The greening of urban environments plays a crucial role in mitigating the adverse effects of
urbanization, such as air pollution and the urban heat island effect, and can provide …

1. Urbanisation is one of the main land‐use changes behind global insect collapse. Despite
that previous studies have described the negative effects of urbanisation on insect …

The total amount of sealed surfaces is increasing in many urban areas, which presents a
challenge for sewerage systems and wastewater treatment plants when extreme rainfall …

Green roofs are promoted as a nature-based approach to mitigate various environmental
issues and provide a variety of ecosystem services. However, establishing and maintaining …

Vegetated roofs and roof top Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems are both commonly accepted
as sustainable roofing systems and compete for space and budget in building projects …

Using local and recycled materials is a sustainable way to establish a vegetated roof. In
order to understand how the roof ecosystem functions and returns ecosystem services, it is …

Green roofs are becoming a standard component in environmentally aware modern urban
planning. In an attempt to maximize the benefits from these roofs, the choice and …

Green roofs are a key to providing nature-based solutions in cities. However, most green
roofs installed in the Northern hemisphere are shallow, stonecrop planted systems …

The provision of nature-based solutions (NBS) and the conservation of biodiversity are two
aims of modern urban research, planning, and policy. Understanding the role of different …

Human activities associated with urbanization have negatively affected the biodiversity of
native plant communities globally. Establishing native species assemblages on green roofs …