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

This systematic review will follow the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence Guidelines and Standards for Evidence Synthesis in Environmental Management. Using a defined search string, literature searches will be run in English in at least five databases, three repositories and 10 websites, gathering both peer-reviewed and grey literature. Returns will be screened at title, abstract, and full text levels against defined inclusion criteria. Relevant metadata and effect data will be extracted from each study and used to write a narrative review and, where data allow, a meta-analysis of quantified effects. This review will provide a robust, up to date, consolidated and evaluated evidence base to inform future decision-making regarding the implementation of greening of grey infrastructure methods.

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Environmental Evidence
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2026-03-05
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-026-00382-z
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Coastal and Marine Management
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Global evidence for the ecological effects of greening of grey infrastructure: a systematic review protocol

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Abstract

This systematic review will follow the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence Guidelines and Standards for Evidence Synthesis in Environmental Management. Using a defined search string, literature searches will be run in English in at least five databases, three repositories and 10 websites, gathering both peer-reviewed and grey literature. Returns will be screened at title, abstract, and full text levels against defined inclusion criteria. Relevant metadata and effect data will be extracted from each study and used to write a narrative review and, where data allow, a meta-analysis of quantified effects. This review will provide a robust, up to date, consolidated and evaluated evidence base to inform future decision-making regarding the implementation of greening of grey infrastructure methods.

Environmental Evidence
University of Tasmania (AU), Rhodes University (ZA), University of Cambridge (GB), University College Cork (IE), Dauphin Island Sea Lab (US), UNSW Sydney (AU), University of Massachusetts Boston (US), Centre for Marine Socioecology (AU), Sydney Institute of Marine Science (AU), Torbay Development Agency (United Kingdom) (GB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (ZA), University of Plymouth (GB), Macquarie University (AU)
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