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synthetic biology: the registry of standard biological parts | Case |
| the registry of standard biological parts is maintained by the international genetic engineering machine (igem) foundation in cambridge, massachusetts. the registry contains genetic information in the form of synthetically created deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) sequences, protein, promoters, and other parts with various biological functions. the shared resources relevant to the commons dilemma faced by the community include the parts in the registry and their accessibility (common-pool). the... | 09 Aug 2016 |
food exchange networks in ancient agrarian societies, eastern mediterranean | Case |
| this is a diachronic case study emphasizing general properties of agricultural production and exchange over 10,000 years of agricultural production in the eastern mediterranean. emphasis is placed on changing relationships between farmers and the individuals and institutions responsible for maintaining food-exchange networks and ensuring equitable distribution of food in times of subsistence crisis. | 09 Aug 2016 |
electromagnetic spectrum allocation: wireless networks | Case |
| wireless network is a network set up by using radio signal frequency to communicate among computers and other network devices, due to its easy setup feature and no cabling involved, it have become an important tool in the construction of modern society. new emerging technologies allow users to perform more and more complex tasks, driving an increasing mean bandwidth consumption per user. however, a wireless network has limited capacity to provide information transactions, that is, finite... | 09 Aug 2016 |
institutional analysis of the colorado river delta | Case |
| the colorado river delta is significantly degraded due to a history of infrastructure building resulting in changed water flows, the rise of agriculture in the semi-arid american west, increasing urbanization and over-allocation of limited reserves of water. these factors have been explored in details in this case. | 09 Aug 2016 |
water scarcity, flooding, and public infrastructure in mexico city | Case |
| mexico city, a megalopolis of 22 million, is located at the center of the basin of mexico. for over 600 years, catastrophic flooding and access to potable water have challenged the city's residents, motivating extensive investments in hard infrastructure to supply the city with fresh water, or to protect the city from periodic flooding. the case study catalogues an action situation involving residents and their local, city, state, and federal governments that formally and informally govern... | 09 Aug 2016 |
new kingdom egyptian agriculture | Case |
| situated in the nile valley from aswan to the mediterranean, new kingdom egypt (c.1550-1050 b.c.) had an agrarian economy - almost entirely dependent on agriculture for subsistence. because the climate was too dry for rain-fed farming, all agriculture was restricted to the narrow nile valley floodplain. however, due to spatio-temporal fluctuations in nile flood levels, the amount of water (and thus arable land) in new kingdom egypt could also fluctuate greatly. in order to mitigate the risks... | 09 Aug 2016 |
besi kulo, kot village panchayat, sindhupalchok district, nepal | Case |
| this case is part of the original nepal irrigation institutions and systems (niis) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of dr. elinor ostrom at indiana university. in addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (fmis) in the indrawati river basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
subedar ko kulo, dhap village, thamalangtar dhap village panchayat, sinhupalchok district, nepal | Case |
| this case is part of the original nepal irrigation institutions and systems (niis) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of dr. elinor ostrom at indiana university. in addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (fmis) in the indrawati river basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
dhap kulo, dhap village, thamalangtar dhap village panchayat, sindhupalchok district, nepal | Case |
| this case is part of the original nepal irrigation institutions and systems (niis) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of dr. elinor ostrom at indiana university. in addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (fmis) in the indrawati river basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
soti bagar ko kulo, thamalangtar dhap village panchayat, sindhupalchok district, nepal | Case |
| this case is part of the original nepal irrigation institutions and systems (niis) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of dr. elinor ostrom at indiana university. in addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (fmis) in the indrawati river basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
dovan swar ko kulo (dobhan swar kulo), thamalangtar dhap village panchayat, sindhupalchok district, nepal | Case |
| this case is part of the original nepal irrigation institutions and systems (niis) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of dr. elinor ostrom at indiana university. in addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (fmis) in the indrawati river basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
magar kulo, bhote namlang village panchayat, sindhupalchok district, nepal | Case |
| this case is part of the original nepal irrigation institutions and systems (niis) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of dr. elinor ostrom at indiana university. in addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (fmis) in the indrawati river basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
siran ko kulo (a), thamalangtar dhap village panchayat, sindhupalchok district, nepal | Case |
| this case is part of the original nepal irrigation institutions and systems (niis) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of dr. elinor ostrom at indiana university. in addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (fmis) in the indrawati river basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
majha ko kulo (b), thamalangtar dhap village panchayat, sindhupalchok district, nepal | Case |
| this case is part of the original nepal irrigation institutions and systems (niis) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of dr. elinor ostrom at indiana university. in addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (fmis) in the indrawati river basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
ghatta muhan ku kulo (tarali ku kulo), thamalangtar dhap village panchayat, sindhupalchok district, nepal | Case |
| this case is part of the original nepal irrigation institutions and systems (niis) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of dr. elinor ostrom at indiana university. in addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (fmis) in the indrawati river basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |