International concern to develop sustainably challenges us to act upon the inherent links
between our economy, society and environment, and is leading to increasing …

In the next decades, the increase in global population will lead to further urbanization
determining, on the one hand, an increase in building energy use and, on the other hand, a …

This new edition of a well-established textbook covers the environmental and engineering
aspects of the management of rainwater and wastewater in areas of human development …

Green roofs provide multiple environmental and social benefits, among which the
opportunity to control storm water runoff as they limit the rate of runoff after urbanization to …

Low impact development (LID) has been increasingly practiced since its emergence in the
1990s. Although the hydrological benefits of LIDs have been extensively documented, the …

Urban greening can potentially help mitigate heat-related mortality and flooding facing the>
4 billion urban population worldwide. However, the geographical variation of the relative …

Climate change and the continuing increase in human population creates a growing need to
tackle urban stormwater problems. One promising mitigation option is by using nature-based …

Many regions have turned to low impact development technologies (LIDs), which are
implemented to restore the changes in stormwater runoff that have resulted from …

Besides providing several important ecosystem services, vegetated roofs can provide also
ecosystem disservices, such as leaching nutrients that cause eutrophication in adjacent …

Green roofs are a popular sustainable drainage systems technology. They provide multiple
benefits, amongst which the retention of rainfall and detention of runoff are of particular …