, we analyze 71 …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative analysis of methods and tools for low impact development (LID) site selection

K Gulshad, M Szydłowski, A Yaseen… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The site selection for Low Impact Development (LID) practices is a significant process. It
affects the effectiveness of LID in controlling stormwater surface runoff, volume, flow rate …

[HTML][HTML] Planning Nature Based Solutions against urban pluvial flooding in heritage cities: A spatial multi criteria approach for the city of Florence (Italy)

T Pacetti, S Cioli, G Castelli, E Bresci… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region City of Florence, central Italy Study focus Aiming at defining a nature-
based strategy to mitigate pluvial flood risk, a two-tiered methodology is proposed. Firstly …

Designing a Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) network: Toward water-sensitive urban growth planning in Dhaka, Bangladesh

S Ahmed, M Meenar, A Alam - Land, 2019 - mdpi.com
In a warming world, urban environmental stresses are exacerbated by population-increase-
induced development of grey infrastructure that usually leaves minimal scope for blue (and …

“Green Enough Ain't Good Enough:” Public Perceptions and Emotions Related to Green Infrastructure in Environmental Justice Communities

M Meenar, M Heckert, D Adlakha - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The concept of biophilic urban planning has inspired neighborhood greening projects in
many older urban communities in the USA and beyond. The strengths (eg, environmental …

Operationalizing equity for integrated water resources management

CK Seigerman, SK McKay, R Basilio… - JAWRA Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advancing social equity has been implicitly and explicitly central to water resources policy
for decades. Yet, equity remains largely outside of standard water resources planning and …

Comprehensive performance evaluation system based on environmental and economic benefits for optimal allocation of LID facilities

Y Bai, Y Li, R Zhang, N Zhao, X Zeng - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent years, urban flooding occurred frequently because of extreme rainstorms. Sponge
city construction can effectively mitigate urban flooding and improve urban rainwater …

Paying for nature‐based solutions: A review of funding and financing mechanisms for ecosystem services and their impacts on social equity

A Thompson, K Bunds, L Larson… - Sustainable …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Funding and financing challenges remain a persistent barrier to implementing nature‐based
solutions that enhance ecosystem services, facilitate adaptation to climate change, and …

Nature-based solutions for storm water management—creation of a green infrastructure suitability map as a tool for land-use planning at the municipal level in the …

G Senes, PS Ferrario, G Cirone, N Fumagalli, P Frattini… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Growing and uncontrolled urbanization and climate change (with an associated increase in
the frequency of intense meteoric events) have led to a rising number of flooding events in …