Improving Water Use in the Landscape Through Subsurface Drip Irrigation

Zedick, Daniel

dc.contributor.author	Zedick, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-04T21:36:18Z	en
dc.date.available	2016-05-04T21:36:18Z	en
dc.date.issued	2016	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/608293	en
dc.description	Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines Subsurface Drip Irrigation(SDI) as a solution to water conservation in landscape irrigation. This is a problem because of the drought that the southwestern United States is experiencing, and the amount of water that landscapes utilize and which is ultimately wasted due to inefficient practices. Subsurface drip irrigation represents a potential solution due to its high efficiency and water saving ability; however, there are some problems within it as a system. Utilizing a multiple case studies approach, this paper looked at three of the top irrigation companies, Rain Bird, Toro, and Netafim, and examined how they innovated to overcome the problems with SDI. Synthesizing the best and most effective practices from each company, a model for improving SDI was generated.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	The University of Arizona.	en
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dc.subject	Sustainability	en
dc.subject	Built Environment	en
dc.subject	Subsurface Drip Irrigation	en
dc.subject	Arid Irrigation Practices	en
dc.title	Improving Water Use in the Landscape Through Subsurface Drip Irrigation	en_US
dc.type	text	en
dc.contributor.department	College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture	en_US
thesis.degree.level	Bachelors	en
thesis.degree.name	Sustainable Built Environments	en
dc.description.collectioninformation	This item is part of the Sustainable Built Environments collection. For more information, contact http://sbe.arizona.edu.	en
dc.contributor.mentor	Cederberg, Kelly	en
dc.contributor.instructor	Iuliano, Joey	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-04-26T06:04:24Z
html.description.abstract	This paper examines Subsurface Drip Irrigation(SDI) as a solution to water conservation in landscape irrigation. This is a problem because of the drought that the southwestern United States is experiencing, and the amount of water that landscapes utilize and which is ultimately wasted due to inefficient practices. Subsurface drip irrigation represents a potential solution due to its high efficiency and water saving ability; however, there are some problems within it as a system. Utilizing a multiple case studies approach, this paper looked at three of the top irrigation companies, Rain Bird, Toro, and Netafim, and examined how they innovated to overcome the problems with SDI. Synthesizing the best and most effective practices from each company, a model for improving SDI was generated.