[HTML][HTML] Smart materials and technologies for sustainable concrete construction

J Nilimaa - Developments in the Built Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of current trends and opportunities for
sustainable concrete construction, emphasizing the importance of adopting eco-friendly …

Cool pavements for urban heat island mitigation: A synthetic review

C Wang, ZH Wang, KE Kaloush, J Shacat - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban heat island (UHI) effect poses great challenges to urban environmental quality,
building energy consumption, and public health. Over decades, research efforts have been …

Best management practices for diffuse nutrient pollution: Wicked problems across urban and agricultural watersheds

A Lintern, L McPhillips, B Winfrey… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Extensive time and financial resources have been dedicated to address nonpoint sources of
nitrogen and phosphorus in watersheds. Despite these efforts, many watersheds have not …

Green roof as an effective tool for sustainable urban development: An Australian perspective in relation to stormwater and building energy management

MA Alim, A Rahman, Z Tao, B Garner, R Griffith… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Green infrastructure could provide a suite of benefits, including stormwater management
and climate change impact mitigation. While European countries, the USA and Canada are …

Urban heat island: Causes, consequences, and mitigation measures with emphasis on reflective and permeable pavements

S Vujovic, B Haddad, H Karaky, N Sebaibi, M Boutouil - CivilEng, 2021 - mdpi.com
Economic and social development of urban and rural areas continues in parallel with the
increase of the human population, especially in developing countries, which leads to …

[HTML][HTML] Influence assessment of new Inner Tube Porous Brick with absorbent concrete on urban floods control

P Luo, L Liu, S Wang, B Ren, B He, D Nover - Case Studies in Construction …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a part of low impact development (LID) measures, modifying the design of Inner Tube
Porous Bricks (ITPB) may improve the functionality of the pavement to prevent urban floods …

Experimental investigation of a multilayer detention roof for stormwater management

MA Alim, S Jahan, A Rahman, MA Rahman… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the technical feasibility of a multilayer detention roof, namely a
purple roof, in managing urban stormwater. A purple roof is conceptually and technically …

Multi-stage planning of LID-GREI urban drainage systems in response to land-use changes

Y Zhang, M Wang, D Zhang, Z Lu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-term planning of urban drainage systems aimed at maintaining the sustainability of
urban hydrology remains challenging. In this study, an innovative multi-stage planning …

[HTML][HTML] Car harm: A global review of automobility's harm to people and the environment

P Miner, BM Smith, A Jani, G McNeill… - Journal of Transport …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the widespread harm caused by cars and automobility, governments, corporations,
and individuals continue to facilitate it by expanding roads, manufacturing larger vehicles …

Evaluation of the impact of land use ratios and cover materials in settlement design on stormwater runoff

HF Taşkın, G Manioğlu - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to higher levels of urbanization and increasing impermeable hard land covers, green
spaces are decreasing, resulting in stormwater loss as surface runoff instead of being …