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flooding in cumbria, england

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flooding in cumbria - keswick etc
09 Aug 2016

the goulburn broken catchment irrigation system, northern victoria, australia

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the gb catchment covers 2.1 million hectares in the murray-darling basin in australia. aboriginal people lived in the catchment for millennia before colonization around 1830. the upper, mountainous area of the catchment (900 000 ha) is more than 50% forested. the mid catchment (1 million ha) of riverine plains, low slopes and foothills has less than 20% of native vegetation cover remaining, which is highly fragmented, and the rest is used for dryland cropping and grazing. the shepparton...
09 Aug 2016

heterogeneity in the commons: hard infrastructure and its effects on collective action and public goods provisioning

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we compare three artisanal fisheries ( lagoon fishery in greece ; kembong fishery in thailand ; and the green turtle fishery in nicaragua ) and tangentially draw on three small-scale irrigation systems ( tirunelveli and kottapalle in south india, and nabagram in bangladesh) in order to understand the impact of hard infrastructure on the prospects of collective action with specific reference to the rules-in-use related to common pool resource (cpr) management. based on the small subset of cases...
09 Aug 2016

banggai cardinalfish, indonesia

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the banggai cardinalfish (pterapogon kauderni) is a species endemic to the banggai islands of indonesia. it has been overfished due to its popularity as an aquarium fish, and is currently listed as "endangered" on the iucn red list. the system lacks appropriate soft public infrastructure to regulate and monitor extraction and trade of the species.
09 Aug 2016

food exchange networks in ancient agrarian societies, eastern mediterranean

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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

openabm: agent-based model database

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openabm is a node in the comses network, providing a growing collection of tutorials and faq s on agent-based modeling, a model library intended to provide a locus for authors and modelers to share their models, and forums for modeling-related discussions and job postings. you can find openabm here: www.openabm.org .
14 Jul 2017

hydraulic fracturing governance, pennsylvania

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pennsylvania is the second largest national producer of natural gas. within the natural gas system individuals have the right to lease mineral rights granting production companies the capability to extract the resource. this accessibility coupled with the widespread nature of spillover effects serves as the basis for this common pool resource study, for externalities are not limited to users of the resource. with the federal government obstaining from hyrdaulic fracturing regulation,...
18 Nov 2018

channel islands national park marine protected areas

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marine sanctuary waters include 1,128 square nautical miles from mean high tide to 6 nautical miles offshore san miguel, santa rosa, santa cruz, anacapa, and santa barbara islands. warm and cool currents support a great variety of flora and fauna, including giant kelp, fish and invertebrates, marine birds, pinnipeds, and cetaceans. the key resources (natural infrastructure) in the system are the marine food web. the key shared resource relevant to the commons dilemma faced by the community...
30 Nov 2018

tourism and natural infrastructure in community de agua blanca, puerto lopez, ecuador

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agua blanca community is located in the province of manabi, in the municipality of puerto lopez, machalilla parish. the community, founded in 1930, is within the machalilla national park, and occupies an area of 10,500 hectares. it is made up of approximately 80 families, that is, almost 300 people. it possesses one of the largest archaeological settlements on the coast related to the mantena culture (800-1532 ad). the community has historically conducted activities in agriculture and livestock...
02 Dec 2018

water equity and tourism: a case of nainital district, uttarakhand

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the current case is based on findings specific to ten villages in two blocks, ramgarh and dhari located in the nainital district of uttarakhand, india. this study is based on fieldwork that was carried over the course of a few years since 2014; originally with the intent to ascertain the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of mountain farmers. it was found that urbanization and the increase in tourism infrastructure in the district over the past decade has resulted in a conflict over...
03 Dec 2018

institutional analysis of tourism system from a commons perspective in upper mustang, nepal

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before the introduction of tourism, people of upper mustang subsisted on only three occupations: agriculture, animal husbandry, and petty trans-himalayan trade. the upper mustang region of nepal has long been a tourist destination, especially for the westerners. once popularly known as a lost kingdom of nepal, this region is located in the rain-shadowed with harsh climatic conditions, but evokes a mystical and exotic image for tourists because of its unique landscapes and rich cultural heritage...
05 Dec 2018

governing locust outbreaks, south america

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collaborative project between gli, senasa, .......... to.....
27 Feb 2020