The valuation of water for conservation projects in South Africa

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 385-398

  Hosking, Stephen Gerald ^a   du Preez, Mario ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 3242690879     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835042000219604     Document Type: Article

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