Golf Course Management & Construction - Environmental Issues

Golf Course Management & Construction presents a comprehensive summary and assessment of technical and scientific research on the environmental effects of turfgrass system construction and maintenance. Although the book focuses on golf courses, it also discusses turfgrass systems for residential and commercial lawns, parks, and greenways. The book is an excellent introduction to the concepts of nonpoint source environmental impacts of turfgrass management for turfgrass scientists and specialists, landscape and golf course architects, turfgrass system and golf course developers, golf course superintendents, environmental scientists, and land-use regulators.

List of contents

1. Background and Overview of Environmental Issues 2. Role and Conservation of Water Resources 3. Environmental Impacts of Turfgrass Fertilization 4. Environmental Impacts of Turfgrass Pesticides 5. Development of Integrated Management Systems for Turfgrass 6. Wildlife and Golf Courses 7. Wetlands and Golf Courses 8. Aquatic and Terrestrial Toxicity Tables

About the author

Balogh\, James C.; Walker\, William J.

Summary

This book is a summary and assessment of the technical and scientific research on the environmental effects of construction and management of turfgrass systems for turfgrass scientists and specialists, golf course architects, environmental scientists, and land use regulators.

Product details

• Authors: James C Balogh, James C. Balogh, James C. (Spectrum Research Inc. Balogh, James C. Walker Balogh, Balogh James C., William J Walker, William J. Walker, Walker William J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367450304
• ISBN: 978-0-367-45030-4
• No. of pages: 966
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Applied ecology, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental science, engineering and technology