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community forest, jyalachitti, kabhrepalanchok district, nepal (ii) | Case |
| this article examines the role played by local institutions in determining the conditions of two forests located in the middle hills of nepal. of the two forest systems (the forest, its users, and forest governance system combined) located within the kabhrepalanchok district, one is jyalachitti. the findings show that the two forests are different in level of historical degradation as well as present conditions, and these differences are generally explained by the structural characteristics of... | 09 Aug 2016 |
chilika lake traditional and prawn fishery (pre-1990s and 1990 to 1997), india | Case |
| chilika lake is located in orissa, india, and extends from the city of bhusandpur in the north to the city of rambha-mulad in the south. the lake follows the coastal margins of the bay of bengal and is approximately 64 km long, 20 km wide, and encompasses an area of approximately 1,165 km 2. the lake's resources support circa 200,000 people living in 141 villages in the vicinity of the lake. the users rely on a variety of lake resources for their livelihoods. the case study involves... | 09 Aug 2016 |
ait sidi musa irrigation system, sefrou, morocco | Case |
| the ait sidi musa irrigation system is located northwest from the town of sefrou in morroco. it encompasses a geographical area of approximately 147 ha which is characterized by little precipitation and high elevation (1,300 meters). the case study involves an undetermined snapshot in time and catalogues an action situation involving an unknown number of community members and households which are dependent on the water distribution system (mubih or queue distribution system) to divert stream... | 09 Aug 2016 |
ain sultan irrigation system, sidi lahcen, morocco | Case |
| the ain sultan irrigation system is located northwest from the town of sefrou in morroco. it encompasses an unknown geographical area which is characterized by very little precipitation and a lower elevation level than the ait sidi musa irrigation system. the case study involves an undetermined snapshot in time and catalogues an action situation involving 400 households in the village of sidi lahcen with each household relying on approximately 2 ha of dry and 1 ha of irrigated land to grow... | 09 Aug 2016 |
communal irrigation management, lari, colca valley, peru | Case |
| this study focuses on water use in irrigation. the case is characterized by well-defined boundaries: once water enters an irrigation cluster it comes under the control of the landowners. there is evidence of congruence between appropriation and provision rules and local conditions as water is distributed according to time sequence (p. 57), spatial sequence (p. 58), and crop irrigation sequence (p. 59, 105). the sequence can be adjusted within a irrigation cluster since microclimates,... | 09 Aug 2016 |
bison management in the jackson hole valley, wyoming, usa | Case |
| the bison management case in the grand teton national park (gtnp) is a new case that will be integrated into the common pool-resource (cpr) database. the jackson hole valley (jhv) is a prime example of an iconic place. the natural environment surrounding the town of jackson, wyoming, is the resource system upon which wildlife and human settlements rely. this natural environment provides numerous streams of goods and services to all wildlife and many interested subgroups. for many of these... | 09 Aug 2016 |
gambhira cooperative farming society, india | Case |
| this case was part of a study to determine whether the institutional design principles of ostrom where, in fact, related to "governance success" by cox et al. in that analysis, this case was classified as a success. | 09 Aug 2016 |
the innovation commons: the nanotechnology innovation network, phoenix, az | Case |
| the nanotechnology innovation network of metropolitan phoenix ranks among the top thirty across us cities focused on nanotechnology development. the present case examines the structure of the innovation network, consisting of approximately 400 diverse organizations, between 2011 and 2012. the commons dilemma revolves around managing future risks and benefits from nanotechnology development; the resource is a heterogenous mix of natural and human-made infrastructures. | 09 Aug 2016 |
marine protected areas in the gulf of california, sonora, mexico | Case |
| marine protected areas remain as one of the most popular tools for the conservation and management of natural resources in marine ecosystems. however, mere establishment of mpas without the proper design, management, or enforcement tools may give a false sense of security that such mpas will be enough to sustain marine resources. the gulf of california (goc), in mexico, has received a great deal of attention over the past 20 years as a region where conservation and resource management efforts... | 09 Aug 2016 |
coastal vulnerability to climate change in cornwall, united kingdom | Case |
| cornwall is located in southwest england on the cornish peninsula. it stretches between the cities of bude and plymouth in the north and penzance and falmouth in the south. the study area encompasses numerous communities of various sizes in the coastal and inland areas, including within the tamar catchment along the rivers camel, fowey, looe, as well as coastal lagoons and basins, and a mix of freshwater and brackish wetlands. the cornwall study site is catalogued by an action arena in which: (... | 09 Aug 2016 |
coastal vulnerability to climate change in the languedoc coastal region, southern france | Case |
| the languedoc coastal zone is located in the delta region of the river rhone bordering the mediterranean sea between montpellier and the petite camargue in southern france. the study site also encompasses 20 km (~12.43 miles) of the inland area, including numerous communities of various sizes, the lez and vistre rivers, coastal lagoons and basins, and a mix of freshwater and brackish wetlands. the languedoc study area is characterized by an action arena in which (1) rapid population growth is... | 09 Aug 2016 |
t water user association self-governance, fujian province, southern china | Case |
| t water user association, also a farmer organization at village level, is located in fujian province. it has been operating effectively since its creation in 2001 so this is a successful case of self-management. the main reasons are attributed to 3 aspects: the village's own water resource of reservoir and river, the inter-nested structure of association, village committee and clan, and the low cost punishment environment of village norms. these promote the farmers to self organize and... | 09 Aug 2016 |
flooding in cumbria, england | Case |
| flooding in cumbria - keswick etc | 09 Aug 2016 |
the goulburn broken catchment irrigation system, northern victoria, australia | Case |
| 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 |
coastal vulnerability to climate change: a comparative study of cases in the uk, france, and south africa | Case |
| this case represents the collaborative effort of an international team focused on studying how coastal regions may respond to climate change as part of the multi-scale adaptations to climate change and social-ecological sustainability in coastal areas (magic) research project funded by a belmont grant. the study involved three sites: cornwall, england; languedoc-roussillon, france; and eden district, south africa. the three study sites were selected based on their history of rapidly changing... | 09 Aug 2016 |