Information is a prerequisite for water demand management: Experiences from four cities in Southern Africa

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 20-27, 2003, Pages 827-837

  Gumbo, Bekithemba ^a   Juizo, Dinis ^b   van der Zaag, Pieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Information technology; Management information system; Southern Africa; Urban water; Water demand management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MONITORING; URBAN PLANNING;

WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

URBAN AREA; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT;

(SOUTHERN); AFRICA;

EID: 0141975738     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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