Disproportionality as a Framework to Target Pollution Reduction from Urban Landscapes
| Autor: | Lawrence A. Baker, Bruce N. Wilson, David Fulton, Brian Horgan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Pollution
MS4 Lawn media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:GF125 Stormwater disproportionality Vulnerability specificity 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences nitrogen Theory of reasoned action 11. Sustainability Theory of Planned Behavior phosphorus Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common hydrologic model Theory of planned behavior 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine 15. Life on land Geography TMDL 13. Climate action urban stormwater lcsh:Cities. Urban geography turf 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Water quality Eutrophication Theory of Reasoned Action |
| Zdroj: | Cities and the Environment, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp Article 7-15 pp (2008) |
| ISSN: | 1932-7048 |
| Popis: | New federal water quality regulations regarding impaired waters and urban stormwater, alongside a growing need to reverse eutrophication of urban lakes, are creating demand to decrease nutrient export from urban landscapes, particularly lawns. We propose that Nowak et al.’s (2006) disproportionality framework could be used to target specific households likely to generate disproportionate levels of nutrient export. The biophysical dimension would be based on landscape vulnerability (slope, soil type, proximity to lakes); the social dimension would target “inappropriate” lawn management behaviors leading to high nutrient export on these vulnerable landscapes. Understanding of lawn nutrient cycling (biophysical dimension) and homeowner beliefs and attitudes (social dimension) would be used to develop targeted, specific messages for homeowners practicing inappropriate management. A lawn management program developed with this disproportionality framework would probably be very effective, highly economical and fair, targeting only homeowners who are creating a disproportionate impact. |
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