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6. Energy Conservation

verfasst von : Mary J. Thornbush

Erschienen in: Vehicular Air Pollution and Urban Sustainability

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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This chapter reviews the literature mainly of recent developments in urban greening. By incorporating more greening in cities, it is possible to capture and store carbon. In this way, vegetation acts as a soft-engineering strategy that can be cheaply deployed to achieve low-carbon cities. This can be performed in different ways, as through façade greening (as with the use of climbing plants), grassed roofs (including extensive green roofs), and roof gardens. Here, all of these methods of urban greening are considered with respect to their ecological functions and benefits. Thermoregulation is one of the many impacts of vegetated surfaces (through the provision of shade and insulation), including green walls. In addition to urban microclimatic control, there are also recognised (environmental) benefits of air filtration and purification, storm-water retention, and more. The research conveys urban greening as an effective mitigation-adaptation tool for climate change, acting also to improve urban climate, including the UHI effect and wind tunnelling in cities, as well as urban pollution more generally. The benefits of green roofs and façade greening are especially considered for urban greening before presenting a critical evaluation of the literature.

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Titel: Energy Conservation
verfasst von: Mary J. Thornbush
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Vehicular Air Pollution and Urban Sustainability
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-20656-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-20657-8

Copyright-Jahr: 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20657-8_6