The Grootfontein aquifer: Governance of a hydro-social system at Nash equilibrium

The Grootfontein groundwater aquifer is important to the water supply of the town Mahikeng in the North West Province of South Africa and to commercial agriculture in the Province, but the water table has fallen by up to 28 m as a consequence of over-abstraction since the 1980s. Institutional and hy...

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Main Authors: Jude E. Cobbing, Maarten de Wit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2018-05-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/5170