Benefit and implementation of groundwater protection zoning in South Africa

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2895-2911

  Nel, Jaco ^a   Xu, Yongxin ^a   Batelaan, Okke ^b,c   Brendonck, Luc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Economic benefit; Groundwater protection zoning; Implementation steps; Social benefit

Indexed keywords

ACTION STEP; CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER; DECISION MAKERS; DIFFERENTIATED PROTECTION; ECONOMIC BENEFIT; GROUND WATER PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER PROTECTION ZONING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; IMPLEMENTATION STEPS; LAND SURFACE; LAND USE PLANNING; LEGAL FRAMEWORKS; MANAGEMENT LEVEL; POLICY MAKERS; POPULATION GROWTH; PROTECTION ZONES; SOCIAL BENEFIT; SOUTH AFRICA;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; PLANNING; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC UTILITIES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ZONING;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LAND USE PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; ZONING SYSTEM;

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

EID: 70350656423     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9415-4     Document Type: Article

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