BIBLIOMETRICS AND SCIENTOMETRIC REVIEW: PERSPECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE USE OF GREEN ROOFS

Abstract

Green roofs are a multifunctional element of the building envelope, which, with appropriate modifications, can offer many benefits not only for its direct users, but also positively affect the environment around it. Global climate change and rapid urbanization have presented us with a number of urban challenges that negatively affect the physical and mental health of city dwellers. The subject of the article is to present the perspectives and main development trends in the use of green roofs in architecture. On the basis of the bibliometrics and scientometric analysis of the selected subject, the main research trends were presented, the countries contributing most to its development were distinguished, and the most influential authors were presented.