Water resource management in botswana: Balancing sustainability and economic development

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 157-183

  Rahm, Dianne ^a   Swatuk, Larry ^b   Matheny, Erica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^c CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Economic development; Mining; Natural resource management; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Tourism; Water policy; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33644828351     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-005-2491-6     Document Type: Review

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