Planning for a sustainable desert city: The potential water buffering capacity of urban green infrastructure

Agriculture & Biology

• green infrastructure 100%
• buffering capacity 84%
• water potential 71%
• deserts 65%
• planning 65%
• weather research and forecasting model 50%
• xeriscaping 47%
• population growth 42%
• urban planning 38%
• irrigation 35%
• metropolitan areas 30%
• water 28%
• thermal stress 26%
• water resources 26%
• water management 26%
• dry environmental conditions 24%
• climate change 19%
• ambient temperature 17%
• heat 12%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• urban green 83%
• buffering 74%
• desert 57%
• water saving 53%
• infrastructure 50%
• planning 42%
• population growth 42%
• city 38%
• irrigation 35%
• arid environment 26%
• water consumption 23%
• water resources management 22%
• urban planning 22%
• metropolitan area 22%
• water 20%
• forecasting 17%
• mitigation 17%
• water resource 17%
• weather 15%
• climate change 13%
• cost 11%
• temperature 8%

Social Sciences

• desert 79%
• water 53%
• infrastructure 48%
• irrigation 41%
• planning 41%
• population growth 34%
• Water resources management 25%
• Water resources 20%
• urban planning 18%
• agglomeration area 16%
• climate change 14%
• scenario 12%
• costs 9%