Framework for Measuring Sustainable Development in Catchment Systems |
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Authors: | JAY J WALMSLEY |
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Institution: | (1) Mzuri Consultants, PO Box 72847, Lynnwood Ridge, 0040 Pretoria, South Africa, ZA |
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Abstract: | Integrated catchment management represents an approach to managing the resources of a catchment by integrating environmental,
economic, and social issues. It is aimed at deriving sustainable benefits for future generations, while protecting natural
resources, particularly water, and minimizing possible adverse social, economic, and environmental consequences. Indicators
of sustainable development, which summarize information for use in decision-making, are invaluable when trying to assess the
diverse, interacting components of catchment processes and resource management actions. The Driving-Forces–Pressure–State–Impact–Response
(DPSIR) indicator framework is useful for identifying and developing indicators of sustainable development for catchment management.
Driving forces have been identified as the natural conditions occurring in a catchment and the level of development and economic
activity. Pressures include the natural and anthropogenic supply of water, water demand, and water pollution. State indicators
can be split into those of quantity and those of quality. Impacts include those that affect the ecosystems directly and those
that impact the use value of the resource. It core indicators are identified within each of the categories given in the framework,
most major catchment-based management issues can be evaluated. This framework is applied to identify key issues in catchment
management in South Africa, and develop a set of indicators for evaluating catchments throughout the country. |
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Keywords: | : Catchment management Sustainability indicators Indicator Framework Water sector South Africa |
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