Green roofs are artificial ecosystems that provide a nature-based solution to environmental
challenges such as climate change and the urban heat island. Green roofs aid in the …

Energy demand is growing significantly worldwide to create thermal comfort in buildings. Air-
conditioning is contributing to energy consumption at a massive scale in the residential and …

The combined trends of urban heat island (UHI) intensification and global warming led to an
increased tendency towards on the greening of cities as a tool for UHI mitigation. Our study …

Planning for and implementing multifunctional nature-based solutions can improve urban
ecosystems' adaptation to climate change, foster urban resilience, and enable social and …

The population explosion continually witnessed in urban areas results in more impenetrable
surfaces like built structures and roads. Rapid urbanization increases air temperature and …

Urban overheating is the most documented phenomenon of climate change impacting
humans. This article presents the most recent developments on the magnitude and …

Urban overheating, driven by global climate change and urban development, is a major
contemporary challenge that substantially impacts urban livability and sustainability …

Green roofs are promoted as an effective nature-based urban heat island mitigation strategy.
Green roof cooling and energy-saving benefits have been simulated for various climatic …

Radiative cooling is an appealing heat exchange form based on thermal radiation from
terrestrial objects to outer space, which can be potentially applied to numerous cooling …

Abstract Photovoltaic (PV)-green roofs, a new development integrating the PV system with a
green roof, provide additional benefits for renewable electricity production as compared to …