Green Infrastructure and Urban Climate Resilience: An Introduction

Ms. K. Kumareswaran is currently a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Technology at University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. She is a recipient of Fulbright Master's Fellowship Awards (2023-2024). She has been awarded with two SANASA gold medals at the graduation (2020). She has authored scientific articles in reputed international communications with number of conference proceedings. She admires nature as a vital component of life and an integral part of cities. She focuses on sustainable, resilient, and livable cities by strategic planning with nature-based solutions. Her research interest includes nature-based solutions, green infrastructure, climate resilience, water engineering, sustainability, energy performance, climate change, environmental engineering, and occupant comfort.

Prof. G.Y Jayasinghe is currently the head of the department and a senior professor in Agricultural Engineering at Ruhuna University of Sri Lanka. He is a recipient of the "Endeavour Postgraduate Research Fellowship" (Australia: 2014); a recipient of prestigious Monbukagakusho Award, Japan (2004-2010); a recipient of NUFFIC fellowship, Netherlands, 2012; a recipient of Presidential Awards in 2018; and most outstanding scholar of the University of Ruhuna (2012), and he has been awarded in multiple occasions to remark his contribution as an academician/researcher globally. He has published over 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals/reports/textbooks, etc. Further, he disseminated the outcomes of his work in over 100 symposia/conferences held in Sri Lanka and in over 20 countries.

K. Kumareswaran女士目前是斯里蘭卡魯哈納大學農業工程與環境科技系的講師。她是2023-2024年富布萊特碩士獎學金的獲得者。她在2020年畢業時獲得了兩枚SANASA金獎獎牌。她在多篇國際知名期刊上發表了科學文章，並參加了多個會議的論文發表。她欣賞自然，視其為生命的重要組成部分及城市的不可或缺的一部分。她專注於透過基於自然的解決方案進行戰略規劃，以實現可持續、韌性和宜居的城市。她的研究興趣包括基於自然的解決方案、綠色基礎設施、氣候韌性、水工程、可持續性、能源效能、氣候變遷、環境工程及居住者舒適度。

G.Y. Jayasinghe教授目前是斯里蘭卡魯哈納大學農業工程系的系主任及資深教授。他是2014年澳洲「Endeavour研究生獎學金」的獲得者；2004-2010年獲得日本文部科學省獎；2012年獲得荷蘭NUFFIC獎學金；2018年獲得總統獎；以及2012年被評選為魯哈納大學最傑出的學者，他在多個場合因其作為學者/研究者的貢獻而獲得全球性的表彰。他在同行評審的期刊、報告、教科書等上發表了超過150篇文章。此外，他在斯里蘭卡及20多個國家舉辦的100多場研討會/會議上傳播了他的研究成果。