Developing groundwater for secure rural water supplies in Africa

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 546-556

  MacDonald, A M ^a   Calow, R C ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Groundwater; Water supply

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; NEW SOURCES; RESOURCE CONDITIONS; RURAL WATER SUPPLY; SAFE WATER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; RURAL AREAS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA;

EID: 70349623211     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.100     Document Type: Article

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