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DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH.2.2.253 |
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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Lohr, Virginia I.;
Bummer, Lenore H. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA |
Title: | Assessing and influencing attitudes toward water-conserving landscapes |
Section: | Technology transfers Other records with the "Technology transfers" Section
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Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 2, No. 2, April-June 1992, p. 253-256. |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Aesthetic values; Education; Environmental effects; Experimental design; Ground cover; Landscape conservation; Landscape design; Landscape services industry trends; Perceptions; Psychology of the lawn; Questionnaire surveys; Urban soils; Water conservation; Water shortage; Water use; Xeriscaping
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Abstract/Contents: | "Implementing water-conserving landscapes is one action that many individuals can take to help ease the nation's water crisis, but few people seem to be exercising this option. Some horticulturists attribute this to a negative attitude toward such landscapes. Our research was designed to assess these attitudes and to see if they could be improved with information. Questionnaires were administered to people in treatment or control groups. Those in the treatment group viewed a short videotape about water issues and water-conserving landscapes. Initial attitudes in both groups were neutral or positive, not negative as predicted. Viewing the videotape was associated with significantly improved attitudes. People in the treatment group described water-conserving landscapes as less hot, more colorful, and more attractive three weeks after viewing the videotape than they had initially." |
Language: | English |
References: | 13 |
Note: | Summary as abstract Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Lohr, V. I., and L. H. Bummer. 1992. Assessing and influencing attitudes toward water-conserving landscapes. HortTechnology. 2(2):p. 253-256. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH.2.2.253 |
| Web URL(s): https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/2/2/article-p253.xml Last checked: 04/30/2020 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/downloadpdf/journals/horttech/2/2/article-p253.xml Last checked: 04/30/2020 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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