Water demand management in Botswana Challenges of a diminishing resource

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-325

  Segosebe, E ^a   Parida, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Development strategy; Non conventional sources; Population density; Semi arid; Urban centres; Wastewater; Water demand management; Water security

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249307478     PISSN: 17437601     EISSN: 1743761X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/SDP-V1-N3-317-325     Document Type: Article

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