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1 online resource (xxi, 186 pages) : illustrations |
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Explaining lawn people -- Is the lawn an expression of American culture? -- Does the lawn necessarily require inputs? -- Are lawn inputs a hazard? -- Does the industry meet or produce demand? -- Do lawn people choose lawns? -- Can lawn people choose alternatives? -- Becoming turfgrass subjects |
| Summary |
For some people, their lawn is a source of pride, and for others, caring for their lawn is a chore. Yet for an increasing number of people, turf care is a cause of ecological anxiety. In Lawn People, author Paul Robbins, asks, 'How did the needs of the grass come to be my own?'In his goal to get a clearer picture of why people and grasses do what they do, Robbins interviews homeowners about their lawns, and uses national surveys, analysis from aerial photographs, and economic data to determine what people really feel about-and how they treat-their lawns. Lawn People places the lawn in its ecological, economic, and social context. Robbins considers the attention we pay our turfgrass-the chemicals we use to grow lawns, the hazards of turf care to our urban ecology, and its potential impact on water quality and household health. He also shows how the ecology of cities creates certain kinds of citizens, deftly contrasting man's control of the lawn with the lawn's control of man. Lawn People provides an intriguing examination of nature's influence on landscape management and on the ecosystem |
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A comprehensive survey of the American lawn and how caring for it impacts people's lives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-173) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Lawns -- United States
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Lawns -- Weed control -- United States
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Lawn ecology -- United States
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grasses.
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turf.
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domestic gardens.
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social values.
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environmental policies.
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weeding.
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pesticides.
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usa.
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GARDENING -- Lawns.
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Lawn ecology
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Lawns
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Lawns -- Weed control
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Rasenpflege
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Umweltbewusstsein
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Rasen
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Politisk ekologi -- Förenta staterna.
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Gräsmattor -- ekologi -- Förenta staterna.
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Ogräsbekämpning -- Förenta staterna.
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Lawns.
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006038426 |
| ISBN |
9781592135806 |
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1592135803 |
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9781282568044 |
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1282568043 |
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