Greening cities is of considerable significance to creating sustainable cities. Cost-benefit
analyses have shown that urban green is not only ecologically and socially desirable but …

We present an innovative approach to estimating residential irrigation water demand for a
large metropolitan area using GIS data, weather station data, and a water budget modeling …

The estimation of urban irrigation water requirements has often been approached from an
agricultural perspective. This approach is flawed, as the intention of estimating agricultural …

Urban green space has increased significantly in many cities in China as a result of rapid
urbanization. Despite various environmental and societal benefits of urban green space, its …

Urban green spaces have been recognized as an important source of ecosystem services,
whose quantification requires the determination of quantities related to energy, water …

Urban irrigation water requirement is a crucial yet uncertain part of urban hydrology. One of
the primary reasons is the need for a high-resolution dataset to model the irrigation water …

Quantifying the irrigation water demand of green spaces (IWDG) is an important part of smart
urban water management. However, the IWDG in humid cites is not well characterized …

Creation and conservation of urban parks is challenging in arid environments where daily
thermal extremes, water scarcity, air pollution and shortage of natural green spaces are …

Many cities are facing water shortages because of climate change. Climate adaptation plans
have prioritized water saving to prevent the devastating consequences of drought. To …

Irrigation of green spaces in cities helps to reduce thermal stress and building energy
consumption in hot seasons, but requires an intricate balance between energy and water …