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Green Blue Infrastructure methodologies and design proposals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The Green Blue Infrastructure is a multifunctional and flexible approach based on various layers, composing an organic network. This design methodology has the potential to recompose together fragments of the contemporary city, generating positive ...

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Combining phthalimide innate of a positive-charge nanofiltration membrane for high selectivity and rejection for bivalent cations

open access: yesWater Science and Technology, 2023
A positively charged nanofiltration (NF) membrane is known to have exceptional separation performance for bivalent cations in aqueous solutions. In this study, a new NF activity layer was created using interfacial polymerization (IP) on a polysulfone ...
Zhe Wang   +4 more
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Cooling cities through urban green infrastructure: a health impact assessment of European cities.

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2023
BACKGROUND High ambient temperatures are associated with many health effects, including premature mortality. The combination of global warming due to climate change and the expansion of the global built environment mean that the intensification of urban ...
Tamara Iungman   +12 more
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A green infrastructure plan to restore, connect, and protect South Carolina's habitats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The South Carolina Forestry Commission (SCFC) and the nonprofit Green Infrastructure Center, Inc. (GIC) collaborated with state, regional, and local governments, and federal and state agencies to create a strategic green infrastructure network and plan ...
Green Infrastructure Center, Inc.   +1 more
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Sustainable and preservative historic garden management

open access: yesActa Universitatis Sapientiae: Agriculture and Environment, 2021
The restoration of historic gardens in Hungary puts an increasing responsibility on the shoulders of management. The use of what might be termed as “traditional horticultural approach” significantly increases the needs and costs of garden maintenance ...
Bálint Krisztina   +1 more
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Boundary green infrastructure: a green infrastructure connecting natural and artificial spaces

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
As a naturally-based solution (NBS), green infrastructural network constructing can improve urban ecological resilience and support sustainable urban development.
Jingyuan Yuan   +3 more
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Perceptions of Blue-Green and Grey Infrastructure as Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Urban Water Resilience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI, including swales, green roofs, and wetlands) plays an important role in reducing vulnerability to climate change risks such as flooding, heat stress, and water shortages, while enhancing urban environments and quality of ...
Shun Chan, Faith Ka   +4 more
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Tailored design of a novel composite foam of sodium alginate used for fluoride ion removal

open access: yesWater Science and Technology, 2022
Fluoride is an essential micronutrient for humans. Nonetheless, when the amount of fluoride ion is greater than required, it will cause skeletal fluorosis and dental fluorosis to threaten human health.
Wenfei Li   +7 more
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Citizen Sensing within Urban Greenspaces: Exploring Human Wellbeing Interactions in Deprived Communities of Glasgow

open access: yesLand, 2023
The relationship between urban greenspaces and the benefits to psychological, social, and physical aspects of human wellbeing are important to study, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas and underrepresented communities.
Richard leBrasseur
doaj   +1 more source

Green Infrastructure for Urban Flood Resilience: A Review of Recent Literature on Bibliometrics, Methodologies, and Typologies

open access: yesWater, 2023
Urban flood resilience can critically diminish the negative effects of extreme climatic conditions. In recent decades, green infrastructure has been gaining attention among researchers and authorities in terms of its use in urban contexts to enhance ...
Mina Khodadad   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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