An investigation of the rainfall-related and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to acute urban water scarcity a case study of the urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010

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dc.contributor.advisorHolloway, Ailsaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Laura Marieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-10T13:32:01Z
dc.date.available2015-01-10T13:32:01Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn 2009, severe water scarcity in the Eden District resulted in seven municipalities being declared "drought zones". This was largely attributed to the lowest rainfall recorded in 132 years and widely recognised as a climate changed problem (SABC News, 2009). The Eden District administrative centre, the municipality of George, was also identified as significantly drought affected with water storage declining in the Garden Route Dam to 26.8% of Full Capacity Storage (Department of Water Affairs, 2010). The declaration of the drought emergency in South Africa's Eden District in 2009 illustrates the increasing episodes of urban water scarcity in rapidly growing urban centres in Africa that are also exposed to climate variability. Specifically this study sought to investigate the atmospheric and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to the acute urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBarrett, L. M. (2012). <i>An investigation of the rainfall-related and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to acute urban water scarcity a case study of the urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11972en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBarrett, Laura Marie. <i>"An investigation of the rainfall-related and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to acute urban water scarcity a case study of the urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11972en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBarrett, L. 2012. An investigation of the rainfall-related and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to acute urban water scarcity a case study of the urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Barrett, Laura Marie AB - In 2009, severe water scarcity in the Eden District resulted in seven municipalities being declared "drought zones". This was largely attributed to the lowest rainfall recorded in 132 years and widely recognised as a climate changed problem (SABC News, 2009). The Eden District administrative centre, the municipality of George, was also identified as significantly drought affected with water storage declining in the Garden Route Dam to 26.8% of Full Capacity Storage (Department of Water Affairs, 2010). The declaration of the drought emergency in South Africa's Eden District in 2009 illustrates the increasing episodes of urban water scarcity in rapidly growing urban centres in Africa that are also exposed to climate variability. Specifically this study sought to investigate the atmospheric and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to the acute urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - An investigation of the rainfall-related and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to acute urban water scarcity a case study of the urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010 TI - An investigation of the rainfall-related and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to acute urban water scarcity a case study of the urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11972 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11972
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBarrett LM. An investigation of the rainfall-related and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to acute urban water scarcity a case study of the urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11972en_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.subject.otherEnvironmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation of the rainfall-related and human-induced risk drivers that contributed to acute urban water scarcity a case study of the urban water scarcity in the George Municipality from 2009-2010en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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