De Lange, Willem J2016-09-072016-09-072015-03de Lange, W. 2015. Water for greening the economy. In: Swilling M, Musango, JK and Wakeford, J. eds. Greening the South African economy, South Africa, Cape Town, UCT Press, p.p. 244-2639781775820697https://books.google.co.za/books?id=AQ1xrgEACAAJ&dq=Greening+the+South+African+economy&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd4N7Cpt7KAhXG1RoKHfCaAegQ6AEILTAAhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/8757Copyright: 2016, UCT Press: Cape Town, South Africa. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website.Water is one of several primary inputs in all sectors of an economy and is, therefore, a crucial resource with huge political significance and a determinative political– economic history. Although this chapter refers to the topic, it is not intended to provide a detailed overview of the political economy of water in South Africa (refer to Backeberg, 1994; Backeberg et al., 1996; Jacobs et al., 2014) or the water resource and service infrastructure of South Africa (refer to DBSA [2012] for such an overview). The focus here falls on a discussion aimed to improve alignment between water resource management and the principles of a green economy. Previous chapters have made it clear that a green economy requires a holistic approach towards policy decision-making processes, which not only integrate and balance environmental, social and economic priorities, but also considers the consequences of interlinked policies within a systems-based context. Consequently, these same requirements should be applied to the individual components of a green economy. This chapter discusses some of the important consequences and requirements when applying sustainability principles and the concept of ‘green economics’ to South Africa’s water resource management regime, in order to support transition towards a green economy.enWater balanceWater-quality managementWater resource managementBook ChapterDe Lange, W. J. (2015). Water for greening the economy., <i>Workflow;16283</i> UCT Press. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8757De Lange, Willem J. "Water for greening the economy" In <i>WORKFLOW;16283</i>, n.p.: UCT Press. 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8757.De Lange WJ. Water for greening the economy.. Workflow;16283. [place unknown]: UCT Press; 2015. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8757.TY - Book Chapter AU - De Lange, Willem J AB - Water is one of several primary inputs in all sectors of an economy and is, therefore, a crucial resource with huge political significance and a determinative political– economic history. Although this chapter refers to the topic, it is not intended to provide a detailed overview of the political economy of water in South Africa (refer to Backeberg, 1994; Backeberg et al., 1996; Jacobs et al., 2014) or the water resource and service infrastructure of South Africa (refer to DBSA [2012] for such an overview). The focus here falls on a discussion aimed to improve alignment between water resource management and the principles of a green economy. Previous chapters have made it clear that a green economy requires a holistic approach towards policy decision-making processes, which not only integrate and balance environmental, social and economic priorities, but also considers the consequences of interlinked policies within a systems-based context. Consequently, these same requirements should be applied to the individual components of a green economy. This chapter discusses some of the important consequences and requirements when applying sustainability principles and the concept of ‘green economics’ to South Africa’s water resource management regime, in order to support transition towards a green economy. DA - 2015-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Water balance KW - Water-quality management KW - Water resource management LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 SM - 9781775820697 T1 - Water for greening the economy TI - Water for greening the economy UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8757 ER -