Publications

Recently published articles by members of the research group.

Scientific articles

Articles in University of Helsinki Research Portal

Articles in ResearchGate

Kuoppamäki Kirsi 2021. Vegetated roofs for managing stormwater quantity in cold climate. Ecological Engineering 171: 106388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106388
Kuoppamäki Kirsi, Setälä Heikki, Hagner Marleena 2021. Nutrient dynamics and development of soil fauna in vegetated roofs with the focus on biochar amendment. 100001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbsj.2021.100001
Jauni Miia, Kuoppamäki Kirsi, Hagner Marleena, Prass Marju, Suonio Taina, Fransson Ann-Mari, Lehvävirta Susanna 2020. Alkaline habitat for vegetated roofs? Ecosystem dynamics in a vegetated roof with crushed concrete-based substrate. Ecological Engineering 157: 105970
Xie Long , Lehvävirta Susanna, Valkonen Jari P.T. 2020. Case study: Planting methods and beneficial substrate microbes effect on the growth of vegetated roof plants in Finland. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 53: 126722
Kotze Johan, Kuoppamäki Kirsi, Niemikapee Juha-Matti, Mesimäki Marja, Vaurola Ville, Lehvävirta Susanna 2020. A revised terminology for vegetated rooftops based on function and vegetation. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 49: 126644.
Kyrö Kukka, Kotze Johan, Müllner M.A., Hakala S., Kondorosy E., Pajunen T., Vilisics F., Lehvävirta S. 2020. Vegetated roofs in boreal climate support mobile open habitat arthropods, with differentiation between meadow and succulent roofs. Urban Ecosystems (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-020-00978-4
Subiza-Pérez, Hauru, Korpela, Haapala, Lehvävirta 2019. Perceived Environmental Aesthetic Qualities Scale (PEAQS) – A self-report tool for the evaluation of green-blue spaces. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 43: 126383
Edelman H., Pakkala T., Tuominen E., Köliö A., Jauni M., Pentti M., Kiviste M., Vinha J., Lehvävirta S. 2019. Moisture Safety of Green Facades. Alue ja ympäristö 48(2):55–68. Published 19.12.2019.
Mesimäki Marja, Hauru Kaisa, Lehvävirta Susanna 2019. Do small green roofs have the possibility to offer recreational and experiential benefits in a dense urban area? A case study in Helsinki, Finland . Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 40: 114-124.
Mesimäki Marja, Hauru Kaisa, Lehvävirta Susanna 2019. Do small green roofs have the possibility to offer recreational and experiential benefits in a dense urban area? A case study in Helsinki, Finland. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 29: 122-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.10.005
Xie Long, Lehvävirta Susanna, Timonen Sari, Kasurinen Jutta, Niemikapee Juhamatti, Valkonen Jari P. T. 2018. Species-specific synergistic effects of two plant growth—promoting microbes on green roof plant biomass and photosynthetic efficiency. PLoS ONE 13(12): e0209432.
Kyrö Kukka, Brenneisen Stephan, Kotze D. Johan, Szallies Alexander, Gerner Magdalena, Lehvävirta Susanna 2017. Local habitat characteristics have a stronger effect than the surrounding urban landscape on beetle communities on green roofs. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 29: 122-130.
Collins Steven, Kuoppamäki Kirsi, Kotze Johan, Lü Xiaoshu 2017. Thermal behavior of green roofs under Nordic winter conditions. Building and Environment 122: 206–214. DOI 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.06.020
Mesimäki Marja, Hauru Kaisa, Kotze Johan, Lehvävirta Susanna 2017. Neo-spaces for urban livability? Urbanites’ versatile mental images of green roofs in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland. Land Use Policy 61: 587-600. DOI /10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.11.021. Open access! See audio slides
Kuoppamäki Kirsi, Lehvävirta Susanna. Mitigating nutrient leaching from green roofs with biochar. Landscape and Urban Planning 152: 39-48. DOI 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.04.006
Kuoppamäki Kirsi, Hagner Marleena, Lehvävirta Susanna, Setälä Heikki 2016. Biochar amendment in the green roof substrate affects runoff quality and quantity. Ecological Engineering 88: 1-9. DOI 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.12.010
Gabrych Malgorzata, Kotze Johan, Lehvävirta Susanna 2016. Substrate depth and roof age strongly affect plant abundances on sedum-moss and meadow green roofs in Helsinki, Finland. Ecological Engineering 86: 95-104.
Mesimäki Marja, Nieminen Hanna, Lehvävirta Susanna 2015. Premises of realizing novel green infrastructure in construction processes – case green roofs. The Finnish Journal of Urban Studies. Finnish Society of Urban Planning. (in Finnish with an English abstract)
Bozorg Chenani Sanaz, Lehvävirta Susanna, Häkkinen Tarja 2015. Life cycle assessment of layers of green roofs. Journal of Cleaner Production 90, 153 - 162.
Kallio Pasi, Lehvävirta Susanna, Mesimäki Marja (2014). The multifunctionality of green roofs and the Finnish Land Use and Building Act. Finnish environmental law review 2/2014:98–138. (Available only in Finnish, english abstract)
Páll-Gergely Barna, Kyrö Kukka, Lehvävirta Susanna, Vilisics Ferenc 2014. Green roofs provide habitat for the rare snail (Mollusca, Gastropoda) species Pseudotrichia rubiginosa and Succinella oblonga in Finland. Memoranda Soc. Fauna Flora Fennica 90: 13–15.

