%T Responding to the urban heat island: a review of the potential of green infrastructure %A Annie Hunter Block %A Stephen Livesley %A Nicholas S.G. Williams %I Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research %D 2012 %K Climate change mitigation, %K Green infrastructure, %K Shade trees, %K Green roofs, %K Vertical greening systems, %K Urban heat islands %U https://apo.org.au/node/237206 %X This report reviews the Australian and international scientific and technical literature quantifying the cooling and energy-saving benefits of three types of green infrastructure: shade trees; green roofs; and vertical greening systems (VGS) (green walls and facades). %9 Report