Nature based solutions to mitigate soil sealing in urban areas: Results from a 4-year study comparing permeable, porous, and impermeable pavements

Environmental Research

Volumn 156, Issue , 2017, Pages 443-454

  Fini, A ^a,d   Frangi, P ^b   Mori, J ^a   Donzelli, D ^c   Ferrini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Minoprio   (Italy)

^c Independent Researcher   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Celtis australis; Fraxinus ornus; Soil CO2 concentration; Soil moisture; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; HYDROCARBON; RAIN; SOIL;

ASPHALT; CARBON CYCLE; COOLING; DECIDUOUS TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; INFILTRATION; PAVEMENT; SEALING; SOIL COVER; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; URBAN AREA;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON FIXATION; CELTIS AUSTRALIS; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; EFFUSION; EVAPORATION; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS ORNUS; GAS EXCHANGE; GAS PERMEABILITY; LEAF GAS EXCHANGE; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT WATER RELATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SEALING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; TREE GROWTH; URBAN AREA; WARMING; WATER CONTENT; WATER CYCLE; WATER PERMEABILITY; ANALYSIS; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMISTRY; ITALY; SOIL; WATER FLOW;

CELTIS AUSTRALIS; FRAXINUS ORNUS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; HYDROCARBONS; ITALY; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RAIN; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 85017470104     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.032     Document Type: Article

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