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- Primarily focuses on South Africa and the Vaal River’s water resources
- Highlights the major problems and risks which need to be addressed and gives a realistic and true representation of the current water affairs
- Source of knowledge for students, professionals and regular citizens alike
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Water (SPWA)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Global Context of Freshwater Resources
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Front Matter
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South Africa’s and the Upper Vaal WMA’s Freshwater Resources
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Front Matter
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Future Possibilities and Strategic Actions
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Challenges, Recommendations and Conclusions
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book promotes better understanding and awareness of South Africa' significant water problems by describing the country's and especially the Upper Vaal River’s water resources. It is a “go-to” book for students, professionals and regular citizens when information is required regarding the country's and more specifically the Upper Vaal River’s freshwater resources. It highlights the major problems and risks which need to be addressed and give a realistic and true representation of the current water affairs.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Geography, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Anja du Plessis
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Freshwater Challenges of South Africa and its Upper Vaal River
Book Subtitle: Current State and Outlook
Authors: Anja du Plessis
Series Title: Springer Water
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49502-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49501-9Published: 15 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84174-8Published: 04 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49502-6Published: 07 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2364-6934
Series E-ISSN: 2364-8198
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 164
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Science and Engineering, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management