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Fine-scale substrate heterogeneity does not affect arthropod communities on green roofs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Green roofs, which are roofs with growing substrate and vegetation, can provide habitat for arthropods in cities. Maintaining a diversity of arthropods in an urban environment can enhance the functions they fill, such as pest control and soil development.
Bracha Y. Schindler +5 more
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A Method for Assessing the Potential of Multifunctional Retrofitting of Rural Roofs Based on GF-2 Remote Sensing Imagery [PDF]
SensorsGreen roofs and photovoltaic (PV) roofs are important forms of roof retrofitting, and unused rural roofs provide favorable conditions for the development of green roofs and PV roofs.
Junqi Wang +4 more
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Evaluating the effects of green roofs and green façade as an urban heat island adaptation strategy [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The present study investigated the potential cooling effect of green roofs and green façades on a residential neighborhood in Athens during a typical summer day.
Tseliou Areti +3 more
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Seasonal diversity, daily use and behaviour of birds using a green roof in a Mediterranean city [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceUrban green roofs offer environmental and social benefits and provide resources for urban wildlife; however, how birds use green roofs remains poorly studied in Mediterranean cities.
Álvaro Luna, Estel Blanch
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Green roofs – good regulatory practices with potential to be applied in Bulgaria and North Macedonia [PDF]
Silva Balcanica, 2021 Green roofs are used worldwide to mitigate the impacts of extensive urbanization, bringing benefits on social, economic, and environmental levels. In order to promote and facilitate the construction of green roofs by private investors, many countries ...
Mariam Bozhilova +3 more
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Two Green Roof Detention Models Applied in Two Green Roof Systems [PDF]
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2022 A two-stage physically-based detention model has been developed for green roof systems. Vertical flow in the substrate is represented by the Richards equation, and horizontal flow in the underlying drainage layer is modeled by the Saint Venant equation.
Zhangjie Peng +2 more
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Land, 2022 The global spread of green roofs is becoming increasingly important in the context of increasing urbanization and climate change as they provide multiple benefits, including urban heat island effect (UHI) mitigation, stormwater retention and urban flood ...
Siwei Chen, Zhonghua Gou
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Influence of blue-green roofs on surface and indoor temperatures over a building scale
Nature-Based Solutions, 2023 Blue-green roofs have been utilized and studied for their enhanced water storage capacity compared to conventional roofs or extensive green roofs. Nonetheless, research about the thermal effect of blue-green roofs is lacking. The goal of this research is
Dante Föllmi +3 more
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Sustainability, 2023 Global temperatures have continued to rise for decades, partly due to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and subsequent urban heat island (UHI) effects.
Saranathan Pragati +3 more
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