In cooperation with other research groups:

Nurmi Väinö, Votsis Athanasios, Perrels Adriaan, Lehvävirta Susanna 2016. Green Roof Cost-Beneﬁt Analysis: Special Emphasis on Scenic Beneﬁts. J. Beneﬁt Cost Analysis, 1–35.
Krebs Gerald, Kuoppamäki Kirsi, Kokkonen Teemu, Koivusalo Harri 2015. Simulation of green roof test bed runoff. Hydrological Processes. (with Aalto-university) DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10605
Pervilä Mikko, Remes Lassi, Kangasharju Jussi 2014. Harvesting heat in an urban greenhouse. https://doi.org/10.1145/2567529.2567557
O’Toole et al. 2016. Current and future applications for biochar. In: Shackley, Ruysschaert, Zwart & Glaser (Eds.) Biochar in European Soils and Agriculture – Science and Practice. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 253 - 280. Chapter presents various applications of biochar. Kirsi Kuoppamäki from our research group wrote about biochar in green roofs.
Faehnle Maija, Söderman Tarja, Schulman Harry, Lehvävirta Susanna 2015. Scale-sensitive integration of ecosystem services in urban planning. Geojournal 80: 411-425. DOI: 10.1007/s10708-014-9560-z
Nurmi Väinö, Perrels Adriaan, Votsis Athanasios, Lehvävirta Susanna 2013. Cost-benefit analysis of green roofs in urban areas: case study in Helsinki. Report of Finnish Meteorological Institute 2013:2.

General articles

Mesimäki Marja, Jauni Miia, Kyrö Kukka, Hagner Marleena, Lettojärvi Iiris, Niemi-Kapee Juha-Matti, Suonio Taina, Lehvävirta Susanna 2020. Lajirunsautta katoille - voiko luonnon monimuotoisuutta rakentaa? Teoksessa Mattila Hanna (toim.). Elämän verkko - luonnon monimuotoisuutta edistämässä. (in Finnish) Gaudeamus, s. 178-195.
Laurila Sari, Jyrkänkallio-Mikkola Jenny, Mesimäki Marja, Kallio Pasi, Kuoppamäki Kirsi, Nieminen Hanna, Lehvävirta Susanna 2014: Normeja viherkatoille – perusteita kehittämiseen. (in Finnish) University of Helsinki, Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education
Somarakis G., Stagakis S., Chrysoulakis N. (Eds.) 2019: Nature-Based Solutions Handbook. ThinkNature project funded by the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. https://platform.think-nature.eu/system/files/thinknature_handbook_final_print_…. 223 p.

Doctoral dissertations

Long Xie 2020. Application of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes on Urban Building Vegetated Envelopes, from Lab to Field. University of Helsinki
Hauru Kaisa 2015. Eco-experiential quality of urban forests: combining ecological, restorative and aesthetic perspectives. University of Helsinki

Master’s theses

Lettojärvi Iiris 2020. Puuvartisten kasvien menestyminen viherkatoilla ja –seinillä. (in Finnish) University of Helsinki
Matikka Eveliina 2019. Viherkattojen kasvualustan ja kosteuden vaikutus vedenpidätyskykyyn. (in Finnish) University of Helsinki
Vaurola Ville 2017. Nutrient leaching from green roofs: the impacts of vegetation establishment, substrate amendments, vegetation cover and time. University of Turku
Liao Wenfei 2017. Seeking criteria for biodiversity roofs under Finnish conditions. University of Helsinki
Simpanen Suvi-Marja 2016. Kasvualustan paksuuden ja koostumuksen vaikutus sammalten menestymiseen sammalkatolla.Kasvualustan paksuuden ja koostumuksen vaikutus sammalten menestymiseen sammalkatolla. (in Finnish) University of Helsinki
Collins Steven 2015. Thermal Behaviour of green roof in winter condition. Master’s Degree Programme in Multidisciplinary Studies on Urban Environmental Issues "MURE", University of Helsinki; also published as a scientific article by Collins Steven, Kuoppamäki Kirsi, Kotze Johan & Lü Xiaoshu 2017. Thermal behavior of green roofs under Nordic winter conditions. Building and Environment 122: 206-214.
Lehtovuori Laura 2015. Viherkattojen potentiaali Helsingin kaupungin vedenhallinnassa. (in Finnish) University of Helsinki
Nieminen Hanna 2015. Viherkattojen toteutumisen liikkumavara osana rakentamisen prosesseja - tasapainoilua kaupunkirakenteen ja -luonnon rajapinnoilla. (in Finnish) University of Tampere
Li Xuefei 2015. Impacts of biochar on improving the retention of water and nutrients by green roofs. Master’s Degree Programme in Multidisciplinary Studies on Urban Environmental Issues "MURE", University of Helsinki
Silvennoinen Emmi 2015. The ability of green roofs to retain water in a cold climate. Master’s Degree Programme in Multidisciplinary Studies on Urban Environmental Issues "MURE", University of Helsinki
Gelman Valeria 2014. Rooftop vegetables and urban contamination: Trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in crops from Helsinki rooftops. Master’s Degree Programme in Multidisciplinary Studies on Urban Environmental Issues "MURE", University of Helsinki
Xie Long 2014. Survival of two introduced plant growth promoting micro-organisms in green roof soil in southern Finland. University of Helsinki
Merisalo Miina 2014: Viherkattorakenteiden kehitys ja niiden soveltuvuus Suomen olosuhteisiin (in Finnish with an English abstract "Development of green roof structures and feasibility conditions in Finland"), Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Narayanasamy Kaarjel Kauslya 2013. Characteristics of green roofs which affect the quality and water retention capacity of stormwater runoff. Master’s Degree Programme in Multidisciplinary Studies on Urban Environmental Issues "MURE", University of Helsinki
Piiroinen Minna 2011. Kattojen hyödyntäminen kaupunkiviljelyssä- esimerkkikohteena ravintola Savoy. (in Finnish) Aalto university, School of Arts, Design and Architecture