The absence of vegetation in urban areas contributes to the establishment of the urban heat
island, markedly increasing thermal stress for residents, driving morbidity and mortality …

Research on the green roof has been raised expeditiously over the past decade. Green roof
have been proposed as the sustainable practice to mitigate the adverse effects of …

Green roofs have been proposed as an efficient and practical tool to combat urbanisation in
many countries. This review paper focuses on various benefits associated with green roofs …

With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, it is vitally important
that towns and cities are healthy places to live. The principal aim of this book is to synthesize …

Sustainable water management is an important global action to alleviate the growing
pressure on our water resources and a way to balance both socio-economic and …

Importance of green roofs are growing due to their several benefits in urban areas. To
provide a sustainable green roof system and reduce the negative environmental effects of …

Urban green infrastructure includes both natural inputs and artificial supplements, including
irrigation, synthetic substrates, and drainage layers. Green infrastructure aims to make cities …

Abstract According to the European Research and Innovation Policy Agenda, nature-based
solutions (NBSs) are key technologies to improve the sustainability of urban areas. Among …

Conventional green roofs, although having numerous advantages, could place water
resources under pressure in dry periods due to irrigation requirements. Moreover, the …

As building-integrated vegetation, green roofs can improve thermal performance of buildings
and their ambience. Research efforts tended to focus on thermal behavior of extensive …