Research governance across connected systems

The Social Ecological Systems Library organizes case studies, models, experiments, citations and coded research data about how communities govern shared resources. Search for a known topic, browse a collection or explore case studies by location. Learn how the library is organized.

Explore case studies by location

Use the interactive map to open case studies associated with a location. The browse page provides the same records without requiring a map.

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Browse all case studies in a text list

Explore the research collections

Explore research on how communities govern shared resources through case studies, models, experiments, and a curated bibliography.

Development of this app has been supported by the US National Science Foundation grants BCS-0527744, SES-0645789 and SES-1137404 as well as in-kind institutional support from Arizona State University's Center for Behavior, Institutions, and the Environment.