Socio-economics of groundwater management in Limpopo, South Africa: Poverty reduction potential and resource management challenges

Water International

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-85

  Tewari, D D ^a   Kushwaha, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Limpopo; Recharging; Resource; Socio economics; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949100295     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060801927630     Document Type: Review

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