Assessing the short-term air quality health impact from land-use changes during heatwaves: A health impact assessment in Barcelona Metropolitan Area
A. Ramos, A. Badia, N. Mueller, G. Villalba, M. Nieuwenhuijsen
Environmental Research. Volume 285, Part 3, August 2025
Assessing the Intensity of Heatwaves in a Warming Climate at the Urban Scale: A Case Study of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
S. Ventura, JR. Miró, R. Segura-Barrero, F. Chen, A. Martilli, C. Liu, K. Ikeda, G. Villalba
JGR: Atmospheres. Volume 130, Issue 14, July 2025
Bridging local and global vulnerabilities for an integrated assessment of nature-based solutions
D. Camacho-Caballero, J. Langemeyer, R. Segura-Barrero, G. Vervoort, D. N. Barton, G. Villalba
Sustainable Cities and Society. Volume 130, 106508, June 2025
A social-ecological-technological vulnerability approach for assessing urban hydrological risks
S. Khromova, G. Villalba, M.J. Eckelman, P. Herreros-Cantis, J. Langemeyer
Ecological Indicators. Volume 173, 113334, April 2025
System Complexity Versus Environmental Sustainability: Theory and Policy
R.U. Ayres, J. van den Bergh, G. Villalba
Complexity. ISSN: 1076-2787. March 2025
Co-benefits of nature-based solutions: A health impact assessment of the Barcelona Green Corridor (Eixos Verds) plan
T. Iungman, S. Ventura, R. Segura-Barrero, M. Cirach, N. Mueller, C. Daher, G. Villalba, E. Pereira, M. Nieuwenhuijsen
Environment International. 109313. February 2025
Heat and Drought Events Alter Biogenic Capacity to Balance CO2 Budget in South-Western Europe
R. Segura-Barrero, T. Lauvaux, J. Lian, P. Ciais, A. Badia, S. Ventura, H. Bazzi, E. Abessi, Z. Fu, J. Xiao, X. Li, G. Villalba
AGU: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. Volume 39, Issue 1. January 2025
The food-water-climate nexus of green infrastructure: Examining ecosystem services trade-offs of peri-urban agriculture
R. Segura-Barrero, J. Langemeyer, A. Badia, S. Ventura, J. Vila-Traver, G. Villalba
Science of The Total Environment. Volume 951, 175799. September 2024
Exploring how the heterogeneous urban landscape influences CO2 concentrations: The case study of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
C. Estruch, R. Curcoll, J-A. Morguí, R. Segura-Barrero, V. Vidal, A. Badia, S. Ventura, J. Gilabert, G. Villalba
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Volume 99, 128438. July 2024
Closing the nutrient cycle in urban areas: The use of municipal solid waste in peri-urban and urban agriculture
JD. Arosemena, S. Toboso-Chavero, B. Adhikari, G. Villalba
Waste Management. Volume 183, pages 220-231. June 2024
Modeling air quality at urban scale in the city of Barcelona: A matter of green resolution
V. Vidal, A. Cortés, A. Badia, G. Villalba
Journal of Computational Science. 102289. May 2024
Assimilating Sentinel-2 data in a modified vegetation photosynthesis and respiration model (VPRM) to improve the simulation of croplands CO2 fluxes in Europe
H. Bazzi, P. Ciais, E. Abbessi, D. Makowski, D. Santaren, … , R. Segura-Barrero, C. Brümmer, M- Schmidt, B. Heinesch, M. Mauder, T. Gruenwald
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. Volume 127, 103666. March 2024
Assessing Nature-based solutions in the face of urban vulnerabilities: A multi-criteria decision approach
D. Camacho-Caballero, J. Langemeyer, R. Segura-Barrero, S. Ventura, A. Mendoza, G. Villalba
Sustainable Cities and Society. Volume 103, 105257. Feb 2024
Predicting willingness to pay and implement different rooftop strategies to characterize social perception of climate change mitigation and adaptation
E. Untereiner, S. Toboso-Chavero, A. Vázquez, C. Madrid-Lopez, G. Villalba, X. Gabarrell
Environmental Research Communications. Volume 6, Issue 1. Jan 2024
Measuring BVOC emissions released by tomato plants grown in a soilless integrated rooftop greenhouse
G. Stringari, J. Villanueva, E. Appolloni, F. Orsini, G. Villalba, X. Gabarrell
Heliyon. Volume 10, Issue 1. Dec 2023
Exploring the Influence of Land Use on the Urban Carbonyl Sulfide Budget: A Case Study of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
C. Estruch, S. Belviso, A. Badia, V. Vidal, R. Curcoll, M. Udina, C. Grossi, JA. Morguí, R. Segura, S. Ventura, Y. Sola, G. Villalba
JGR Atmospheres. Volume 128, Issue 24. Dec 2023
Literature review on the potential of urban waste for the fertilization of urban agriculture: A closer look at the metropolitan area of Barcelona
V. Arcas-Pilz, X. Gabarrell, F. Orsini, G. Villalba
Science of The Total Environment. Volume 905, 167193. Sep 2023
Modelling the impacts of emission changes on O3 sensitivity, atmospheric oxidation capacity, and pollution transport over the Catalonia region
A. Badia, V. Vidal, S. Ventura, R. Curcoll, R. Segura, G. Villalba
