Evaluating the benefits of urban green infrastructure: Methods, indicators, and gaps.

ABSTRACT: Green infrastructure (GI) offers a promising solution for mitigating the adverse effects of climate change, but evaluating its effectiveness necessitates a comprehensive understanding of how that has been quantified in the literature. This study aims to review the methods (monitoring, remote sensing, and modelling) employed to assess the effectiveness of GI in urban areas for three ecosystem services: heat mitigation (cooling of air temperature), thermal comfort control, and air quality mitigation. The objectives include evaluating the suitability of these approaches across diverse scales, categorising the essential parameters, and identifying the strengths and limitations inherent in each method. Through a literature review, 126 research papers were selected for detailed analysis. Modelli

SUBMITTER: Khalili S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11489314 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature