The development of roadside green swales in the Chinese Sponge City Program: Challenges and opportunities

L Lu, FKS Chan, M Johnson, F Zhu, Y Xu - Frontiers of Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
Roadside green swales have emerged as popular stormwater management infrastructure in
urban areas, serving to mitigate stormwater pollution and reduce urban surface water …

Sustainable urban designs integrating aboveground microclimates and underground heat islands: A systematic review and design strategies

Y Wen, P Zhang, J Wei, F Yu, C Huang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2025 - Elsevier
Current theoretical models and analytical techniques in urban microclimates primarily
concentrate on the 'underlying surface'spanning from the boundary of the urban canopy …

The effects of greening a parking lot as a heat mitigation strategy on outdoor thermal stress using fixed and mobile measurements: case-study project “tertiary forest”

S Parison, M Chaumont, R Kounkou-Arnaud… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
An asphalt-concrete parking lot was converted to a small urban forest with 72 trees and
permeable pavement as an urban heat island countermeasure. Microclimate monitoring was …

What can Nature-based Solutions in domestic gardens contribute to climate change adaption in Western-Europe? a systematic review

J Teerlinck, K Wittemans, E Beele… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Research has shown that the collective network of domestic gardens could make a
substantial contribution to climate change adaptation. One way to harness this contribution …

Imposed by urbanization on soil heavy metal content of lake wetland and evaluation of ecological risks in East Dongting Lake

Y Lin, K Luo, Z Su, Y Wu, W Xiao, M Qin, J Lin, S Zhang… - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
The properties of heavy metals in soil hold key to effectively protecting the urban ecosystem
and predicting the environmental risks. In this study, we selected the wetland of East …

Thermal behavior of pervious concrete in dry conditions

K Seifeddine, S Amziane, E Toussaint - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
As the world becomes more urbanized, concerns are growing about the phenomenon of
urban heat islands (UHIs). In addition to the environmental function of stormwater …

Sensing and Measurement Techniques for Evaluation of Nature-Based Solutions: A State-of-the-Art Review

V Anderson, M Suneja, J Dunjic - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sensing and measurement techniques are necessary to study, evaluate, and understand the
complex physical and chemical interactions that must occur for the successful deployment of …

Assessing the thermal environments of parking lots in relation to their shade design characteristics

X Nan, H Yan, H Zhu, Q Han, R Wu, Z Bao - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
The conventional surface parking lots lead to prominent urban thermal environment
problems. Therefore, it is important to explore the design form of the parking lot that can …

Sustainability as a Function of an Area: Application of Multi-Criteria Evaluation in Assessing the Effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions

E Podhajska, E Burszta-Adamiak… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the essential factors influencing the overall urban experience is the presence of
biologically active surfaces. Despite widespread awareness of the beneficial effects of such …

Quick assessment model to select relevant climate measures for businesses premises

E Smelt - 2022 - essay.utwente.nl
There is a need to adapt the built environment of business parks to the future impact of the
effects of climate change. This paper confirms, inspires and prioritizes measures that …