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South Coast REC: Linking urban landscapes, water conservation and water quality [PDF]
California Agriculture, 2016 California Agriculture - All ...
H White
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Ecological Indicators, 2023 Understanding the relationship between water conservation service (WCS) and landscape patterns is important for ecosystem management and water resources regulation.
Huangxi Qin, Youjun Chen
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Water Conservation and Residential Landscapes: Household Preferences, Household Choices
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2006 Communities throughout the Western United States are challenged by tight water supplies and swelling populations. Information is needed to better develop and target municipal water conservation programs.
Brian H. Hurd
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Landscape Integrated Soil and Water Conservation (LISWC) System for Sloping Landscapes in Atlantic Canada [PDF]
Agriculture (Switzerland), 2021 Soil and water are fundamental and precious resources for agriculture. In Atlantic Canada (AC), intensive agricultural production systems have led to detrimental environmental effects such as soil erosion and the contamination of receiving waters, posing significant threats to the resilience and sustainability of the agro-ecosystem.
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Home Irrigation and Landscape Combinations for Water Conservation in Florida
EDISThis publication summarizes a study whose objectives were to determine the amount of residential irrigation water use in central Florida, and to evaluate if combinations of irrigation scheduling and landscape/irrigation design could reduce irrigation ...
Bernard Cárdenas
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Homeowners’ Preferences for Smart Irrigation Systems and Features
EDIS, 2020 Drought conditions make landscape irrigation and reducing water use top-of-mind for many Floridians. Encouraging wise water use is of particular importance to the smart irrigation industry and water policy makers.
Hayk Khachatryan +3 more
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Water Conservation in Urban Landscapes [PDF]
HortScience, 2000 other seasonal water uses, such as evaporative coolers and swimming pools, but evidence indicates that landscape irrigation accounts for most of the seasonal increase in municipal water use. When a severe water shortage in Seattle, Wash., in Summer 1992 resulted in the banning of turfgrass irrigation, consequent municipal water use did not deviate from
Kjelgren, Roger +2 more
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Fire and Its Interactions With Other Drivers Shape a Distinctive, Semi-Arid ‘Mallee’ Ecosystem
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Fire shapes ecosystems globally, including semi-arid ecosystems. In Australia, semi-arid ‘mallee’ ecosystems occur primarily across the southern part of the continent, forming an interface between the arid interior and temperate south.
Michael F. Clarke +19 more
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Household Water Usage and Irrigation Practices
EDIS, 2016 Water pollution and drought in the United States have made water scarcity a widespread concern. Currently, residential consumers account for most urban water use, and meaningful programs that lead to water conservation rely on a comprehensive ...
Hayk Khachatryan +2 more
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Land, 2023 A growing body of research indicates that urban landscapes can support biodiversity and provide multiple ecosystem services. However, we still have limited knowledge about how specific design and management choices impact environmental benefits within ...
J. Amy Belaire +6 more
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