Table 1 Summary of publication counts for each of the Web of Science (WoS) queries

From: Towards the intentional multifunctionality of urban green infrastructure: a paradox of choice?

 

Green roofs

Vertical greening systems

Urban gardens

Urban parks & green space

Trees & urban forests

Tree pits

Non-infiltrating water storage

Pervious surfaces

Infiltration systems (veg.)

Infiltration sys. (non-veg.)

Detention & sediment basins

Ponds & retention sys.

Constructed wetlands

Urban streams & floodplains

Bare earth

Sum of columns

Stormwater attenuation & flood control

187

3

18

69

128

5

118

134

78

79

42

59

55

165

14

1154

Disaster mitigation (excl. flood control)

39

3

21

19

197

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

5

12

11

313

Stormwater quality

79

10

39

37

84

0

82

73

140

34

33

130

226

310

25

1302

Waste management

4

6

14

5

3

0

9

1

18

2

1

1

186

20

1

271

Water provision

10

7

16

22

16

0

174

8

3

5

1

0

24

7

8

301

Heat mitigation

289

123

46

267

647

0

13

50

5

1

0

4

26

17

9

1497

Soil remediation

5

1

36

15

49

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

7

24

7

147

Air quality

42

45

18

145

635

0

3

5

7

0

1

3

6

3

133

1046

Carbon storage & greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction

99

41

36

50

220

0

13

2

5

1

1

1

13

4

1

487

Biodiversity

220

36

403

794

1793

1

33

10

25

10

3

76

265

523

137

4329

Human well-being

32

18

353

901

702

0

16

2

3

0

2

5

38

76

136

2284

Social justice

10

5

125

206

168

0

2

0

1

0

0

1

8

8

32

566

Management of raw materials

17

7

481

32

105

0

7

8

0

1

0

0

5

7

8

678

Noise mitigation

9

13

0

11

16

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

51

Economic development

0

2

38

19

33

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

2

98

Sum of rows

1042

320

1644

2592

4796

7

477

294

287

133

85

281

864

1177

525