This is a video on the topic of San Francisco California State’s decision to stop mowing three of their many lawns on campus after figuring out how much energy and resources it cost for the upkeep.
Using this model do you think it’s possible for the UW to stop mowing their lawns? Can the Quad stand to have two-feet grass in the middle of what is now a green lawn? Can the University of Washington save money by not managing the lawn so carefully? How much water is needed to keep the lawn so pristine and how much is needed to maintain the free growing one shown in the video. The interesting question posed to topic of Urban Ecology is can this type of growth spur a greater biodiversity to the lawns and if it does is this beneficial to the campus?
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