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There follows a list of case studies in the SES Library.
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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 |
Global wildlife markets and whale conservation | Case |
| This case study coincides with a master’s thesis project conducted by Melanie Sturm in 2013-2014. It is an analysis of the relevance for wildlife markets to meet conservation objectives. Markets stand to be instrumental as more natural resources face the risk of overexploitation and/ or under-provision of proper control mechanisms and supporting infrastructure. Granted, market solutions are not a panacea, but there are settings and species for which rights-based management is appropriate, and... | 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 |
Teleconnected vulnerabilities of Mexican and Vietnamese coffee systems | Case |
| The case study of smallholder coffee producers’ vulnerability in Mexico and Vietnam was published in the journal Environmental Science and Policy in 2008. The authors Hallie Eakin, Alexanda Winkels and Jan Sendzimir explore cross-scale linkages and teleconnectons in the Mexican and Vietnamese coffee systems. This case study is an addition to the SES library and was entered in 2013 by Ashwina Mahanti at Arizona State University. The original case study illustrates that vulnerability in a... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Information Provision about Algae Biocrude Innovation | Case |
| This case focuses on information provision by Sapphire Energy that is therefore a part of the innovation feedback system. This information is a public good because this is the information that is available for collective action. Innovation information primarily exists in other forms such as private goods and club goods, but this information cannot be used to inform our common future. It is the provision of this public good that is the subject of analysis because it provides insight into... | 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... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Coastal vulnerability to climate change in Eden District municipality, Western Cape province, South Africa | Case |
| The local municipalities of Bitou, Knysna, George, Mossel Bay, and Hessequa are situated in the Garden Route along the south coast of South Africa in the Eden District municipality, Western Cape province. The study area encompasses human developments along the coastline that stretch from the mouth of the Bloukrans River in the east to the Breede Estuary (Witsand) in the west, and inland to the foot of the Cape Fold Mountains. The Eden District action arena is characterized by (1) a... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Village S irrigation system, Qiyi Irrigation District, Zhuolu county, Hebei province, China | Case |
| Village S irrigation system is located in the Qiyi Irrigation District, Zhuolu county, Hebei province, China. Its water supply is from Sanggan river delivered by local water agency through the main canals. This village committee managed system is a failure case, although this system exists more than 40 years. Its water fees collection rate keeps on only 40% and more than 50% delivered water is wasted due to the poor infrastructure. The main reason for its inefficiency management is because the... | 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 |
NGO-facilitated community irrigation system in Kasungu district, Malawi | Case |
| The exact location of the Malawi irrigation system is undisclosed due to anonymity concerns. However, it is generally located in the administrative district of Kasungu in central Malawi and encompasses an unknown geographical area. The case study involves a snapshot in time from approximately 2001/2002 to 2007 and catalogues an action situation involving seven villages organized in an unknown number of households. The villagers initially farmed their fields independently until... | 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... | 09 Aug 2016 |
The Irrigation System of Sol y Arena, Campo de Dalías, Almeria, Spain | Case |
| The Sol y Arena Irrigation system is one of the six irrigation systems (the most irrigated one) of the agricultural area of Campo de Dalías, which is located in Almería, Spain. It encompasses a geographical area of 6,000 ha. The case study involves an analysis of the evolution of the system in different stages: from 1953 in which the system was created to the date of the research in 2000. The authors catalogue an action situation involving 4095 users, of which only 2,952 are from the... | 09 Aug 2016 |
The Irrigation System of Sol y Poniente, Campo de Dalías, Almeria, Spain | Case |
| The Sol y Poniente Irrigation system is one of the six irrigation systems of the agricultural area of Campo de Dalías, which is located in Almería, Spain. The case study involves an analysis of the evolution of the system in different stages: from 1988 in which the system was created to the date of the research in 2000. The authors catalogue an action situation involving users that appropriates water from the Benínar reservoir which is a public production resource, with public... | 09 Aug 2016 |
