Open AccessThe Use of New Irrigation Systems in Increasing Green Areas and Improve Environment-Case study: Neighborhood 405 in City of Baghdad
Author(s) -
Jamal B. Motlak,
Rafah Zuhair Alshaikh,
Mazin Matlak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/745/1/012118
Subject(s) - irrigation , lawn , environmental science , water resource management , agricultural engineering , environmental engineering , business , engineering , ecology , botany , biology
The importance of green areas is to provide a quiet, comfortable, and unpolluted atmosphere. The increase populations of urban cities and the changes of life style is a main problem over a limited water supply and thus overloading the environment. The evolution of modern technologies for saving water is becoming serious to achieve growth in the economy. Sprinkler irrigation is one of the most water efficient irrigation systems. It conserves water, saves money, and reduces problems caused by traditional irrigation ways. Little has been written in Iraq about using underground lawn irrigation system and the proper usage for green areas as to lower cost and system efficiency. The present research will use the neighborhood 405 in the city of Baghdad, as a case study, to explore the importance of using the new irrigation system, and the common mistakes and practices in designing and installation of these underground irrigation systems. The research find that the irregular distribution of sprinklers and inconsistent spacing, maintenance, which leads to many dry areas. The mass uses of new and proper underground irrigation system will lead to greener grass, healthier plants, good environment, lower manual labour, and less water usage than the typical watering by hand.