Water-conserving landscapes: An evaluation of homeowner preference

Journal of Extension

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  McCammon, Tony A ^a   Marquart Pyatt, Sandra T ^b   Kopp, Kelly L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Landscape water use; Public preference; Survey; Xeriscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 69349100229     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10775315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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