Rainwater harvesting as an alternative water resource in rural sites in central northern Namibia

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 34, Issue 13-16, 2009, Pages 776-785

  Sturm, M ^a   Zimmermann, M ^a   Schutz K ^a   Urban, W ^a   Hartung, H ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Training and Technologies   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central northern Namibia; Cost analysis; Participation; Rainwater harvesting; Roof and ground catchments

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE WATER RESOURCE; AMORTISATION; CATCHMENT SYSTEM; CENTRAL NORTHERN NAMIBIA; COST ANALYSIS; CULTURAL CONDITIONS; CURRENT STATUS; DYNAMIC COST; ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITY; GROUND SURFACES; IRON ROOF; LABOUR COSTS; NAMIBIA; PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY; RAINWATER HARVESTING; RURAL SITE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STORAGE CAPACITY; WATER USE;

CATCHMENTS; COSTS; DEPRECIATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HARVESTING; ROOFS; RUNOFF; WAGES; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RAINWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TECHNOLOGY; WATER USE;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 69349105529     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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