A growing number of articles have identified and reported the benefits and importance of
urban green spaces for improving human well-being, but there is a significant knowledge …

Technical and governing approaches to urban flooding in the European Union (EU) are
currently conventional and centralised. This widespread paradigm has become increasingly …

A range of solutions to future flood risk are available ranging from blue-green infrastructure
(BGI) as commonly incorporated in sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to traditional grey …

Urban drainage systems that incorporate elements of green infrastructure (SuDS/GI) are
central features in Blue-Green and Sponge Cities. Such approaches provide effective …

Blue and Green Infrastructure (BGI) provide one of the key Nature Based Solution (NBS)
approaches for sustainable stormwater management in cities, in conjunction with extending …

Flood and water management governance may be enhanced through partnership working,
intra-and cross-organisational collaborations, and wide stakeholder participation …

In addition to flooding and water quality management, blue-green infrastructure (BGI)
provides multiple benefits to humans and ecosystems, including health and biodiversity …

The natural capital and ecosystem services concepts describe the multiple benefits people
get from nature. Urbanisation has been identified as one of the key factors influencing the …

As floods are a major and growing source of risk in urban areas, there is a necessity to
improve flood risk management frameworks and civil protection through planning …

Integrated flood management is essential in urban planning to align flood protection and
mitigation with the complex social and physical infrastructure in cities, and involves …