Decision support systems for environmental flows: Lessons from Southern Africa

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-178

  Brown, Cate ^a   Watson, Peter ^b  

^a Southern Waters   (South Africa)

^b PLW Development Solutions Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affected people; Decision support systems; Downstream riparians; Environmental flows; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental impacts; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; RIPARIAN ZONE; SOCIAL IMPACT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 65849408195     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2007.9635317     Document Type: Article

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