scholarly journals PROMOTING AWARENESS OF WATER CONSERVATION IN THE LANDSCAPE

HortScience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1117d-1117
Author(s):  
Deborah M. Shuping ◽  
Jeffrey D. Zahner
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
Careful Planning ◽  
Building Science ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Landscape Plants ◽  
Landscape Water

Water conservation is making journal headlines nationwide because of drought, contamination, pollution, and over development. While the idea of xeriscaping began in the Western United States where landscapes can be truly dry, many water-saving principles apply to the Southeast, where home moisture problems and pest problems associated with moisture are a major problem. A year of drought maybe followed by three years of plentiful rainfall, and conditions are significantly different from the semi-arid regions of the country to which most of the present literature on water conservation is directed.The purpose of this project was to provide information on water conservation to designers, landscape industry personnel, and homeowners in the Southeast. This was done by compiling recommendations based on research being conducted by professionals in building science, forestry, horticulture, entomology and landscape architecture.An educational tool addressing the pressing national problem of water conservation with a regional emphasis, this project was designed to help readers increase landscape water efficiency by 30 to 50% while lowering maintenance costs and insuring greater survivability of landscape plants in times of water shortage. Through careful planning and design, economically attractive and aesthetically sound water conserving landscapes can be created.

scholarly journals Cyclic Microirrigation in Container-grown Landscape Plants Improves Plant Growth and Water Conservation

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Beeson ◽  
J. Haydu
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Irrigation Treatment ◽  
Acer Rubrum ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
Single Cycle ◽  
Shrub Species ◽  
Quercus Virginiana ◽  
Landscape Plants ◽  
Ulmus Alata

Abstract Four tree (Acer rubrum L., Ulmus alata Michx., Quercus virginiana Mill, and Lagerstroemia indica L.) and two landscape shrub species (Rhododendron indicum L. ‘Formosa’ and Elaeagnus pungens Thunb.) were grown in 10-liter (#3) polyethylene containers. Plants were irrigated with overhead impact sprinklers (control) or with individual low volume spray stakes. Microirrigated treatments consisted of same or double volume per day per container as controls applied as one to three cyclic subvolumes. Shrub growth was seldom influenced by irrigation treatment. Xeric tree species (U. alata and Q. virginiana) grew as well with single volumes applied in 2 cycles as double volumes applied in 3 cycles; both produced significantly larger trees than the control. Mesic species (A. rubrum and L. indica) irrigated with double volumes in 3 cycles produced the largest trees that were significantly larger than single volume microirrigated or control trees. Growth of single cycle, single volume trees (overhead and microirrigation) was equivalent; thus, growth effects were due to cycling, not microirrigation. With commercially representative container spacings used, superior trees were produced with cycled microirrigation using 25% (xeric) or 50% (mesic) of the water volume per area applied through the overhead sprinkler. Further aspects of irrigation requirements and water efficiency are discussed.

scholarly journals Tapping into Residents’ Perceptions to Diffuse Landscape Water Conservation and Protection Practices

EDIS ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Colby Silvert ◽  
Laura Warner ◽  
Matt Benge ◽  
John Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Landscape Conservation ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Widespread Adoption ◽  
Landscape Water ◽  
Extension Professionals ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities

This new 4-page article provides real examples of how university researchers used the Diffusion of Innovations theory to analyze Florida residents’ perceptions of landscape conservation and fertilizer behaviors and identify barriers and opportunities to encourage widespread adoption. The information and recommendations are intended for Extension professionals and other practitioners to promote behavior change in household landscaping practices. Written by Colby Silvert, Laura Warner, Matt Benge, and John Diaz and published by the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc405

scholarly journals Why should we save water? Education on water conservation for villagers of Tianyar, Bali

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 09002
Author(s):  
Desi Adhariani
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Household Consumption ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Community Awareness ◽  
Water Education ◽  
Household Water

This study examined the household water conservation program for villagers of Tianyar, Bali who experienced water scarcity in arid regions. The educational program consists of several activities followed by three focus group discussions to develop community awareness on the methods to save water for household consumption. The results indicate the rising awareness among villagers on the importance of water conservation and methods to save water while maintaining the healthy living standard.

scholarly journals A Building Information Modelling (BIM) based Water Efficiency (BWe) Framework for Sustainable Building Design and Construction Management

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Yuanxiang Guo ◽  
Mohamed Osmani ◽  
Peter Demian
Keyword(s):  
Information Integration ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Design And Construction

