A detailed analysis of evolution of water rights in South Africa: An account of three and a half centuries from 1652 AD to present

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 693-710

  Tewari, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Appropriation; Dominus fluminis; Modern water rights; Riparian; South Africa; Sustainability; Water rights

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALISED; DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS; DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER RIGHTS; WATER SECTOR;

DECISION MAKING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

INTERNATIONAL LAW;

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; BUREAUCRACY; CORRUPTION; DECISION MAKING; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77954221395     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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