Catchment management agencies as crucibles in which to develop responsible leaders in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 313-326

  Dent, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive management; Integrated water resources management; Leadership; Self organising

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; MULTI-LEVEL; SELF-ORGANISING; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER GOVERNANCE;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CATCHMENTS; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BASIN MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; STAKEHOLDER; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84860543882     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v38i2.17     Document Type: Article

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