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heterogeneity in the commons: hard infrastructure and its effects on collective action and public goods provisioning | Case |
| we compare three artisanal fisheries ( case no. 9 : lagoon fishery in greece; case no. 10 : kembong fishery in thailand; and case no. 15 : green turtle fishery in nicaragua) and tangentially draw on three small-scale irrigation systems ( case no. 53 and case no. 60 in south india, and case no. 73 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)... | 09 Aug 2016 |
banggai cardinalfish, indonesia | Case |
| 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 | 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 |
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 |
large n comparative studies of ostrom's design principles | Case |
| there have been a number of studies that focus on testing whether and in what contexts ostrom's institutional design principles may lead to successful governance of common-pool resources. the study of cox et al. (see sources) coded the presence or absence of each of 8 design principles and success in 62 cases and found that the likelihood of success and the presence of individual design principles is positively correlated. however, because institutions are systems, it is likely that... | 13 Jul 2017 |
openabm: agent-based model database | Case |
| 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 | Case |
| 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 | Case |
| 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 | Case |
| 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 | Case |
| 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 |
the cantareira water supply system and local efforts for sustainable agriculture in nazare paulista, state of sao paulo, brazil | Case |
| this case is based on field work done as part of asu's global development research program, in alignment with local organizations active in capacitating local small to medium-scale agriculturalists, as well as mitigate biodiversity and water shortages. research took place mostly in the municapity of nazare paulista, but extends to the adjacent municipalities that fall under the braganca area of sao paulo state which encompass the connected watershed. between 2014-2016, the region... | 04 Dec 2018 |
institutional analysis of tourism system from a commons perspective in upper mustang, nepal | Case |
| 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 |
argali raj kulo irrigation system (jethi kulo), argali village panchayat, southern nepal | Case |
| the resource appropriated from argali raj kulo irrigation (jethi kulo) is water for irrigating fields in the argali village panchayat in palpa district in the lumbini zone of southern nepal. the irrigation system consists of a network of canals that receives its water supply from the kurung khola stream via another canal. there are strategic points within the resource where the main flow of the water can be controlled, but not considerable variation over space in the availability of water... | 09 Aug 2016 |
coqueiral raft fishery, brazil | Case |
| coqueiral is a coastal community located in the guaiamu county in the state of alagoas, in northeast brazil. the original study, which was carried out in 1965, catalogued approximately 85 active fishermen. the resource units are a range of coastal fishes that vary depending on seasonal migration of fish species and type of rafts. few commonly caught fish species are bagre (tachysurus sp.) or catfish, barbudo (polynemus virginicus), and mackerel. majority of fishermen alternate between fishing... | 09 Aug 2016 |