In support of water-resource planning - Highlighting key management issues using DRIFT: A case study

Water SA

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-191

  Brown, C ^a   Pemberton, C ^a   Birkhead, A ^b   Bok, A ^c   Boucher, C ^d   Dollar, E ^e   Harding, W ^f   Kamish, W ^g   King, J ^a   Paxton, B ^a   Ractliffe, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Streamflow Solutions cc   (South Africa)

^c Anton Bok Aquatic Consultants   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e ESJ Dollar Consulting   (South Africa)

^f DH Environmental Consulting   (South Africa)

^g Ninham Shand   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DRIFT; Ecological Reserve; Environmental water requirements; River condition; Scenarios; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; RIVERS;

DRIFT; ECOLOGICAL RESERVES; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER REQUIREMENTS; RIVER CONDITIONS; SCENARIOS; TRADEOFFS;

WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES;

FLOW CONTROL; MANAGEMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PLANNING PRACTICE; TRADE-OFF; WATER RESOURCE;

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 33645882237     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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