[HTML][HTML] Desirable futures: Human-nature relationships in urban planning and design

FL de Oliveira, I Mahmoud - Futures, 2024 - Elsevier
This article explores conceptualizations of future relationships between humans and nature
in urban planning, introducing the special issue 3. It initiates by examining how the future of …

Nature-based solutions across spatial urban scales: three case studies from Nice, Utrecht and Milan

I Mahmoud - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers …, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
A holistic vision for urban sustainability looks at the city as an integration of energy,
environment, mobility, urban design, new technologies and, most importantly,'people and …

Visionary Nature-Based Solutions Evaluated through Social Return on Investment: The Case Study of an Italian Urban Green Space

EE Vasiliu, S Torabi Moghadam, A Bisello, P Lombardi - Smart Cities, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cities are facing challenges in adaptation to, and mitigation of climate change. Urban Green
Spaces (UGS) have a pivotal role in this transformative process and are almost always …

Embedding technologies for improving NBS performance and fostering social inclusion in urban greening strategies: Augmented Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for …

I Mahmoud, E Morello, A Bisello, D Kolokotsa - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) 6 have been at the forefront of the European Commission
policies since 2015 (Eggermont et al., 2015) as a specific thematic area for developing …

Nature-Based Solutions Framework for Wildfire Risk Reduction: Evaluating Governance Recommendations in Girona Province, Spain

AG Castaldo, I Mahmoud - International Conference on Green Urbanism, 2022 - Springer
Nature-based solutions (NBS) can have a significant role in wildfire management, since they
effectively address key climate-induced impacts and simultaneously provide social benefits …

Energy Savings of Green Roofs in Mediterranean Cities

EM Elmazek, AA Safour - International Conference on Green Urbanism, 2022 - Springer
Green roofs have shown great benefits to the built environment through both research, and
application. One of the most important benefits is to increase the energy performance of the …