Urban nature has the potential to improve air and water quality, mitigate flooding, enhance
physical and mental health, and promote social and cultural well-being. However, the value …

Managing and adapting to climate change in urban areas will become increasingly
important as urban populations grow, especially because unique features of cities amplify …

abstract Urban streams commonly express degraded physical, chemical, and biological
conditions that have been collectively termed the “urban stream syndrome”. The description …

Researchers and water managers have turned to green stormwater infrastructure, such as
bioswales, retention basins, wetlands, rain gardens, and urban green spaces to reduce …

Flooding from intense rainfall is a major hazard in many urban areas. One of the major
challenges in urban flood simulations is lack of data about the location and properties of …

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 …

Cities tend to be built in areas of high biodiversity, and the accelerating pace of urbanization
threatens the persistence of many species and ecological communities globally. However …

Stormwater green infrastructure (SGI), including rain gardens, detention ponds, bioswales,
and green roofs, is being implemented in cities across the globe to reduce flooding …

Bioretention cells (BRCs) are a promising low-impact development (LID) practice that are
commonly used in urban settings to improve the water quality and mitigate the hydrological …

In the sustainability transitions literature, social phenomena have mostly been examined in
relation to–and at the level of–collective forms of action. Here our focus is on psychological …