Assessing Suitability of Landscape Palm Trees in the Urban Environments of Southern Arizona
dc.contributor.author | Calegari, Jake | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-18T16:29:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-18T16:29:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-05-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623528 | |
dc.description | Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project | en |
dc.description.abstract | Landscape architecture and design play a crucial role in addressing growing concerns over environmental sustainability. Palm trees (plants in the family Aracaceae) are an iconic and ubiquitous part of landscape design in the southwestern United States, but limited research has been conducted on the ecological and economic effects of these species. This research used a case study of the University of Arizona Campus Arboretum to examine the costs and benefits of six of the site’s most ubiquitous palm species: Brahea armata, Washingtonia filifera, Washingtonia robusta, Chamaerops humilis, Phoenix dactylifera, and Phoenix canariensis. The study found the greatest net benefits from Washingtonia robusta, with all other species exhibiting an annual net cost for the university site. However, there is still value inherent in the use of the other palm species; beyond net economic quantitative value, consideration must also be given to additional factors pertinent to the evaluation of plant suitability when selecting plants for a site, on a case-by-case basis. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, and the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.title | Assessing Suitability of Landscape Palm Trees in the Urban Environments of Southern Arizona | en_US |
dc.type | thesis | |
dc.type | poster | |
dc.type | text | |
dc.contributor.department | College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture | en_US |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | |
thesis.degree.level | bachelors | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Sustainable Built Environments | |
thesis.degree.name | B.S. | |
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 | Quist, Tanya | en |
dc.contributor.instructor | Iuliano, Joey | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-09-11T19:31:11Z | |
html.description.abstract | Landscape architecture and design play a crucial role in addressing growing concerns over environmental sustainability. Palm trees (plants in the family Aracaceae) are an iconic and ubiquitous part of landscape design in the southwestern United States, but limited research has been conducted on the ecological and economic effects of these species. This research used a case study of the University of Arizona Campus Arboretum to examine the costs and benefits of six of the site’s most ubiquitous palm species: Brahea armata, Washingtonia filifera, Washingtonia robusta, Chamaerops humilis, Phoenix dactylifera, and Phoenix canariensis. The study found the greatest net benefits from Washingtonia robusta, with all other species exhibiting an annual net cost for the university site. However, there is still value inherent in the use of the other palm species; beyond net economic quantitative value, consideration must also be given to additional factors pertinent to the evaluation of plant suitability when selecting plants for a site, on a case-by-case basis. |