Essays about: "Blue-green solutions"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 22 essays containing the words Blue-green solutions.

1. 6. Are blue green solutions the future of school grounds? : a case study of blue green solutions providing play and learning opportunities at Strandängsskolans school ground

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Anna Petersson; [2022]
   Keywords : stormwater management; blue green solutions; ecosystem services; biotope; integrated spatial design; affordance; actualized affordance;

   Abstract : Densification and climate change mean high pressure on urban environments, which increasingly need to include several functions in a limited area. School areas, valuable urban spaces, must be rebuilt to become multifunctional. READ MORE

3. 7. Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions - The Impact of Societal Dynamics on Risk and Adaptation Perspectives of Pluvial Floods in Malmö

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Minja Sillanpää; Sofia Ritthammer; [2022]
   Keywords : Nature-based Solutions; Blue-Green Solutions; Mainstreaming Adaptation; Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management; Pluvial Flood-Risk; Climate Change Adaptation; Private Stakeholder Engagement; Capacity Development; Grounded Theory; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Cities around the world are not only facing the impacts of climate change but are also increasingly charged with the responsibility to adapt. The city of Malmö in Sweden, facing the consequences of ever-so-present pluvial floods, has set an objective to increase the use of multifunctional Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in its urban stormwater planning. READ MORE

4. 8. Hållbar dagvattenhantering på kvartersmark : klimatanpassning, samverkan och reglering

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Herman Holmqvist; Gustav Winsnes Sunnemark; [2022]
   Keywords : dagvatten; kvartersmark; hållbar dagvattenhantering; klimatanpassning; samverkan; lagar;

   Abstract : När städer förtätas ställs nya krav på dagvattenhanteringen, inte minst för att ha möjligheten att kunna hantera följderna av fler och intensivare regn som klimatförändringarna för med sig. I många städer och kommuner i Sverige är den nuvarande strategin för dagvatten i urban miljö baserat på rörledningssystem. READ MORE

5. 9. The cooling potential of Rain Gardens and Green Roofs - The influence on energy partitioning in Kvillebäcken, Gothenburg

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Julia Cederbrant; [2021-07-05]
   Keywords : urban energy balance; urban water balance; SUEWS; energy partitioning; Blue-green infrastructure;

   Abstract : Blue-green infrastructure (BGI) has become a popular way of combating the effects of climate change, both regarding heat mitigation and runoff from precipitation. This thesis aims to understand the potential of two BGI types, namely rain gardens and green roofs, of increasing the latent heat fraction in an urban area and thereby also understand the possible cooling effect from these measures. READ MORE

6. 10. Sorption of Stormwater Pollutants for Five Material Mixtures: A batch Equlibrium Study

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

   Author : Fredrik Rydholm; [2021]
   Keywords : Sorption; Swale; Metals; Phosphorus; Treatment; Batch equilibrium test; isoterms; Low-cost material;

   Abstract : Blue-green infrastructure have been more lucrative during the last 30 years, since urbanizationbrings more impervious surfaces that increases stormwater runoff volumes. Amongst thedifferent blue-green infrastructures there are e.g., constructed wetlands and swales. READ MORE