Nature based strategies for urban and building sustainability / edited by Gabriel Pérez ; Katia Perini.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Div, 2018Description: xx, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780128121504
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.47 N285 2018
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Contents:
Section 1: Nature based strategies for urban environment--1.1 Urban ecosystem--1.2 Ecosystem services in urban environments--1.3 Incentive policy for nature-based strategies--Section 2: Nature based strategies and technologies--2.1 Vertical greening systems: Classifications, plant species, substrates--2.2 Vertical greening systems: Irrigation and maintenance--2.3 Green roofs: Classifications, plant species, substrates--2.4 Green roofs: Irrigation and maintenance--2.5 Green streets: Classifications, plant species, substrates, irrigation and maintenance--Section 3: Nature based strategies: benefits and challenges--3.1 Vertical greening systems to enhance the thermal performance of buildings and outdoor comfort--3.2 Green roofs to enhance the thermal performance of buildings and outdoor comfort--3.3 Green streets to enhance outdoor comfort?--3.4 Vertical greening systems for pollutants reduction--3.5 Green roofs for pollutants reduction?--3.6 Green streets for pollutants reduction--3.7. Vertical greening systems for acoustic insulation and noise reduction--3.8. Green roofs for acoustic insulation and noise reduction--?3.9. Green streets for noise reduction--3.10. Vertical greening systems to improve water management--3.11. Green roofs to improve water management--3.12. Green streets to improve water management--3.13 Vertical greening systems as habitat for biodiversity--3.14. Green roofs as habitat for biodiversity--3.15. Green streets as habitat for biodiversity--Section 4: Nature based strategies: social, Economic and environmental sustainability--4.1. Vertical greening systems social and aesthetic aspects--4.2. Green roofs social and aesthetic aspects--4.3. Green streets social and aesthetic aspects--4.4. Economic benefits and costs of vertical greening systems--4.5. Economic benefits and costs of green roofs--4.6. Economic benefits and costs of Green streets--4.7. Life cycle assessment of vertical greening systems--4.8. Life cycle assessment of green roofs--Summary: suggestions for further research and marker development
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Section 1: Nature based strategies for urban environment--1.1 Urban ecosystem--1.2 Ecosystem services in urban environments--1.3 Incentive policy for nature-based strategies--Section 2: Nature based strategies and technologies--2.1 Vertical greening systems: Classifications, plant species, substrates--2.2 Vertical greening systems: Irrigation and maintenance--2.3 Green roofs: Classifications, plant species, substrates--2.4 Green roofs: Irrigation and maintenance--2.5 Green streets: Classifications, plant species, substrates, irrigation and maintenance--Section 3: Nature based strategies: benefits and challenges--3.1 Vertical greening systems to enhance the thermal performance of buildings and outdoor comfort--3.2 Green roofs to enhance the thermal performance of buildings and outdoor comfort--3.3 Green streets to enhance outdoor comfort?--3.4 Vertical greening systems for pollutants reduction--3.5 Green roofs for pollutants reduction?--3.6 Green streets for pollutants reduction--3.7. Vertical greening systems for acoustic insulation and noise reduction--3.8. Green roofs for acoustic insulation and noise reduction--?3.9. Green streets for noise reduction--3.10. Vertical greening systems to improve water management--3.11. Green roofs to improve water management--3.12. Green streets to improve water management--3.13 Vertical greening systems as habitat for biodiversity--3.14. Green roofs as habitat for biodiversity--3.15. Green streets as habitat for biodiversity--Section 4: Nature based strategies: social, Economic and environmental sustainability--4.1. Vertical greening systems social and aesthetic aspects--4.2. Green roofs social and aesthetic aspects--4.3. Green streets social and aesthetic aspects--4.4. Economic benefits and costs of vertical greening systems--4.5. Economic benefits and costs of green roofs--4.6. Economic benefits and costs of Green streets--4.7. Life cycle assessment of vertical greening systems--4.8. Life cycle assessment of green roofs--Summary: suggestions for further research and marker development

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