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dc.contributor.authorDzwairo, Bloodless
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, Fredrick Alfred O.
dc.contributor.authorOchieng, George M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-06T08:47:20Z
dc.date.available2012-12-06T08:47:20Z
dc.date.issued2010-04-22
dc.identifier.citationDzwairo, B., Otieno, F.A.O., Ochieng, G.M. "Making a case for systems thinking approach to integrated water resources management (IWRM)". International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering. 2(5): pp. 107–113en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10321/796
dc.description.abstractWhile definite benefits could be gained from integrating the management of natural and human systems, taking into account the effects of human activities on the environment, the task of operationalising and implementing this approach in practice represents an enormous challenge. Some limitations highlighted include the definition of integrated water resources management (IWRM) itself, where it appears to be broad, all-encompassing and impressive but contains ‘‘lofty phrases’’ that have little practical importance for either present or future water management practices. This paper makes recommendations to uptake and incorporate the systems thinking approach (STA) in IWRM decision making processes, an approach envisaged to be more participatory and also process-oriented. Incorporation of socio-economic dynamics is also recommended, with a suggestion that the biophysical relationships like interactions in a basin between water, the human population and settlements should be analysed to the extent possible.en_US
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dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.subjectIntegrated water resources managementen_US
dc.subjectOperationalising IWRMen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectSystems thinking approachen_US
dc.subject.lcshWater quality managementen_US
dc.subject.lcshSocio-economic statusen_US
dc.titleMaking a case for systems thinking approach to integrated water resources management (IWRM)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.dut-rims.pubnumDUT-001423
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