Re-thinking the Technosol design for greenery systems: Challenges for the provision of ecosystem services in semiarid and arid cities

• Published in: Journal of arid environments Vol. 179; p. 104191
• Main Authors: González-Méndez, Blanca, Chávez-García, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2020
• Subjects: carbon sequestration; Climate change; ecosystems; Green façades; Green roofs; Growing media; Living walls; soil quality; Soil quality framework; stormwater management; Technosols; urban areas; vegetation; Climate change; Green roofs; Green façades; Soil quality framework; Living walls; Growing media

Many cities in developing countries in semiarid and arid regions are far more vulnerable to climate change. Thus, it is urgent to adopt mitigation strategies that allow diminishing these impacts. Greenery systems could contribute to many urban ecosystem services as the thermal performance of buildin...