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The effectiveness of nature-based solutions to address climate change in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Amid escalating climate change impacts, urban areas like Dhaka face heightened vulnerability to extreme weather, rising temperatures, urban heat island effects, and associated physical and psychological consequences.
Bushra Anjum, Rumana Sultana, Nafia Saddaf   +2 more
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Considerations for plant selection in green roofs [PDF]

, 2015
It is the vegetation layer that creates the living skin on the rooftop in green roofs, controls the long-term effect of any green roof installation and provides a naturally evolving and changing roofscape.
Arabi, Roozbeh, Ja'afar, Mohamad Fakri Zaky, Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal, Rakhshandehroo, Mehdi, Shahidan, Mohd Fairuz   +4 more
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Community awareness of green roofs in Sydney [PDF]

, 2014
There are environmental, economic and social benefits of installing green roofs and walls on city buildings. The environmental benefits are lower building related operational carbon emissions, reductions in the urban heat island, increases in bio ...
Heller, A, Manion, J, Osmond, P, Sharman, L, Sumich, M, Wilkinson, SJ   +5 more
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The role and significance of roof top gardens towards sustainable urban development in Malaysia [PDF]

, 2014
Rooftop garden is a modification of modern landscape which has the potential to contribute towards sustainable urban development. Many studies have highlighted the role of rooftop garden as a tool to assist urban area to solve environmental issues ...
Hussin, Khadijah, Mohd. Raid, Maryanti, Suratman, Robiah   +2 more
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Heat wave adaptation strategies among informal workers in an urban setting: A study in dhaka city, Bangladesh

Natural Hazards Research
With the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves globally, studying the adaptation strategies of informal workers, who constitute a significant and vulnerable segment of Dhaka's urban population, has become critical for understanding and ...
Sheikh Mohiuddin Shahrujjaman, Bivuti Bhushan Sikder, Dilara Zahid, Bikash Pal   +3 more
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STEM Living Roof Garden (Building Heat) Rooftop Garden [PDF]

, 2021
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Remarkable 3-in-1 Pakis-Stem Green Roofs for Saving Thermal Flat Rooftop [PDF]

, 2016
The green councils in the world are often promoting green buildings in terms of energy savings by mitigating the thermal load on buildings,especially thermal rooftop, into the room. Green roofs can be the most effective to lower roof thermal in tropical
Canadarma, Wanda Widigdo, Juniwati, Anik, Mintorogo, Danny Santoso   +2 more
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The JUST GROW framework: conceptualizing how city regions can govern urban agriculture for equity and sustainability

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
City regions hold much potential for advancing sustainable and just food system transformations. A mosaic of models for producing more food in and around cities is emerging that promises shorter supply chains, increased food access, plant-based solutions
Patrick Baur, Rose Jennings, Sheriff Aliu, Adam J. Calo, Mosen Farhangi, Yukun He, Kiyoko Kanki, Ann-Kristin Koch, Yohei Kiyoyama, Michael Martin, Beste Sabir, Barbara Schröter, Barbara Schröter, Kathrin Specht, Kathrin Specht, John R. Taylor, Melva Treviño, Heidi Vinge, Vivek A. Voora   +18 more
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Rooftop garden + fish pond, Jing'an district, Shanghai [PDF]

Interactions, 2016
Eli Blevis, Bonnie Nardi
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An integrated quantitative framework for exploring sustainable scenarios in urban agriculture planning

Sustainable Environment Research
Urban agriculture, encompassing ground farming, rooftop gardens, and greenhouses at building or community scales, offers solutions to various urban challenges.
Zih-Ee Lin, Yin-Chi Lin, Mengshan Lee, Pei-Te Chiueh, Chun-Wei Wu, Yu-Sen Chang   +5 more
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