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Volume 23, issue 18. Sep 2023
Analysis of synoptic weather patterns of heatwave events
S. Ventura, JR Miró, JC Peña, G. Villalba
Climate Dynamics. Volume 60, issue 9-10. May 2023
The potential of local food, energy, and water production systems on urban rooftops considering consumption patterns and urban morphology
S. Toboso-Chavero, A.L. Montealegre, S. García-Pérez, J. Sierra-Pérez, J. Muñoz-Liesa, X. Gabarrell, G. Villalba, C. Madrid-López
Sustainable Cities and Society. Volume 95, 104599. May 2023
Assessment of greenhouse emissions of the green bean through the static enclosure technique
G. Stringari, J. Villanueva, A. Rosell-Melé, N. Moraleda-Cibrián, F. Orsini, G. Villalba, X. Gabarrell
Science of The Total Environment. Volume 874, 162319. May 2023
Displaying geographic variability of peri-urban agriculture environmental impacts in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona: A regionalized life cycle assessment
A. Mendoza, R. Padró, MJ. La Rota-Aguilera, J. Marull, MJ. Eckelman, J. Cirera, A. Giocoli, G. Villalba
Science of The Total Environment. Volume 858, 101016. October 2022
How do street trees affect urban temperatures and radiation exchange? Observations and numerical evaluation in a highly compact city
R. Segura, E. Scott, A. Martilli, A. Badia, C. Estruch, S. Ventura, G. Villalba
Urban Climate. Volume 46, 101288. September 2022
Exploring Methods for Developing Local Climate Zones to Support Climate Research
L. Sigler, J. Gilabert, G. Villalba
Climate. Volume 109, 10(7). July 2022
Mapping direct N2O emissions from peri-urban agriculture: The case of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
A. Mendoza, K. Jepsen, M. Rufí-Salís, S. Ventura, C. Madrid-López, G. Villalba
Science of The Total Environment. Volume 821. January 2022
Extended use and optimization of struvite in hydroponic cultivation systems
V. Arcas-Pilz, F. Parada, M. Rufí-Salis, G. Stringari, R. González, G. Villalba, X. Gabarrell
Resources, Conservation and Recycling. Volume 179. January 2022
Nature-based Solutions as Nodes of Green-Blue Infrastructure Networks: A Crossscale, Co-creation Approach Nature-Based Solutions
J. Langemeyer & F. Baró
Ecology and Society. Volume 1:100006. December 2021
Adaptive resilience of and through urban ecosystem services: a transdisciplinary approach to sustainability in Barcelona
De Luca, C., J. Langemeyer, S. Vaňo, F. Baró, and E. Andersson
Ecology and Society. Volume 26(4):38. December 2021
Environmental and social life cycle assessment of growing media for urban rooftop farming
S. Toboso-Chavero, C. Madrid-López, G. Villalba, X. Gabarrell, A. B. Hückstädt, M. Finkbeiner, A. Lehmann
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. Volume 26. October 2021
Sensitivity study of PBL schemes and soil initialization using the WRF-BEP-BEM model over a Mediterranean coastal city
R. Segura, A. Badia, S. Ventura, J. Gilabert, A. Martilli, G. Villalba
Urban Climate. Volume 39. September 2021
A take-home message from COVID-19 on urban air pollution reduction through mobility limitations and teleworking
A. Badia, J. Langemeyer, X. Codina, J. Gilabert, N. Guilera, V. Vidal, R. Segura, M. Vives, G. Villalba
Urban Sustainability. Article number 35. August 2021
Recovered phosphorus for a more resilient urban agriculture: Assessment of the fertilizer potential of struvite in hydroponics
V. Arcas-Pilz, M. Rufí-Salís, F. Parada, A. Petit-Boix, X. Gabarrell, G. Villalba
Science of The Total Environment. Volume 799. August 2021
Interactive spatial planning of urban green infrastructure – retrofitting green roofs where ecosystem services are most needed in Oslo
Z.S. Venter, D.N. Barton, L. Martinez, J. Langemeyer, F. Baró, T. McPhearson
Ecosystem Services. Volume 50, 101314. August 2021
Exploring the Potential of Using Carbonyl Sulfide to Track the Urban Biosphere Signal
G. Villalba, M. Whelan, S.A. Montzka, P.J.Cameron-Smith, M. Fischer, A. Zumkehr, T. Hilton, J. Stinecipher, I. Baker, R. P. Bambha, H.A. Michelsen, B.W. LaFranchi, C. Estruch, E. Campbell
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. Volume 126, Issue 13. June 2021
Optimizing irrigation in urban agriculture for tomato crops in rooftop greenhouses
F. Parada, X. Gabarrell, M. Rufí-Salís, V. Arcas-Pilz, P. Muñoz, G. Villalba
Science of The Total Environment. June 2021
Incorporating user preferences in rooftop food-energy-water production through integrated sustainability assessment
S. Toboso-Chavero, C. Madrid-López, X. Gabarrell, G. Villalba
Environmental Research Comunications. Volume 3, number 6. June 2021
Urban agriculture – A necessary pathway towards urban resilience and global sustainability?
