Skiing requires snow; snowfall depends upon atmospheric conditions. Simple and obvious as these statements are they raise a complex question: what effect will…
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A multistudy research program has investigated how consumers respond to the urban forest in central business districts of cities of various sizes. Trees…
Abstract. Forty-eight street segments were paired into 24 highand low-shade pairs in Modesto, California, U.S. Field data were collected to calculate a…
A 6-page "how-to" guide on the basic principles of rain barrel water harvesting and information about installing your own system. This guide was…
The southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico have generally dry climates and rapidly growing populations. Both Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora…
Keywords: water harvesting; integrated site design; microbasins; swales; french drains; gabions; water tanks; mulch; design examples, subdivision, commercial…
Obesity levels are high and increasing worldwide. Being overweight is linked with increased death rates and contributes to a wide range of conditions,…
Presentation to the Water Resources on the Santa Cruz River Panel
Growth and water are much discussed these days. Will we have enough water to serve Arizona’s growing population? Will water now used by agriculture be the…
This year's monsoon season may have been a late bloomer but was typical in most other respects. According to the National Weather Service Office in Tucson…
This paper is based on a presentation made at the Urban Design in Arid Regions Second International Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, January 23, 2005.…
During last November’s 85th Arizona Town Hall at the Grand Canyon, Governor Janet Napolitano announced her proposal for an Arizona Virtual Water University.…
A good environmental deed was done when the full flow of Fossil Creek was recently restored after nearly 100 years of restricted flows. It was the familiar…
Abstract: Chile’s free-market Water Code turned 20 years old in October 2001. This anniversary was an important milestone for both Chilean and international…
