A brief historical analysis of water rights in South Africa

Water International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 438-445

  Tewari, D D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b University of KwaZulu Natal ^*  (South Africa)

^c Southern African Institute of Resource Assessment and Management (SAIRAM)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dominus fluminis; Efficiency; Riparian; Sustainability; Water rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544477454     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060508691888     Document Type: Review

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