Vertical Greenery System in urban tropical climate and its carbon sequestration potential: A review

• Main Authors: Zaid, Noor Suzaini Mohamed, Perisamy, Eeswari, Hussein, Hazreena, Myeda, Nik Elyna, Zainon, Nurshuhada
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20210/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.086

This article presents a comprehensive literature review of Vertical Greenery System (VGS) in tropical areas, its benefits, its carbon sequestration potential and its calculation methodologies, and its potential for urban heat island (UHI) and climate change mitigation. The contemporary VGS has evolv...