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petty harbour cod fishery, newfoundland, canada | Case |
| petty harbor is located in a town on the eastern shore of the avalon peninsula. the resource appropriated from petty harbour cod fishery is cod. the author examines the perception of the marine environment by fishers. he compared the fishers of petty harbour who remain close to shore and use traps and hand lines with fishers from st. johns who travel further offshore and use long lines. he found that in general fishers have a selective perception of their environment and primarily focus on... | 09 Aug 2016 |
munglori "turf" (forest territory) management, india | Case |
| munglori is a village in uttaranchal, india. the resource appropriated from munglori turf management is fodder. there is a system of informal, locally recognized rules which are respected in and across villages and through which the local oak forests are managed. these rules supersede national laws and result in a reasonable level of forest management. both institutional and geographical factors affect the boundary of the resource. from the standpoint of social-ecological systems analysis,... | 09 Aug 2016 |
parwara van panchayat forest | Case |
| parwara is located in the nainital district of uttarakhand, india and forests comprise broad-leaved species such as oak. resources appropriated from the parwara forests are timber, grass, and leaves. the authors vishwa ballabh and katar singh, first visited parwara in 1988 to evaluate the factors that enabled collective action by the panchayat. based on the initial assessment from a social-ecological sytems (ses) perspective in 1988, the panchayat was considered successful in managing the... | 09 Aug 2016 |
the amphoe choke chai water user association, isan region, northeastern thailand | Case |
| the resource appropriated from a chaek in amphoe choke chai is water for irrigation. the lam pra plerng irrigation project was constructed by thailand's royal irrigation department, which organized four water user associations (wuas) in the project area. each wua is divided into ", chaeks, " (a, chaek, is an area served by a common farm turn-out). one or two common irrigators serve each, chaek, . the common irrigator is paid by the rid and is responsible for arranging water... | 09 Aug 2016 |
the kaset samakee water user association, isan region, northeastern thailand | Case |
| the kaset samkee water user association is a part of the the lam pra plerng irrigation project, constructed by thailand's royal irrigation department (rid). rid organized four water user associations (wuas) in the project area that are then divided into "chaeks" (a chaek is an area served by a common farm-turn-out). the common irrigator is paid by the rid and is responsible for arranging water distribution and maintenance schedules in the chaek. farmers in the area of the kaset... | 09 Aug 2016 |
a watercourse on the nam tan river, laos | Case |
| the nam tam watercourse is located in the province of xayaboury in laos. the resource appropriated from nam tan is water for irrigation. this irrigation system consists of a watercourse that delivers water from a main canal of the nam tai irrigation system to its adjacent fields. the case describes how a new irrigation project administered by an agency of the central government has incorporated an indigenous irrigation model. the resource users are situated in the area covered by the nam tan... | 09 Aug 2016 |
tanowong traditional irrigation system, philippines | Case |
| the case study of tanowong traditional irrigation is located in the mountain province of philippines. the resource appropriated is water for irrigation from tanowong traditional irrigation system. prior to 1954, the tanowong people relied on water from two streams to irrigate their rice fields. as the water supply became inadequate to meet their cultivation needs, they decided to dig a 25 kilometer ditch to divert water from a new source, the bwasao stream, to their fields. since the project... | 09 Aug 2016 |
tanowong bwasao irrigation | Case |
| the case study of tanowong bwasao irrigation is located in the mountain province of philippines. the resource appropriated is water for irrigation from tanowong traditional irrigation system. prior to 1954, the tanowong people relied on water from two streams to irrigate their rice fields. as the water supply became inadequate to meet their cultivation needs, they decided to dig a 25 kilometer ditch to divert water from a new source, the bwasao stream, to their fields. since the project was... | 09 Aug 2016 |
takkapala communal irrigation system, malino village, south sulawesi, indonesia | Case |
| the takkapala communal irrigation system was studied in the malino village in indonesia. the resource harvested is water for irrigation. although an extensive description of the institutions in the takkapala communal system was not presented in this case study on irrigation, the authors did highlight the impact of national subsidies on the rehabilitation of two small-scale river-diversion irrigation systems in indonesia. subsidies were substantial inducements to the mobilization of local... | 09 Aug 2016 |
saebah communal irrigation system, cemplang village, west java, indonesia | Case |
| the saebah communal system of irrigation was studied in the cemplang village of west java in indonesia. the resource appropriated from saebah communal system is water for irrigation. the irrigation system comprises canals that deliver water from a river for irrigation. the study examines the impact of national subsidies on the rehabilitation of two small-scale river-diversion irrigation systems in indonesia. subsidies were substantial inducements to the mobilization of local resources, and high... | 09 Aug 2016 |
irrigation watercourse in punjab province, pakistan | Case |
| the irrigation system being studied is located in the state of punjab in pakistan. the resource appropriated is water for irrigation. the authors find that farmers operate their irrigation system under a contradictory system of de jure and de facto rules. illegal trading of water among farmers occurs frequently. farmers use extra-legal means to obtain increased water supplies through bribes to canal department officials. farmers organize predominately around brotherhood or kinship groups for... | 09 Aug 2016 |
irrigation watercourse, "area one", pakistan | Case |
| the resource appropriated from this watercourse in area one (actual names of communities were removed in the case study) is water for irrigation. area one is a large irrigation system managed by a government bureaucracy. there are no formal organizations at the watercourse level, though informal arrangements exist in all watercourses for mobilizing farmers to carry out maintenance on a communal basis. the system as a whole is not managed effectively. there are over 5000 total appropriator teams... | 09 Aug 2016 |
a tailend watercourse in "area two", india | Case |
| the resource appropriated from a tailend watercourse in area two is water for irrigation to farmlands. the resource discussed in this study is a watercourse located in the tail-end part of a large irrigation system. area two is a large irrigation system managed by a government agency. there are neither users' organizations nor effective rules governing water rotation at the watercourse level. great inequalities exist between head-end and tail-end farmers. this case study is part of the... | 09 Aug 2016 |
"a" irrigation watercourse, "area three", indonesia | Case |
| the resource appropriated from a watercourse in area three is water for irrigation. area three is a large irrigation system run by a government agency. at the watercourse level, there are strong village organizations responsible for distributing water and maintaining ditches. these organizations, however, have no role in decisions concerning system-wide management. the boundaries of the location are the boundaries of the watercourse. this is one of four cases studies used in a comparative case... | 09 Aug 2016 |
irrigation watercourse, "area four", taiwan | Case |
| the resource appropriated from this watercourse in area four (actual names of communities removed in case study) is water for irrigation. at the beginning of the study, the authors describe a moderate shortage of biological and physical resources withdrawn compared to the number of units available. area four has irrigation associations run by full-time officials, although there used to be farmers' representative committees, but at the time of the study they were temporarily suspended.... | 09 Aug 2016 |