Progress in urban greenery mitigation science – assessment methodologies advanced technologies and impact on citiesProgress in urban greenery mitigation science – assessment methodologies advanced technologies and impact on cities Ανασκόπηση Review 2019-11-142018enUrban greenery is a natural solution to cool cities and provide comfort, clean air and significant social, health and economic benefits. This paper aims to present the latest progress on the field of greenery urban mitigation techniques including aspects related to the theoretical and experimental assessment of the greenery cooling potential, the impact on urban vegetation on energy, health and comfort and the acquired knowledge on the best integration of the various types of greenery in the urban frame. Also to present the recent knowledge on the impact of climate change on the cooling performance of urban vegetation and investigate and analyse possible technological solutions to face the impact of high ambient temperatures.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Journal of Civil Engineering and Management248638-671Santamouris_et_al_J. Civ. Eng. Manag._24(8)_2018.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2019-11-13application/pdf1.4 MBfree Santamouris, Matheos Ban-Weiss, George Osmond Paul W. Paolini Riccardo Synnefa Afroditi Cartalis Constantinos I. Muscio Alberto Zinzi Michele Morakinyo Tobi Eniolu Ng Edward Yan Yung Tan Zheng Takebayashi Hideki Sailor David J. Crank Peter J. Taha Haider Pisello Anna Laura Rossi Federico Zhang Jiong Kolokotsa Dionysia Κολοκοτσα Διονυσια Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Climate change Cooling cities Green roofs Mitigation and adaptation Trees and forests Urban greenery Urban heat island Vertical greening