Landscape Irrigation: Design and Management

Landscape Irrigation: Design and Management is designed to function as both a professional reference and a junior- to senior-level text for students of landscape architecture, landscape design and turf management. It is also an excellent study guide for young professionals preparing to take the LARE. Emphasizing water-conserving irrigation design throughout, author Stephen Smith covers all the bases, providing in-depth coverage of:

• Irrigation methods and components
• Drawing techniques and presentation
• Sprinkler and drip irrigation methods and hardware 
• Pipe characteristics and hydraulics 
• Control systems 
• CSI irrigation specifications

Throughout Landscape Irrigation: Design and Management you'll find many informative examples of irrigation strategies now employed around the world. Corresponding hydraulic reference data for all the examples are contained in a separate appendix for easy reference.  This book is an indispensable tool-of-the-trade for landscape architects, landscape contractors, irrigation professionals, turfgrass and golf course managers.

About the Author

STEPHEN W SMITH is a member of the Irrigation Association, President-elect of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants, and President of Aqua Engineering, Inc., a Colorado-based firm specializing in water-conserving irrigation system design. He also teaches in the Chemical and Bioresource Engineering Department at Colorado State University.