Integrated water resource management in complex systems: How the catchment management strategies seek to achieve sustainability and equity in water resources in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 671-680

  Pollard, Sharon ^a   du Toit, Derick ^a  

^a Association for Water and Rural Development AWARD   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catchment management strategies; Complex systems; Equity; Integrated water resource management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RUNOFF; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; EQUITY; ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL WATER RESOURCE STRATEGY; REHABILITATION MEASURES;

PLANNING;

CATCHMENT; EQUITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

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

EID: 64549133315     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i6.183668     Document Type: Article

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