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agricultural water use and the 1980 groundwater management act: institutional change and water conservation in south-central az | Case |
| the seminal 1980 groundwater management act (gma) in arizona, usa is an institution designed to curb groundwater overdraft through a combination of conservation strategies, augmentation and supply development, and reduction in agricultural water use through strict prohibition of its expansion in designated areas called active management areas (amas). with urbanization pressures and the halting of agricultural expansion, agriculture in the phoenix and pinal amas uses less water on the whole than... | 09 Aug 2016 |
fishery robustness diagram | Case |
| this case is to illustrate the functionality of the dynamic robustness diagram. right now, the descriptions are very limited. they will become much more detailed as the research continues. | 09 Aug 2016 |
taos valley acequias community-based irrigation system, taos, new mexico, usa | Case |
| key findings: the taos valley acequias have survived for several hundred years as a community-based irrigation system due to a mix of social and biophysical features. these include: a low-cost decentralized monitoring system that is enabled by both water distribution institutions and the geographic location of users multiple levels of governance built up by key actors within each acequia a system of shallow groundwater aquifers which are particularly important during droughts, and which are... | 09 Aug 2016 |
does the u.s. farm bill help farmers' markets feed the poor? | Case |
| food justice advocates increasingly turn to farmers' markets to alleviate poor nutrition among underserved communities in the united states. in addition, farmers markets serve to create new farms and food businesses, create activity in downtowns and neighborhoods, and offer a local and distributed alternative to an increasingly concentrated and vulnerable food and grocery distribution system. the u.s. department of agriculture 2008 farm bill recognizes the importance of farmers'... | 09 Aug 2016 |
whaling practices among the makah indians, neah bay, washington state, usa | Case |
| the case examines the whaling practices of the makah indians of washington state. after practicing whaling for thousands of years, the makah were forced to stop due to commercial whaling during the late 1800s and early 1900s. in the 1990s, the makah began efforts to begin whaling again due to increased whale populations. since their only successful whale hunt in 1999, the makah have faced continual litigation from animal rights activists. | 09 Aug 2016 |
parwara van panchayat forest: social structure and exogenous drivers | Case |
| this paper is an extension of two prior case studies about the parwara van panchayat (forest council):, the 1988 parwara van panchayat forest which covered the status of this social-ecological system (ses) from approx. 1931 to 1985 (case no. 34); and, the 2008 parwara van panchayat forest ii which provided a ses update up to 2007 (case no. 159)., for purposes of this report, the ses study boundaries were extended beyond the parwara village van panchayat to include an institutional analysis of... | 09 Aug 2016 |
the hohokam cultural sequence (irrigation and foraging), sonoran desert, greater phoenix basin, arizona, usa | Case |
| the hohokam is a native american cilivilization that emerged and occupied the present day phoenix basin area and its outer bounds for a thousand years. the archeological records indicate that the hohokam society evolved into a complex irrigation society and reached its peak in levels of population, social institutions, and irrigation infrastructure by the 11th century. perplexingly though, the hohokam society subsequently declined and collapsed by the mid 14th century. as they declined, the... | 09 Aug 2016 |
agave cultivation in the arid pre-hispanic, villanueva municipality, state of zacatecas, northern mexico | Case |
| agave is a perennial plant that can be used for multiple purposes: as edible materials for yielding caloric values and as fiber materials for producing items like clothing, ropes, and baskets. historical records indicate that the cultivation of agave was a common practice in pre-hispanic northern mexico and the american southwest. it is generally accepted among archeologists that the agave cultivation was linked to the strategy of ensuring food supply when maize cropping failed from droughts.... | 09 Aug 2016 |
the alaskan pollock fishery, bering sea, usa | Case |
| the alaskan pollock fishery has been described as a management success, largery attributed to the adoption of itqs, with allocations to catchers, processers, and to alaskan communities. the processor-fisher relationship seems key to the current success at reducing effort in the fishery. quota is split among catcher-vessels (45%), catcher processer vessels (36%), motherships (9%), and community development quota groups (10%). there is a much smaller number of boats fishing than before... | 09 Aug 2016 |
kagodo myok grounds ii, south korea | Case |
| this case is an update on a prior case study about the kagodo myok (seaweed) grounds (case no. 86) analyzing sang-bok han's 1972 ph.d. dissertation on field work conducted in three south korean fishing communities from 1968 to 1972. , for purposes of this report, the ses study boundaries were, expanded to include the entire south korean coastal area and the fishery resources surrounding the peninsula extending 200 nautical miles to the east, south, and west. , update prepared by ute brady... | 09 Aug 2016 |
pumpa irrigation system, central region, nepal | Case |
| the pumpa irrigation system draws water from the pumpa river to serve approximately 120 households. it is a "north-south" system and is in an area with relatively steep terrain. this case was analyzed using a stylized dynamic model to assess its capacity to cope with new challenges from global change. the model suggested that the adaptive water allocation rules used by the community (sequential, 12 and 24 hour rotations) could significanty enhance the robustness of the system to... | 09 Aug 2016 |
deulgaon forest community, gadchiroli district, maharashtra, india | Case |
| the deulgaon forest community is located approximately 18 km from the town of dhanora in the gadchiroli district of maharashtra, india. it encompasses a geographical area of 718.48 ha of which 601.37 ha are community forest. the case study involves an undetermined snapshot in time and catalogues an action situation involving 173 community members organized in 33 households which are dependent on the forest for fuelwood, fodder, timber, and wildlife resources. timber and forest products are... | 09 Aug 2016 |
efficacy of consultation procedure as conflict management tool in northern sweden | Case |
| this case was part of a study to determine whether the institutional design principles of ostrom were, in fact, related to "governance success" by cox et al. in that analysis, this case was classified as undetermined in terms of success or failure related to collective action. | 09 Aug 2016 |
the application of commons theory on marine resource management | Case |
| this case was part of a study to determine whether the institutional design principles of ostrom were, in fact, related to "governance success" by cox et al. in that analysis, this case was not included in the end. | 09 Aug 2016 |
common property regime within lagunas de montebello national park, chiapas, mexico | Case |
| this research was conducted in lagunas de montebello national park (pnlm) in chiapas, the sourthernmost state in mexico. pnlm is a small (6,022 ha) protected area situated in south-central chiapas, along the border with guatemala in the ecological transition zone between the central highlands and the lowland tropical rainforests of this state. these forests experienced extensive and severe fires in 1998, due to drought conditions following the el nino event of 1997. this study documented forest... | 09 Aug 2016 |