The changing water resources monitoring environment in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 306-310

  Nomquphu, W ^a   Braune, E ^b   Mitchell, S ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

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

EID: 37348999629     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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