Nature-based approaches to managing climate change impacts in cities

Scale-dependent interactions between tree canopy cover and impervious surfaces reduce daytime urban heat during summer

(2019) Carly D. Ziter et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Extreme events and climate adaptation‐mitigation linkages: Understanding low‐carbon transitions in the era of global urbanization

(2019) William Solecki et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change

Decades of urban growth and development on the Asian megadeltas

(2018) Christopher Small et al.   GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE

Water availability drives urban tree growth responses to herbivory and warming

(2018) Emily K. Meineke et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk

(2018) Volker C. Radeloff et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Economic impacts of urban flooding in South Florida: Potential consequences of managing groundwater to prevent salt water intrusion

(2018) Jeffrey Czajkowski et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The impact of climate-change induced temperature increases on the suitability of street tree species in California (USA) cities

(2018) Joe R. McBride et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Urban Green Space and Its Impact on Human Health

(2018) Michelle Kondo et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Climate Change Demands Adaptive Management of Urban Lakes: Model-Based Assessment of Management Scenarios for Lake Tegel (Berlin, Germany)

(2018) Robert Ladwig et al.   Water

Pluvial flood risk and opportunities for resilience

(2018) Bernice R. Rosenzweig et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water

Changes in long-term water quality of Baltimore streams are associated with both gray and green infrastructure

(2018) Alexander J. Reisinger et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

The 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come

(2018) Nick Watts et al.   LANCET

Drivers of plant species richness and phylogenetic composition in urban yards at the continental scale

(2018) Josep Padullés Cubino et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Interdependent Infrastructure as Linked Social, Ecological, and Technological Systems (SETSs) to Address Lock‐in and Enhance Resilience

(2018) Samuel A. Markolf et al.   Earths Future

Trees and Streets as Drivers of Urban Stormwater Nutrient Pollution

(2017) Benjamin D. Janke et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biodiversity in the city: key challenges for urban green space management

(2017) Myla FJ Aronson et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Infrastructure ecology: an evolving paradigm for sustainable urban development

(2017) Arka Pandit et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Infrastructures as Socio-Eco-Technical Systems: Five Considerations for Interdisciplinary Dialogue

(2017) Z. J. Grabowski et al.   Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Communicating the deadly consequences of global warming for human heat stress

(2017) Tom K. R. Matthews et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Global risk of deadly heat

(2017) Camilo Mora et al.   Nature Climate Change

Managed retreat as a response to natural hazard risk

(2017) Miyuki Hino et al.   Nature Climate Change

Heat, Human Performance, and Occupational Health: A Key Issue for the Assessment of Global Climate Change Impacts

(2016) Tord Kjellstrom et al.   Annual Review of Public Health

An environmental cost-benefit analysis of alternative green roofing strategies

(2016) Reshmina William et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Environmental drivers of seasonal variation in green roof runoff water quality

(2016) Ishi Buffam et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Insurance Value of Green Infrastructure in and Around Cities

(2016) Tom L. Green et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Renaturing cities using a regionally-focused biodiversity-led multifunctional benefits approach to urban green infrastructure

(2016) Stuart Connop et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

A framework for adapting urban forests to climate change

(2016) Leslie Brandt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Climate tolerances and trait choices shape continental patterns of urban tree biodiversity

(2016) G. Darrel Jenerette et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Sustainable urban drainage systems: examining the potential for green infrastructure-based stormwater management for Sub-Saharan cities

(2016) Patience Mguni et al.   NATURAL HAZARDS

Urban warming reduces aboveground carbon storage

(2016) Emily Meineke et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Watershed-scale impacts of stormwater green infrastructure on hydrology, nutrient fluxes, and combined sewer overflows in the mid-Atlantic region

(2016) Michael J. Pennino et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Evaluation of leaf removal as a means to reduce nutrient concentrations and loads in urban stormwater

(2016) William R. Selbig   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

An assessment of urban vulnerability in the Amazon Delta and Estuary: a multi-criterion index of flood exposure, socio-economic conditions and infrastructure

(2016) Andressa V. Mansur et al.   Sustainability Science

Principles for urban stormwater management to protect stream ecosystems

(2016) Christopher J. Walsh et al.   Freshwater Science

Principles for urban stormwater management to protect stream ecosystems

(2016) Christopher J. Walsh et al.   Freshwater Science

How do green roofs mitigate urban thermal stress under heat waves?

(2016) Ting Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

The Effectiveness, Costs and Coastal Protection Benefits of Natural and Nature-Based Defences

(2016) Siddharth Narayan et al.   PLoS One

Climate change vulnerability assessment of the urban forest in three Canadian cities

(2015) C. Ordóñez et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

Geographic dimensions of heat-related mortality in seven U.S. cities

(2015) David M. Hondula et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Future of our coasts: The potential for natural and hybrid infrastructure to enhance the resilience of our coastal communities, economies and ecosystems

(2015) Ariana E. Sutton-Grier et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

From Rain Tanks to Catchments: Use of Low-Impact Development To Address Hydrologic Symptoms of the Urban Stream Syndrome

(2015) Asal Askarizadeh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Urban climate and adaptation strategies

(2015) Larissa Larsen   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Changing global patterns of urban exposure to flood and drought hazards

(2015) Burak Güneralp et al.   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

Trees Grow on Money: Urban Tree Canopy Cover and Environmental Justice

(2015) Kirsten Schwarz et al.   PLoS One

Nature and Health

(2014) Terry Hartig et al.   Annual Review of Public Health

Tracking evolution of urban biogeochemical cycles: past, present, and future

(2014) Sujay S. Kaushal et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Eutrophic urban ponds suffer from cyanobacterial blooms: Dutch examples

