Green roofing transforms ordinary rooftops into living ecosystems that benefit buildings, people, and the environment.

Recent work has focused on Green Roofs, retrofit SuDS, urban green infrastructure and large-scale rain water harvesting. The main focus of the work is on understanding green roof hydrological ...

Planning where to invest in green roofs, parks, wetlands, or stormwater systems is not just a technical question - it’s a ...

This requires systemic understanding on urban areas as parts of local and global systems, and urbanization as process that unfolds and affects multiple levels of human behavior, ranging from ...

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Stepwells were once the heart of India’s water management — cooling cities, storing rain, and building community. Long before climate change became a crisis, ancient engineers found smart, sustainable ...

The Urban Systems Lab (USL) is an interdisciplinary research, design, and practice space at The New School that provides information and analysis for developing more equitable, resilient, and ...

reducing the burden on urban drainage systems. By absorbing and filtering rainwater, green terraces contribute to groundwater recharge and promote sustainable water management practices.

Sanna is an assistant professor of Sustainable Urban Systems at the Ecosystems and Environment Research Program at the University of Helsinki and the leader of our multidisciplinary research group.

By working together with governments, utilities, and industries, we can ensure that urban water systems are prepared for future challenges while preserving our most precious resource ...

Almost one million people live in 24 camps for refugees and internally displaced people in Ethiopia. They have fled wars and massacres in South Sudan and Somalia, and forced conscription and ...