Applying the concept of fit to water governance reforms in South Africa

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Herrfahrdt Pähle, Elke ^a  

^a GERMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boundaries; Dynamic fit; River basin management; South Africa; Spatial fit; Water governance; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; POLICY REFORM; RIVER BASIN; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84897477653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05964-190125     Document Type: Article

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