(2014) Guido W. A. M. Waajen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Mortality Related to Air Pollution with the Moscow Heat Wave and Wildfire of 2010

(2014) Dmitry Shaposhnikov et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY

Hurricane Sandy and adaptation pathways in New York: Lessons from a first-responder city

(2014) Cynthia Rosenzweig et al.   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

Mitigating and adapting to climate change: Multi-functional and multi-scale assessment of green urban infrastructure

(2014) M. Demuzere et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: The challenge of making cities ‘just green enough’

(2014) Jennifer R. Wolch et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Strong contributions of local background climate to urban heat islands

(2014) Lei Zhao et al.   NATURE

Drought-induced xylem cavitation and hydraulic deterioration: risk factors for urban trees under climate change?

(2014) Tadeja Savi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Avoided Heat-Related Mortality through Climate Adaptation Strategies in Three US Cities

(2014) Brian Stone et al.   PLoS One

Urban adaptation can roll back warming of emerging megapolitan regions

(2014) M. Georgescu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Global patterns of diversity in the urban forest: Is there evidence to support the 10/20/30 rule?

(2014) Dave Kendal et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Regional dust storm modeling for health services: The case of valley fever

(2014) William A. Sprigg et al.   Aeolian Research

Constructed Wetlands for Treatment of Combined Sewer Overflow in the US: A Review of Design Challenges and Application Status

(2014) Wendong Tao et al.   Water

Interactions between urbanization, heat stress, and climate change

(2013) K. W. Oleson et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

Soil temperatures in four metropolitan cities of Korea from 1960 to 2010: implications for climate change and urban heat

(2013) Jeong-Yong Cheon et al.   Environmental Earth Sciences

Learning how to align climate, environmental and development objectives in cities: lessons from the implementation of climate co-benefits initiatives in urban Asia

(2013) Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Green justice or just green? Provision of urban green spaces in Berlin, Germany

(2013) Nadja Kabisch et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Urban Warming Drives Insect Pest Abundance on Street Trees

(2013) Emily K. Meineke et al.   PLoS One

Coastal Ecosystems: A Critical Element of Risk Reduction

(2013) Mark D. Spalding et al.   Conservation Letters

Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea-level rise and storms

(2013) Katie K. Arkema et al.   Nature Climate Change

Valuing green infrastructure in an urban environment under pressure — The Johannesburg case

(2012) Alexis Schäffler et al.   ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS

Denitrification Potential in Stormwater Control Structures and Natural Riparian Zones in an Urban Landscape

(2012) Neil D. Bettez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Using Life Cycle Assessment to Evaluate Green and Grey Combined Sewer Overflow Control Strategies

(2012) Maria R. C. De Sousa et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY

Managing climate change in cities: Will climate action plans work?

(2012) Brian Stone et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Urban Stormwater Runoff: A New Class of Environmental Flow Problem

(2012) Christopher J. Walsh et al.   PLoS One

Global forecasts of urban expansion to 2030 and direct impacts on biodiversity and carbon pools

(2012) K. C. Seto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The urban watershed continuum: evolving spatial and temporal dimensions

(2012) Sujay S. Kaushal et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Denitrification mitigates N flux through the stream–floodplain complex of a desert city

(2011) W. John Roach et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Ecosystem services and urban heat riskscape moderation: water, green spaces, and social inequality in Phoenix, USA

(2011) G. Darrel Jenerette et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

The effect of environmental change on human migration

(2011) Richard Black et al.   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

A nonstationary flood frequency analysis method to adjust for future climate change and urbanization

(2011) Kristin L. Gilroy et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Cyanobacteria dominance: Quantifying the effects of climate change

(2011) Carola Wagner et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Climate change: Links to global expansion of harmful cyanobacteria

(2011) Hans W. Paerl et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Conceptualizing urban vulnerability to global climate and environmental change

(2011) Patricia Romero Lankao et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Pests and diseases threatening urban trees under a changing climate

(2010) K. V. Tubby et al.   FORESTRY

Rising stream and river temperatures in the United States

(2010) Sujay S Kaushal et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Urban greening to cool towns and cities: A systematic review of the empirical evidence

(2010) Diana E. Bowler et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Million trees Los Angeles canopy cover and benefit assessment

(2010) E. Gregory McPherson et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Urbanization Alters Soil Microbial Functioning in the Sonoran Desert

(2009) S. J. Hall et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Trends in global wildfire potential in a changing climate

(2009) Yongqiang Liu et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Climate change and mental health: a causal pathways framework

(2009) Helen Louise Berry et al.   International Journal of Public Health

Climate change, environmental degradation and migration

(2009) K. Warner et al.   NATURAL HAZARDS

Climate Change and Extreme Heat Events

(2008) George Luber et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Green Roof Valuation: A Probabilistic Economic Analysis of Environmental Benefits

(2008) Corrie Clark et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Disappearing headwaters: patterns of stream burial due to urbanization

(2008) Andrew J Elmore et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Forecasting the combined effects of urbanization and climate change on stream ecosystems: from impacts to management options

(2008) Kären C. Nelson et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Extreme events and disasters: a window of opportunity for change? Analysis of organizational, institutional and political changes, formal and informal responses after mega-disasters

(2008) J. Birkmann et al.   NATURAL HAZARDS

Global Change and the Ecology of Cities

(2008) N. B. Grimm et al.   SCIENCE

Stationarity Is Dead: Whither Water Management?

(2008) P. C. D. Milly et al.   SCIENCE