The contested future of irrigation in African rural livelihoods - Analysis from a water scarce catchment in South Africa

Water Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-192

  Hope, R A ^a   Gowing, J W ^b   Jewitt, G P W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Republic of South Africa; Rural development; Smallholder irrigation; Water allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149170042     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2008.061     Document Type: Article

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