TY - Report AU - Annie Hunter Block AU - Stephen Livesley AU - Nicholas S.G. Williams PY - 2012 T1 - Responding to the urban heat island: a review of the potential of green infrastructure PB - Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research DO - https://doi.org/APO-237206 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/237206 AB - 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). ER -