Download or read book The Effect of Conservation Programs on the Quality of Urban Lawns written by Andrew Scott Winje and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Local Governments and Water Conservation written by Daniel M. MacSwain and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate local government lawn conversion programs that incentivize homeowners to convert turf lawns into a more sustainable, water-efficient landscape. Seven communities' lawn conversion programs are assessed through interviews with city officials administering or implementing the program. The research objectives included determining where lawn conversion programs are located, why they were adopted, determining how city officials measured their effectiveness, major barriers and benefits of adopting the program, and asking city officials whether or not they recommended other communities adopt a program. This research found 33 programs in seven states, with six of the seven communities recommending other communities adopt a similar program. Major barriers to the adoption of a program included 1) obtaining support from city council and staff, 2) time and resources required to administer the program, 30 acceptance of more water-efficient landscape practices, 4 ) a lack of knowledge on maintenance requirements of these of landscapes, and 5) the program's overall impact on water usage. Major benefits cited included water saving positive citizen feedback and support, environmental benefits, and its use as an education and awareness tool. This research should help improve the effectiveness of existing programs and seguide a guiede for communities seeking to adopt a similar lawn conversion program.
Download or read book Monthly Checklist of State Publications written by Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annual index to the monographs appears early in the following year.
Download or read book Turfgrass Science and Culture written by James B Beard and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1972 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic and best-selling text for sod and turfgrass courses covering lawnkeeping and athletic groundskeeping.
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Download or read book Factors that Affect Public supply Water Use in Florida with a Section on Projected Water Use to the Year 2020 written by Richard L. Marella and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Reauthorization of the Clean Water Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Clean Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Lawn Irrigation and Management Practices for Water Saving with Minimum Effect on Lawn Quality written by Richard G. Walsh and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Ecology of Urban Lawns written by Zhiqiang Cheng and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Turfgrass lawns are a central part of urban and suburban landscapes throughout North America. Although they provide numerous benefits, urban lawns have become chemical input intensive systems with routine application of fertilizers and pesticides. These inputs are expensive and are considered a source of environmental pollution and health risk. However, very little is known about the impacts of chemical inputs on turfgrass soil ecology and ecosystem functioning. Our four objectives in this study were to: 1) compare turfgrass establishment, nutrient pools, and nematode community in subsoil and topsoil, with or without compost amendment; 2) determine the effects of nitrogen fertilization on turfgrass soil nematode community and nutrient pools; 3) determine long-term effects of management practices on turfgrass soil nematode community and nutrient pools; and 4) assess the influence of three predominant home lawn management programs on turfgrass quality, weed and insect infestations, disease incidence, and soil food web structure and functions. We found topsoil had higher initial soil nutrients and biota and thus higher turfgrass germination than subsoil. However, higher weed infestation in topsoil plots due to weed seed bank suggested that weed control was important during the early stage of turfgrass establishment on topsoil. Also, compost amendment was an effective way to improve soil nutrient pools and biota, and its impact on soil ecosystem remained during the study period. Long-term organic-fertilizer management benefited soil ecosystem in general compared to mineral-fertilizer management. However, pesticide applications had no significant effect on soil microbial biomass and soil organic matter (SOM) over long term. Nitrogen application could impose long-term cumulative effect on turfgrass soil food web rather than short-term impact. Turfgrass soil nematode food web was highly enriched but poorly to moderately structured irrespective of the management practices used, representing a relatively disturbed soil food web compared to the natural grasslands and forest ecosystems, which usually possess poorly to moderately enriched but highly structured soil food webs. Also, homeowners relying on typical do-it-yourself programs are unable to achieve the desired levels of turf quality and weed control, and chemical input intensive management might negatively affect soil microbial biomass and SOM in urban lawns.
Download or read book The Effects of Water Conservation on New Water Supply for Urban Colorado Utilities written by Carol Ellinghouse and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
