Effectiveness of public gardens on the insect diversity of green roofs
, 2022 Abstract Rapid urbanization is among the factors, causing decrease in insect diversity. However, by offering suitable habitat, green roofs could lessen such adverse effects of urbanization. Certain factors, like a nearby public garden could be useful predictor variables to analyze at what extent green roofs can support insect communities.
Raja Imran Hussain +2 more
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Quality-assured solutions for green roof gardens on concrete decks with zero tolerance for leaks [PDF]
WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, 2014 Eco neighborhoods with green infrastructure solutions are increasingly being prescribed today in Swedish cities for reducing and attenuating storm water runoff, increasing biodiversity, having a te ...
Y. Edwards +3 more
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Regenerating Urban Spaces under Place-specific Social Contexts: a Commentary on Green Infrastructures for Landscape Conservation [PDF]
, 2017 This study investigates the issue of green infrastructures in contemporary cities, adopting a strategic vision for increasingly complex metropolitan regions.
Bianconi, Fabio +3 more
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Urban agriculture in the transition to low carbon cities through urban greening
AIMS Environmental Science, 2015 Urban agriculture presents an opportunity to extend food production to cities. This could enhance food security, particularly in developing countries, and allow for adaptation to growing urbanization.
Mary Thornbush
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The “PV Rooftop Garden”: Providing Recreational Green Roofs and Renewable Energy as a Multifunctional System within One Surface Area [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2020 In urban areas, summer temperatures are continuously increasing, and cities are aiming at implementing measures to mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Reducing sealed surfaces and adding plants have been shown to be beneficial for urban microclimates.
Stefan Sattler +2 more
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New meanings from old buildings [PDF]
, 2001 The three modest house projects described here are by three fellow travellers — the two authors and David Lea — interested in the Organic side of Modernism.
Blundell Jones, P., Sergeant, J.
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Gardening as vector of a humanization of high-rise building
E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 Article is devoted to issue of integration of vertical gardening into structure of high-rise building in the conditions of the constrained town-planning situation.
Lekareva Nina, Zaslavskaya Anna
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Opportunities and Benefits of Green Balconies and Terraces in Urban Conditions
Contemporary Agriculture, 2017 This study tested the hypothesis that a third dimension of urban gardening, in the form of green terraces and balconies, is of immense importance to the public well-being, mitigating climate changes and contributing to a more pleasant life in highly ...
Mladenović Emina +4 more
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Rainwater harvesting to control stormwater runoff in suburban areas. An experimental case-study [PDF]
, 2012 International audienceOn a 23 ha urban watershed, 10 km East of Paris, rainwater tanks have been installed on 1/3 of the private parcels to prevent stormwater sewer overflows.
Bompard, Philippe +5 more
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Affordances of Historic Urban Landscapes: an Ecological Understanding of Human Interaction with the Past [PDF]
, 2014 Heritage has been defined differently in European contexts. Despite differences, a common challenge for historic urban landscape management is the integration of tangible and intangible heritage. Integration demands an active view of perception and human-
Alves, Susana
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