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Tree To Grass Water Use Ratios; Assessing Turfgrass’ High Water Use In The Urban Landscape, Tamara Wynne
Tree To Grass Water Use Ratios; Assessing Turfgrass’ High Water Use In The Urban Landscape, Tamara Wynne
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Water demand in the southwestern United States continues to rise. The population of the Las Vegas Valley doubled from 2000-2010 and now more than two million people call it home. The residential sector uses 60% of all water consumed in the valley. Outdoor urban landscape irrigation is responsible for 70% of all residential use. These landscapes are dominated by trees and turf grass. Although the water use of turf grass species is well studied, there are few published results about the water use of landscape trees in the desert southwest USA. To obtain a more complete picture of the tradeoffs …
Community Gardening: Benefits Focused Strategies, Joseph Zaanan Tellschow
Community Gardening: Benefits Focused Strategies, Joseph Zaanan Tellschow
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Throughout history humans have had varying degrees of interaction with nature and natural environments. This interaction has shaped our species in almost every way possible from our physical traits to our behaviors and places we have chosen to occupy. Currently, humans have developed such overwhelming mastery of the planet that it is easy for many humans to feel disconnected from nature. This separation could have detrimental effects on various aspects of human well-being including physical and mental health. To understand these effects, it is important to evaluate the benefits that humans receive from exposure to nature and interaction with natural …