Intro
Background
Contents
About the Authors
1 Green Infrastructure (GI)
1.1 Background
1.2 Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)
1.3 Ecosystem Services (ESS)
1.4 What is Green Infrastructure?
1.5 Classification of Green Infrastructure
1.5.1 Green Roofs
1.5.2 Green Walls and Green Facades
1.5.3 Green Spaces: Street Trees and Grass
1.5.4 Permeable Pavements
1.5.5 Rain Gardens
1.5.6 Bioswales
1.5.7 Bioretention Ponds
1.5.8 Constructed Wetlands
1.5.9 Drainage Corridors
1.5.10 Rainwater Harvesting
1.6 Green and Gray Infrastructures
References

2 Climate Resilience and Sustainable Cities
2.1 Climate Change and Built Environment
2.1.1 Critical Impacts of Climate Change on Built Environment
2.1.2 Climate Change Triggered by Built Environment
2.2 Urban Climate Change
2.3 How Do Cities Develop Climate Resilience?
2.3.1 Water Management
2.3.2 Management of Flood Risk
2.3.3 Building Resilience to Drought
2.3.4 Mitigating UHI Effect
2.3.5 Lowering Bulk Energy Demands
2.3.6 Improving Coastal Resilience

2.4 Building Climate Resilience: Through Adaptation, Mitigation, Environmental Engineering, and Learning Approach
2.4.1 Learning-Based Approach
2.4.2 Climate Engineering
2.4.3 Climate Change Adaptation
2.4.4 Climate Change Mitigation
2.4.5 Delivering National Climate Action Through Decarbonized Cities
2.5 Sustainable Development Goals
2.6 Interlinking City Development with Sustainability
2.6.1 Sustainable Cities
2.7 SMART Green Cities
2.7.1 SMART Growth Principles
2.8 Compact City and Inclusion of Smart Green Concepts
2.9 Why Do We Need Ecological Cities?

4.2 Environmental Assessment Schemes for Buildings
4.3 Green Building Rating Systems
4.3.1 Components of Green Building Rating Systems
4.3.2 Integrating Resilience Aspect to Green Building Rating Systems
4.3.3 Green Building Organizations
4.3.4 Green Building Certification
4.4 Different Types of Green Building Rating Systems Across the World Countries
4.4.1 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System
4.4.2 BREEAM Rating System
4.4.3 CASBEE Rating System
4.4.4 Green Star Rating System
4.4.5 Envision
4.4.6 Green Globes