scholarly journals Informing Urban Landscape Water Conservation Extension Programs using Behavioral Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Warner ◽  
John Diaz ◽  
Anil Kumar Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Behavioral Research ◽  
Extension Programs ◽  
Landscape Water ◽  
Urban Landscape Water

Quantifying Urban Landscape Water Conservation Potential Using High Resolution Remote Sensing and GIS

2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (11) ◽  
pp. 1113-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fayek A. Farag ◽  
Christopher M.U. Neale ◽  
Roger K. Kjelgren ◽  
Joanna Endter-Wada
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Remote Sensing And Gis ◽  
Landscape Water ◽  
Urban Landscape Water

scholarly journals Extension Participants and Nonparticipants Differ in Water Conservation Normative Beliefs, Intentions, and Behaviors

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 852-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Warner ◽  
Anil Kumar Chaudhary ◽  
Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Extension Education ◽  
Extension Programs ◽  
Landscape Water ◽  
Outdoor Water Use ◽  
Uncertain Future ◽  
Irrigation Practices

Uncertain future availability of water is one of the most critical current issues, and outdoor water use contributes substantially to the strain on water resources. Much of the nation’s outdoor water use is through urban landscape irrigation, and one solution for conservation of this limited resource is to change home landscape irrigation practices. Thus, households that use landscape irrigation are an important audience for Florida extension programs. Complex, statewide water conservation programs are difficult to evaluate because of program variability and limited resources, yet evaluation is an important task that reveals the success, or failure, of a program. This study compared factors between people who have or have not engaged in Florida extension programs. The targeting outcomes of programs model and theory of planned behavior were used as a basis for measuring different levels of possible outcomes. There were no differences in attitudes toward good irrigation practices and perceived ability to adopt them between extension participants and nonparticipants. There were differences between the two groups in perceived normative attitudes, intent to adopt good irrigation practices, and actual engagement in landscape water conservation practices. Findings demonstrate a relationship exists between these characteristics and engagement with extension. The greatest differences were stronger social norms and more engagement in complex conservation behaviors among people who had attended extension programs. It is not known how much externalities play a role in leading certain people to seek out extension education. Extension professionals should use the findings of this study to target nonparticipants and deliver more impactful programs.

Organic Contaminant Types of Urban Landscape Water and Countermeasures: A Case Study of the Xuchang Moat

2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 686-690
Author(s):  
Zhong Xuan Li ◽  
Wen Lü
Keyword(s):  
Complex Traits ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Cooking Oil ◽  
North East ◽  
Landscape Water ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Fluorescence Spectrometer ◽  
Urban Landscape Water

By monitoring the water quality (Dec., 2009-2011) of the three sections of the moat in Xuchang, the data show that three-year average turbidity of the water at North, East, South sections is 18.6,16.7 and 12.4 respectively, and with average COD at 43 mg / L, 37.5 mg / L and 29.5 mg / L in accordance, as well as with BOD5 content at 16.1mg / L, 15.0mg / L and 8.7 mg / L. The integrated pollution index of the three mentioned sections was 2.54,1.94 and 1.06 in December 2011, increasing by 29.6%, 22% and 34.2% in comparison with the same period in 2009. The fluorescence spectrometer tests display that the main components of organic pollutants at the northern and eastern sections are organic detergent, cooking oil and a variety of plant and animal protein in complex traits.

scholarly journals Using County Typology Informed by Population Size to Understand Key Audience Characteristics for Tailored Landscape Water Conservation Programs

EDIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Sanagorski Warner ◽  
John M. Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Extension Programs ◽  
Conservation Programs ◽  
Homeowners Association ◽  
Landscape Water

A major priority for UF/IFAS is the promotion of science-based landscape management practices to conserve water resources. This publication outlines specific opportunities that exist for tailoring landscape water conservation programs to Floridians who live in more and less metropolitan areas. People who live in more populated counties in Florida tend to have longer residency tenure, are more likely to live within a community governed by a homeowners’ association, and to hire a landscape professional. This audience demonstrates increased engagement with specific water conservation practices as compared to other conservation strategies. Understanding these differences among audience subgroups can provide insights to guide impactful Extension programs.

Effect of a strengthened ecological floating bed on the purification of urban landscape water supplied with reclaimed water

2018 ◽  
Vol 622-623 ◽  
pp. 1630-1639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Huai Wang ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
Zhi Li ◽  
Cun-Zhi Wei ◽  
Jing-Chan Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Reclaimed Water ◽  
Landscape Water ◽  
Urban Landscape Water
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