TY - CHAP
T1 - Resilience of green roofs to climate change
AU - Calheiros, Cristina S. C.
AU - Pereira, Sofia I. A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - The successful management of cities growth rely in part on the maximization of the benefits delivered by the built environment while minimizing the environmental degradation. Circular and resourceful cites are the mainstream for climate change resilience. Green roofs, as a nature-based solution, contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation through the provision of several ecosystem services. Value of green roofs can be achieved at the level of environmental (e.g., air quality enhancement, carbon sequestration, biodiversity promotion stormwater management, acoustic insulation, and noise reduction), social (e.g., esthetic integration, well-being and life quality, rooftop gardens), and economic (e.g., life span extension, energetic efficiency, energy production, real-state valorization, business development) spheres. Buildup green roof resilience maybe underpinned by the selection of efficient and sustainable components for its installation. This chapter aims at giving an overview on the role of green roofs resilience to climate change, highlighting the provision of services and the mitigation and adaption capacity.
AB - The successful management of cities growth rely in part on the maximization of the benefits delivered by the built environment while minimizing the environmental degradation. Circular and resourceful cites are the mainstream for climate change resilience. Green roofs, as a nature-based solution, contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation through the provision of several ecosystem services. Value of green roofs can be achieved at the level of environmental (e.g., air quality enhancement, carbon sequestration, biodiversity promotion stormwater management, acoustic insulation, and noise reduction), social (e.g., esthetic integration, well-being and life quality, rooftop gardens), and economic (e.g., life span extension, energetic efficiency, energy production, real-state valorization, business development) spheres. Buildup green roof resilience maybe underpinned by the selection of efficient and sustainable components for its installation. This chapter aims at giving an overview on the role of green roofs resilience to climate change, highlighting the provision of services and the mitigation and adaption capacity.
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Carbon dioxide emissions
KW - Circular cities
KW - Circular economy
KW - Climate adaptation
KW - Climate mitigation
KW - Drought
KW - Ecosystem services
KW - Nature-based solutions
KW - Water management
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U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-323-95336-8.00008-1
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-323-95336-8.00008-1
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85151268873
SN - 9780323953375
T3 - Civil and Structural Engineering
SP - 273
EP - 296
BT - Adapting the built environment for climate change
A2 - Pacheco-Torgal, Fernando
A2 - Granqvist, Claes-Göran
PB - Elsevier
CY - Cambridge
ER -
