South African water and mining policy: A study of strategies for transition management

Water Policy Entrepreneurs: A Research Companion to Water Transitions around the Globe

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 195-214

  Turton, Anthony Richard ^a  

^a TouchStone Resources Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

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