There is a lack of decision-making tools for water efficiency design and construction to maximize project benefits and water conservation. An increasing number of research studies indicate that building information modelling (BIM) can enhance the cooperation, improve work efficiency, and conduct simulation and analysis of sustainability performance in building projects. However, BIM’s potential to enhance water efficiency is yet to be established, such as water gird design optimization, clash detection, combination of BIM with smart appliances and sensors. The research adopted a mixed method approach to investigate the potential impact of BIM on water efficiency in building projects. It involved 50 practitioners from the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry through a questionnaire survey and the follow-up interviews. The quantitative results of questionnaire data and qualitative results of interviews were used to develop a “BIM-based Water Efficiency (BWe) Framework” which was subsequently validated by five experienced practitioners and researchers in the form of semi-structured interviews. The framework applies BIM to optimize traditional water efficiency measures based on an information database. The geometry, attributes, status information of building components or non-component objects stored in the database greatly improve information integration degree of construction engineering. This study provided a reference for the use of BIM for water conservation in building design and construction.

scholarly journals Luxury transpiration of winter wheat and its responses to deficit irrigation in North China Plain

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (No. 8) ◽  
pp. 361-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Yueping ◽  
Gao Yang ◽  
Wang Guangshuai ◽  
Si Zhuanyun ◽  
Shen Xiaojun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Deficit Irrigation ◽  
North China Plain ◽  
North China ◽  
Water Productivity ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Full Irrigation ◽  
Daily Transpiration

Reducing crop luxury transpiration is an important step in improving water productivity; water shortage regions are potential hotspots for studying physiological water conservation. This study investigated the amount of luxury transpiration in winter wheat and its responses to different irrigation treatments in North China Plain. The results showed that luxury transpiration existed and increased with growth of winter wheat and after rainfall. In each sampling day, the amount of luxury transpiration under full irrigation was significantly higher than that under deficit irrigation. The average amount of luxury transpiration was 258.87 g/m<sup>2</sup> under full irrigation, and 125.18 g/m<sup>2</sup> under deficit irrigation during the experimental period. Although the amount of luxury transpiration was 2.09-fold higher under full irrigation than that in deficit irrigation, the water loss ratio due to luxury transpiration in deficit irrigation (8.13%) was significantly higher than that in full irrigation (6.75%). Furthermore, the ratio between luxury transpiration amount and crop daily transpiration was revealed in all sampling dates. Therefore, deficit irrigation should be generalized in the water shortage area, because it can save irrigation water and reduce the amount of luxury transpiration. Full irrigation should be carried out in the water abundant region mainly for higher production.

The Planning and Design of the Modern Residential Area from Green Building Perspective: Taking Chengxi Project of Taiyuan as an Example

2013 ◽  
Vol 275-277 ◽  
pp. 2761-2764
Author(s):  
Yi Ru Chen ◽  
Cong Ling Meng
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Protection Area ◽  
Material Conservation

The thesis analyses the early stage of the planning and design in Taiyuan xicun renovation project from the green building perspective. It summarizes the strengths and shortages on the basis of Four Conservations and One Protection (area conservation, energy conservation, water conservation, material conservation and environmental protection). By analyzing the problems in planning and designing modern residential area, this thesis aims to provide some suggestions to the green building idea.

scholarly journals The Abnormal Phenomena of Entropy Weighting Method in the Dynamic Evaluation of Agricultural Water Conservation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Liangzhen Zhu ◽  
Xigang Xing ◽  
Feng Yan
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
Weighting Method ◽  
Dynamic Evaluation ◽  
Agricultural Conservation ◽  
Irrigation Projects

Through a simple and intuitive example of the agricultural water conservation assessment in 3 provinces, China, the abnormal phenomena of the entropy weighting method (EWM) in the dynamic evaluation are revealed. The results show the following. (i) The irrigation water efficiency percentages (IWEPs) of these 3 provinces are improved from 53%, 53%, and 55% to 55%, 56%, and 56%, respectively. And their water-saving irrigation projects percentages (WSIPPs) are improved from 40%, 41%, and 41% to 42%, 42%, and 42%, respectively. However, their comprehensive agricultural conservation indices deteriorate from 52.11, 52.45, and 56.1 to 46.07, 46.74, and 48.57, respectively. (ii) EWM leads to the following paradox in the dynamic evaluation. All the indicators show improving trends, but the comprehensive evaluation results show a deteriorating trend. (iii) These abnormal phenomena of EWM are induced by that though all the indicators are improved, the discrimination of the worse indicators becomes larger while the discrimination of the better indicators becomes smaller. (iv) The abnormal phenomena of EWM in dynamic evaluation can be avoided by the trend analysis of the observation data and entropy values. When all the indicators have improvement trends, but the entropies of the better indicators are increasing and the entropies of the worse indicators are decreasing, EWM should not be used for assigning weights.

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