J. Langemeyer, C. Madrid, A. Mendoza, G. Villalba
Landscape and Urban Planning; Volume 210, June 2021
Assessing the environmental behavior of alternative fertigation methods in soilless systems: The case of Phaseolus vulgaris with struvite and rhizobia inoculation
V. Arcas-Pilz, M. Rufí-Salís, F. Parada, X. Gabarrell, G. Villalba
Science of The Total Environment. Volume 770. May 2021
Improving the Fertigation of Soilless Urban Vertical Agriculture Through the Combination of Struvite and Rhizobia Inoculation in Phaseolus vulgaris
V. Arcas-Pilz, F. Parada, G. Villalba, M. Rufí-Salís, A. Rosell-Melé, X. Gabarrell
Frontiers in Plant Science. Volume 12. May 2021
Abating heat waves in a coastal Mediterranean city: What can cool roofs and vegetation contribute?
J. Gilabert, S. Ventura, R. Segura, A. Martilli, A. Badia, C. Llasat, J. Corbera, G. Villalba
Urban Climate 37. May 2021
Envisioning the Future of European Food Systems: Approaches and Research Priorities After COVID-19
M. Vittuari, G. Bazzocchi, S. Blasioli, F. Cirone, A. Maggio, F. Orsini, J. Penca, M. Petruzzelli, K. Specht, S. Amghar, A. Atanasov, T. Bastia, I. Bertocchi, A. Coudard, A. Crepaldi0, A. Curtis, R. Fox-Kämper, A. Gheorghica, A. Lelièvre, P. Muñoz, E. Nolde, J. Pascual-Fernández, G. Pennisi, B. Pölling, L. Reynaud-Desmet, I. Righini, Y. Rouphael, V. Saint-Ges, A. Samoggia., S. Shaystej, M. da Silva, S. Toboso, P. Tonini, G. Trušnovec, B. Vidmar, G. Villalba and F. De Menna
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. March 2021
More than the sum of the parts: System analysis of the usability of roofs in housing estates
S. Toboso, G. Villalba, X. Gabarrell, C. Madrid
Journal of Industrial Ecology. March 2021
Highly resolved WRF-BEP/BEM simulations over Barcelona urban area with LCZ
I. Ribero, A. Martinelli, M. Falls. A. Zonato, G. Villalba
Atmospheric Research; Volume 248, January 2021
Assessing the sustainability of contrasting land use scenarios through the Socioecological Integrated Analysis (SIA) of the metropolitan green infrastructure in Barcelona
Roc Padró, María José La Rota-Aguilera, Annalisa Giocoli, Jacob Cirera, Francesc Coll, Manel Pons, Joan Pino, Silvia Pili, Tarik Serrano, Gara Villalba, Joan Marull
Landscape and Urban Planning; Volume 203, November 2020
Can wastewater feed cities? Determining the feasibility and environmental burdens of struvite recovery and reuse for urban regions
Martí Rufí-Salís, Nadin Brunnhofer, Anna Petit-Boix, Xavier Gabarrell, Albert Guisasola, Gara Villalba
Science of The Total Environment; Volume 737, October 2020
Recirculating water and nutrients in urban agriculture: An opportunity towards environmental sustainability and water use efficiency?
Martí Rufí-Salís, Anna Petit-Boix, Gara Villalba, David Sanjuan-Delmás, Felipe Parada, Mireia Ercilla-Montserrat, Verónica Arcas-Pilz, Joan Muñoz-Liesa, Joan Rieradevall, Xavier Gabarrell
Journal of Cleaner Production; Volume 261, July 2020