Browsing Research Articles (Earth Sciences) by Subject "Sustainability"
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Influence of multiple uses of water on the sustainability of communally-managed rural water supply systems in Zimbabwe
(IWA Publishing, 2021)The utilisation of drinking water supply systems for productive uses is not a new practice in Zimbabwe and the world over. This study sought to explore how multiple uses of water, in this case community gardening as a ... -
Resilience and sustainability of the water sector during the Covid-19 pandemic
(MDPI, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented socio-economic changes, ushering in a “new (ab)normal” way of living and human interaction. The water sector was not spared from the effects of the pandemic, a period in which ... -
Sustainable groundwater use, the capture principle, and adaptive management
(Water Research Commission, 2006)The purpose of this paper is to review the case for using ‘capture’ rather than recharge as the conceptual basis for sustainable groundwater use in South Africa. Capture refers to the sum of the increase in recharge and ...