All Outputs (6)

Urban greening snakes and ladders: A case study of the practical realities of implementing food-water-energy nexus projects in Southend-on-Sea, UK (2022)
Book Chapter

As the CRUNCH project launched in April 2018, Southend-on-Sea (SoS) presented as an exciting location to test innovative nature-based nexus solutions. The proposed Urban Living Lab (ULL) location was part of the urban regeneration plan for the town c... Read More about Urban greening snakes and ladders: A case study of the practical realities of implementing food-water-energy nexus projects in Southend-on-Sea, UK.

Less is more: Soil and substrate quality as an opportunity for urban greening and biodiversity conservation (2021)
Book Chapter

Soil is a key component of the water and nutrient cycles and a major contributor to global carbon sequestration. It can remediate pollution and provides habitat for almost all terrestrial plants, as well as a large proportion of terrestrial fauna. Ye... Read More about Less is more: Soil and substrate quality as an opportunity for urban greening and biodiversity conservation.

Stewardship innovation: The forgotten component in maximising the value of urban nature-based solutions (2021)
Book Chapter

Nature-based solutions (NBS) enable the ecosystem service benefits associated with natural landscapes to be embedded into the built environment, simultaneously providing environmental, social, and economic benefits. This represents a mechanism for re... Read More about Stewardship innovation: The forgotten component in maximising the value of urban nature-based solutions.

Understanding and applying ecological principles in cities (2019)
Book Chapter

Renaturing cities requires a thorough understanding of how plants and animals interact with the urban environment and humans. But cities are a challenging environment for ecologists to work in, with high levels of heterogeneity and rapid rates of cha... Read More about Understanding and applying ecological principles in cities.

Elements of rooftop agriculture design (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter focuses on the elements that must be considered when designing rooftop gardens and integrating them within buildings. Different types of rooftop gardens and how they can be integrated within existing and new buildings in order to enhance... Read More about Elements of rooftop agriculture design.

Biodiversity of flora and fauna (2017)
Book Chapter

Rooftop farming can contribute to urban biodiversity in terms of providing habitats and creating an urban green network. In addition, the cultivation of plants on roofs can provide places where wild animals and plants can survive and reproduce. Chose... Read More about Biodiversity of flora and fauna.