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Green infrastructure in urban environments of world-s large cities is becoming an important factor in adapting to climate change e.g., in the form of green walls or green roofs. However, it is important to note that positive effect in the urban climate can be achieved also by the application and combination of multiple green infrastructure elements. Finding suitable strategies to plant greenery in very dense urban areas is not only a problem of today, but also a challenge for the future sustainable cities and thei...

The greenery absence is one of the current problems of the central parts in urban area not only in Czech Republic. Simultaneously, the urban greenery is important not only for human well-being, but also fulfills a number of ecological functions for the urban area. It can be expected that this problem - greenery absence - in urban space will become more important in the future, while the placement of new elements of green infrastructure here is already practically impossible. This is mainly caused by the historical...

This article is focused on the issue of the usage of exterior green walls in the conditions of Central European cities, especially in the Czech Republic, and presents the perception of this issue by the general public. Placing the green infrastructure in densely built urban centers, increases their attractiveness not only from the point of view of visitors but also to change the perception of the atmosphere in urban space by their inhabitants and users. In addition, exterior green walls are space-saving elements o...