Building 'learning catchments' for integrated catchment managing: Designing learning systems based on experiences in the UK and South Africa

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 687-693

  Collins, Kevin ^a   Colvin, John ^a   Ison, Ray ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capability building; Emergence; Integrated catchment managing; Learning system; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CAPABILITY BUILDING; EMERGENCE; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGING; KEY CONSTRAINTS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL RELATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EDUCATION; RUNOFF; SIMULATED ANNEALING; WATER CONSERVATION;

CATCHMENTS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CAPACITY BUILDING; CATCHMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEARNING; RESEARCH WORK; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 62949107050     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.889     Document Type: Article

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