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DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH04283-19 |
Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/29/6/article-p854.xml Last checked: 01/29/2020 https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/downloadpdf/journals/horttech/29/6/article-p854.xml Last checked: 01/29/2020 Requires: PDF Reader Notes: Direct download |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Ryan, Christopher D.;
Unruh, J. Bryan;
Kenworthy, Kevin E.;
Lamm, Alexa J.;
Erickson, John E.;
Trenholm, Laurie E. |
Author Affiliation: | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
Title: | Culture, science, and activism in Florida lawn and landscape fertilizer policy |
Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 29, No. 6, December 2019, p. 854-865. |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 12 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Decision-making; Environmental activism; Eutrophication; Fertilizer usage legislation; Lawn in American culture; Lawn maintenance; Questionnaire surveys Author-Supplied Keywords: Turfgrass; Decision maker; Discourse analysis; Eutrophication; Foucault; Survey
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Abstract/Contents: | "Every county and municipality in Florida can adopt its own unique ordinance regulating the fertilization of lawns and landscapes. With increased concern for eutrophication to state waterbodies, many have chosen to implement seasonal fertilizer restrictive periods prohibiting the application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers, typically during the rainy summer months. These fertilizer 'blackout' policies have been the subject of controversy among environmental activists, university scientists, and policy decision makers, with their efficacy being called into question. A Foucauldian discourse analysis was undertaken to trace the dynamics of the controversy, and survey research was conducted with Florida residents and with Florida decision makers to compare their lawncare maintenance practices, sentiments surrounding turfgrass, their trust in landscape science, as well as their awareness of policy in the city or county in which they reside. Differences were found between the two populations in terms of how many respondents fertilized, used automated irrigation systems and hand-pulled weeds. Although both populations had very neutral sentiments around turfgrass with no significant differences, Florida decision-maker respondents had a higher mean response for trust in landscape science. Only 32% of Florida resident respondents were able to accurately identify if their city or county had a blackout ordinance, compared with 81% of decision-maker respondents. Increasing civic science may be the best way for reducing this discrepancy, while also giving power to citizens in environmental policy adoption." |
Language: | English |
References: | 56 |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Ryan, C. D., J. B. Unruh, K. E. Kenworthy, A. J. Lamm, J. E. Erickson, and L. E. Trenholm. 2019. Culture, science, and activism in Florida lawn and landscape fertilizer policy. HortTechnology. 29(6):p. 854-865. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH04283-19 |
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