Effectiveness of public gardens on the insect diversity of green roofs
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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EAACI Guidelines on the Importance of Green Space in Urban Environments for Allergy and Asthma Prevention. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The allergy and asthma epidemic in urban societies following World War II is mostly caused by changes in the environment, diet and lifestyle. Disconnection of urban populations from the wider environment has reduced the protective factors building up immunological resilience.
Haahtela T +21 more
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Quality-assured solutions for green roof gardens on concrete decks with zero tolerance for leaks [PDF]
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]
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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The “PV Rooftop Garden”: Providing Recreational Green Roofs and Renewable Energy as a Multifunctional System within One Surface Area [PDF]
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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Gardening as vector of a humanization of high-rise building
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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New meanings from old buildings [PDF]
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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Opportunities and Benefits of Green Balconies and Terraces in Urban Conditions
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]
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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緑化された屋上の景観要素の違いが,屋上利用者に及ぼす心理的効果を明らかにするために,屋上パノラマ画像を用いたSD法による景観評価実験を行った。因子分析の結果,緑化された屋上の景観評価構造として,心理的,眺望体感的,自然認知的,屋上認知的,および視覚的評価因子の5因子が解釈された。因子得点を用いて,屋上およびその周辺の景観要素の違いが,屋上利用者の心理的評価に及ぼす影響を調べた結果,屋上パノラマ画像に占める緑視の割合が増加(相関係数R=0.627,有意確率p=0.016)あるいは周辺建物の割合が減少(相関係数R=-0.707,有意確率p=0.005)するに従って,心理的評価が高くなった。
Yuki SASAKI +2 more
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