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Environmental issues glossary
A glossary of words and phrases used in green construction and sustainable development.
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Water efficient landscape design and implementation, deriving from the Greek word Xeros meaning dry. Xeriscape calls for the use of native or naturalised plants which are drought and heat tolerant. Any irrigation system should conserve water such as drip-line or a low pressure system.
As of November 2008,