The river basin game as a tool for collective water management at community level in South Africa

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 8-13, 2008, Pages 873-880

  Magombeyi, M S ^a   Rollin, D ^b   Lankford, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Downstream user; Irrigation; River basin game; Upstream user; Water equity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; GAME THEORY; IRRIGATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WATERSHEDS;

GAME PLAYING; IRRIGATION SCHEMES; IRRIGATION WATERING; LOCAL LEVEL MANAGEMENT; OPERATING RULES; RIVER BASINS; SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATIONS; SEMI ARID; SHARE KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL TENSIONS; SOUTH AFRICA (SA); WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER SCARCITY; WATER SHARING;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

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

EID: 48749092035     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.06.045     Document Type: Article

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