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| Author(s): | Thayer, Robert L. Jr. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture Program, University of California, Davis, California |
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| Title: | Public response to water-conserving landscapes |
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| Section: | Features
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| Source: | HortScience. Vol. 17, No. 4, August 1982, p. 562-565. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Water conservation; Landscape design; Perceptions; Irrigation
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes a study "to evaluate plant appearance and acceptance of landscapes developed to conserve water. Subjects taken from random samples of homeowners observed and evaluated landscapes where watering regimes and groundcover materials varies, with normally irrigated turf as a control. A general hypothesis was formulated that irrigated turfgrass could be replaced by other common groundcover materials, resulting in landscapes that would consume less water, yet be considered just as attractive as similar landscapes with turf." Results include that "When queried about the comfort of sitting or lying upon the various landscape surfaces, subjects significantly preferred turf over all atlernatives, as might be expected. However, no such significant differences were expressed in relation to the appropriateness of any of the landscapes for viewing from a lawn, path, street, or bench. Subjects revealed no significant preference for any of the landscapes when used in the context of a street or highway corridor. Likewise, in the "park" and "front yard" contexts, no significant differences in preference for any of the landscapes was detected. Only in the "back yard" context was the control (turf, biweekly irrigation) landscape significantly preferred over the less-irrigated turf and the non-irrigated coyote brush landscapes." Concludes that "the results of this research indicate landscape alternatives to irrigated turf which consume far less irrigation water yet are equally attractive and acceptable to the public." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 16 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Thayer, R. L. Jr. 1982. Public response to water-conserving landscapes. HortScience. 17(4):p. 562-565. |
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