Public knowledge and stormwater quality in Cape Town, South Africa: a case study of the Liesbeek River

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dc.contributor.advisorWinter, Kevinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWard, Elizabeth Wen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-05T03:41:20Z
dc.date.available2014-11-05T03:41:20Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIt is widely recognized that stormwater is one of the main contributing factors to the deterioration of water quality in urban rivers. The problem is partly caused by the design of conventional stormwater infrastructure, which is intended to remove runoff as quickly and efficiently as possible. In many developing countries urban rivers are already highly degraded and efforts to safeguard these waterways from further deterioration are often a low-level priority for local authorities that are already struggling with basic service delivery challenges. However the condition of an urban waterway cannot be understood simply as a cause and effect relationship, but rather as the result of dynamic interactions between people, drainage infrastructure and ecological systems. In South Africa, and worldwide, there is a paucity of studies that focus on understanding the nexus of these interacting systems. The objectives of this study are twofold: to examine the spatial distribution and variation in stormwater quality; and to examine the extent of residents’ knowledge and understanding of urban stormwater systems.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWard, E. W. (2014). <i>Public knowledge and stormwater quality in Cape Town, South Africa: a case study of the Liesbeek River</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9101en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWard, Elizabeth W. <i>"Public knowledge and stormwater quality in Cape Town, South Africa: a case study of the Liesbeek River."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9101en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWard, E. 2014. Public knowledge and stormwater quality in Cape Town, South Africa: a case study of the Liesbeek River. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ward, Elizabeth W AB - It is widely recognized that stormwater is one of the main contributing factors to the deterioration of water quality in urban rivers. The problem is partly caused by the design of conventional stormwater infrastructure, which is intended to remove runoff as quickly and efficiently as possible. In many developing countries urban rivers are already highly degraded and efforts to safeguard these waterways from further deterioration are often a low-level priority for local authorities that are already struggling with basic service delivery challenges. However the condition of an urban waterway cannot be understood simply as a cause and effect relationship, but rather as the result of dynamic interactions between people, drainage infrastructure and ecological systems. In South Africa, and worldwide, there is a paucity of studies that focus on understanding the nexus of these interacting systems. The objectives of this study are twofold: to examine the spatial distribution and variation in stormwater quality; and to examine the extent of residents’ knowledge and understanding of urban stormwater systems. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Public knowledge and stormwater quality in Cape Town, South Africa: a case study of the Liesbeek River TI - Public knowledge and stormwater quality in Cape Town, South Africa: a case study of the Liesbeek River UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9101 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9101
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWard EW. Public knowledge and stormwater quality in Cape Town, South Africa: a case study of the Liesbeek River. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9101en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titlePublic knowledge and stormwater quality in Cape Town, South Africa: a case study of the Liesbeek Riveren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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