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An Assessment of Residential Homeowners' Perceptions and Adherence to Local Fertilizer Ordinances and Support of Proposed Ordinance Changes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

机译：评估切萨皮克湾流域居民住宅业主对当地肥料条例的理解和遵守以及对拟议条例变更的支持。

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Non-point source pollution (NPS) is a major contributor to the declining health of surface waters in the United States. A key initiative of water pollution management by municipalities nationwide is the effective control of NPS pollution from the residential sector. The Chesapeake Bay is suffering from deteriorating water quality due to the excessive input of nutrients stemming from over-fertilization. To mitigate impaired water quality requires effective policies and management approaches that will reduce the quantity of pollutants discharged into the Bay and other waterbodies. Hence, growing numbers of municipalities have or are considering the adoption of fertilizer ordinances to effectively manage NPS pollution from residential landscapes.;Environmental policies such as fertilizer ordinances influence the use, cost and application of fertilizers to residential lawns, or public facilities such as golf courses, parks and sporting fields. These ordinances play a role in the development of water pollution policies and initiatives aimed at controlling NPS pollution. However, policies to address this issue remain underexplored in the literature, and highlights the need for jurisdictions to consider and incorporate the opinions and concerns of homeowners in their efforts to develop successful water pollution control plans.;The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions and adherence of residential homeowners towards local fertilizer ordinances and their willingness to support proposed fertilizer ordinances in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Using a multimode survey approach, a selected sample of residents in the Tidewater (coastal) region of Virginia was employed to collect information on the extent of fertilizer use, fertilizer and irrigation frequency, awareness and knowledge of local fertilizer ordinances, decision-making influences with respect to fertilizer application, motivators for residential maintenance decisions, and support for proposed ordinances.;Based on the findings of this study, residents personally engaged in residential activities involving the application of fertilizers and the irrigation of their lawns and gardens. Although a minimal percentage of homeowners employed the services of professional lawn care providers, residents applied fertilizers on their own accord and without much discretion. This study also determined that some uncertainty existed as to the appropriate use of fertilizers, as homeowners were unaware of appropriate statewide recommended fertilizer application rates and times. Research data revealed that not only do these residents have relatively little knowledge of local fertilizer ordinances in their county, but that existing fertilizer ordinances are poorly understood by residents, they were not aware of the requirements contained in current fertilizer ordinances, nor of the benefits they provide in managing NPS pollution from residential landscapes. However, residents agreed that they would be willing to support future fertilizer ordinances and comply with ordinance regulations.;Watersheds such as the Chesapeake Bay are a dynamic and productive water resource that supports a healthy ecosystem. This study provided a heightened awareness about the nature of involvement of local citizens in decision making to improve water quality. Our results suggested that such increased participatory roles of citizens provides new approaches in the shaping of existing policies and in the direction of future decision making processes on environmental policies.
机译：面源污染（NPS）是导致美国地表水健康状况不断下降的主要原因。全国市政当局进行水污染管理的一项重要举措是有效控制居民部门对NPS的污染。切萨皮克湾的水质恶化，原因是过度施肥导致营养物质过多输入。为了减轻水质受损，需要采取有效的政策和管理方法，以减少排入海湾和其他水体的污染物数量。因此，越来越多的市政当局已经或正在考虑采用肥料条例来有效管理住宅景观中的NPS污染。;肥料条例等环境政策会影响肥料在住宅草坪或公共设施（如高尔夫球场）的使用，成本和使用课程，公园和运动场。这些条例在制定水污染政策和旨在控制NPS污染的倡议中发挥了作用。但是，解决此问题的政策在文献中仍未得到充分探讨，并突出显示了司法管辖区在制定成功的水污染控制计划的努力中必须考虑并纳入房主的意见和关注的问题。居民房主对当地化肥条例的理解和坚持，以及他们愿意支持切萨皮克湾流域拟议的化肥条例。使用多模式调查方法，选择了弗吉尼亚潮水（沿海）地区的一部分居民样本，以收集有关肥料使用范围，肥料和灌溉频率，当地肥料法规的认识和知识，决策影响的信息。在施肥，住宅维护决策的动机以及对拟议法令的支持方面；基于这项研究的结果，居民个人从事住宅活动，涉及施肥以及对草坪和花园的灌溉。尽管只有极少数的房主聘用专业的草坪护理提供者，但居民却自行决定施肥，而没有太多的酌处权。这项研究还确定了适当使用肥料方面存在一些不确定性，因为房主不了解全州推荐的适当肥料施用量和时间。研究数据显示，这些居民不仅不了解他们所在县的当地肥料条例，而且居民对现有肥料条例的了解不多，他们既不了解现行肥料条例的要求，也不了解他们的利益。提供管理居民区NPS污染的方法。但是，居民们同意他们愿意支持未来的化肥法令并遵守法令法规。切萨皮克湾等流域是一个动态且生产性良好的水资源，可以支持健康的生态系统。这项研究提高了人们对当地居民参与改善水质决策的性质的认识。我们的研究结果表明，公民参与角色的这种增强为现有政策的形成和未来环境政策决策过程的方向提供了新的方法。

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    Campbell, Thasya Khamese.;

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    Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.;

  • 授予单位 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.;
  • 学科 Environmental science.
  • 学位 D.Env.
  • 年度 2016
  • 页码 266 p.
  • 总页数 266
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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