The South African 'Ecological Reserve', A Travelling Concept

Bourblanc Magalie. 2015. The South African 'Ecological Reserve', A Travelling Concept. Politikon - South African Journal of Political Studies, 42 (2) : 275-292.

Quartile : Q4, Sujet : POLITICAL SCIENCE

Liste HCERES des revues (en SHS) : oui

Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Science politique

Résumé : With its 'ecological reserve', South African National Water Act of 1998 is perceived as one of the most ambitious Water Acts in the world from an environmental perspective. At first sight, this 'ecological reserve' provision could be mistaken for a typical case of North–South policy transfer when actually it was initially engineered by the Department of Water Affairs and its civil engineers in the 1970s–1980s. The paper shows the renewed influence of the scientific community over the definition of the concept during the debate leading to the adoption of the Water Reform Act in the mid-1990s. While investing in the international arena, South African hydro-ecologists managed to reinforce their position in the domestic arena at the same time. Therefore, we demonstrate complex interdependence between domestic and international levels benefiting this travelling concept. Finally, we emphasize that for hydro-ecologists, the international arena was never a resource already there but an opportunity created.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : gestion des eaux, gestion des ressources naturelles, besoin en eau, hydrologie, écosystème, ressource en eau, politique de l'environnement, accord, population rurale, moyens d'existence durables, développement durable

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Afrique du Sud

Classification Agris : P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
E50 - Sociologie rurale
E14 - Économie et politique du développement

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 6 (2014-2018) - Sociétés, natures et territoires

Auteurs et affiliations

• Bourblanc Magalie, CIRAD-ES-UMR G-EAU (ZAF)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/577737/)

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