Global evidence for the ecological effects of greening of grey infrastructure: a systematic review protocol

Jessica R. Allen; Louise B. Firth; Melanie J. Bishop; Katherine A. Dafforn; Ferrante Grasselli; Mick E. Hanley; Antony M. Knights; Mariana Mayer-Pinto; Abigail McQuatters-Gollop; Kathryn A. O’Shaughnessy; Francesca Porri; Rebecca K. Smith; Elisabeth M.A. Strain; Anaëlle J. Lemasson

doi:10.1186/s13750-026-00382-z

Global evidence for the ecological effects of greening of grey infrastructure: a systematic review protocol

Jessica R. Allen
, Louise B. Firth
, Melanie J. Bishop
, Katherine A. Dafforn
, Ferrante Grasselli
, Mick E. Hanley
, Antony M. Knights
, Mariana Mayer-Pinto
, Abigail McQuatters-Gollop
, Kathryn A. O’Shaughnessy
, Francesca Porri
, Rebecca K. Smith
, Elisabeth M.A. Strain
, Anaëlle J. Lemasson

School for the Environment

University of Plymouth
University College Cork
Macquarie University
ARC marine Ltd
University of New South Wales
Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory
National Research Foundation
Rhodes University
University of Cambridge
University of Tasmania

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Original language	English
Article number	3
Journal	Environmental Evidence
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-026-00382-z
State	Published - Dec 2026

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Ecology
Pollution
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Keywords

Biodiversity enhancement
Eco-engineering
Environmental evidence
Environmental intervention
Evidence synthesis
Nature-based solutions
Urban ecology

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Allen, J. R., Firth, L. B., Bishop, M. J., Dafforn, K. A., Grasselli, F., Hanley, M. E., Knights, A. M., Mayer-Pinto, M., McQuatters-Gollop, A., O’Shaughnessy, K. A., Porri, F., Smith, R. K., Strain, E. M. A., & Lemasson, A. J. (2026). Global evidence for the ecological effects of greening of grey infrastructure: a systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 15(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-026-00382-z

Allen, JR, Firth, LB, Bishop, MJ, Dafforn, KA, Grasselli, F, Hanley, ME, Knights, AM, Mayer-Pinto, M, McQuatters-Gollop, A, O’Shaughnessy, KA, Porri, F, Smith, RK, Strain, EMA & Lemasson, AJ 2026, 'Global evidence for the ecological effects of greening of grey infrastructure: a systematic review protocol', Environmental Evidence, vol. 15, no. 1, 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-026-00382-z

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