%T Decision principles for the selection and placement of green infrastructure to mitigate urban hotspots and heat waves %A Briony Norton %A Andy Coutts %A Stephen Livesley %A et al. %I Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research %D 2013 %K Urban heat islands, %K Climate change, %K Green infrastructure, %K Green roofs %U https://apo.org.au/node/237851 %X The main green infrastructure elements identified and discussed in this document are green open spaces, street trees, vertical greening and green roofs. The evidence for the extent and type of cooling provided by these different vegetation elements is presented and discussed. %9 Technical report