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Black workers, typhoid fever and the construction of the Berg River – Saldanha military water pipeline, 1942 – 1943
(2008)
War creates a huge need for labour to support the war efforts of the belligerent parties.
In South Africa tens of thousands of ‘non-white’ workers were mobilised during the
Second World War to satisfy the Union Defence ...
Environmental ethics and crime in the water affairs of the Wonderfontein Spruit Catchment, Gauteng, South Africa
(2008)
This article provides an analysis of the water history regarding the Wonderfontein Spruit
Catchment in the former Far West Rand in South Africa. The major scope for discussion
is a short analysis of environmental ethics ...
The tragedy of the water commons: the case of the Lower Orange water management area
(2008)
In the human environment there is a tendency to refer to resources, such as land and
water which do not specifically belong to any single individual, as the ‘commons’. Garret
Hardin wrote his famous paper called: “The ...
Conceptualisation of the consequences of land use decisions on water resources in the central region of South Africa: an agent based modelling perspective
(2008)
Over the past few decades, numerous researchers have improved measurements of land
use change through representation of much more complex processes of land use and its
impact on water resources. Understanding the causes ...
Neighbourhood effects and household responses to water supply problems in Nigerian cities
(2008)
Between 1990 and 2004, Nigeria’s urban population jumped to nearly half the national
population, while access to improved sources of water in urban areas dropped by nearly
15 per cent during the same period. This paper ...
Controlling the farmer: colonial and postcolonial irrigation interventions in Africa
(2008)
Aiming at full control over farmer actions was a shared characteristic of colonial irrigation
engineering approaches. However, the way control was sought in African irrigation
projects was different from Asian colonies. ...
“Crossing over”: appropriate private sector principles, to operate more reliable public sector water services
(2008)
Private sector institutions utilise many different business methods, some of which can
selectively be adapted for use by organisations outside the private sector, to the benefit
of their service delivery responsibilities. ...
Privatisation and water governance in Africa: implications of a rights-based approach
(2008)
Early in the post-independence era, the control of water resources in many African
states was a task of central planning. Regrettably, water management soon became a
miry adventure in most African states largely because ...
Water users’ associations from the users’ perspective: local water management at Thabina irrigation scheme, Limpopo, South Africa
(2008)
At a time when the South African water department and a circle of water experts in the
country are defining their position on water users’ associations (WUAs), this paper looks
at people’s actions and perceptions of local ...
Recent trends in South African water historiography
(2008)
The discipline of water history is relatively young but since the 1990s there has been
growing interest in the field. In this article an exposition is provided on the origins of the
discipline of water history as a ...