| Title | Robustness, institutions, and large-scale change in social-ecological systems: the Hohokam of the Phoenix Basin |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Anderies JM |
| Journal | Journal of institutional economics |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 133-155 |
| Source Document | Accessible with appropriate permission |
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Robustness, institutions, and large-scale change in social-ecological systems: the Hohokam of the Phoenix Basin | Model |
| This is a model that illustrates the relationship among levels of (1) population, (2) human-made capital, (3) natural capital , and (4) resource consumption. The key insight to be gained from the model is that as the ratio of capitalization in human-made infrastructure over human population is varied in the parameter space, the dynamics of natural capital changes and becomes vulnerable to different disturbance regimes. That is, as humans grow in population and over-invest in capitalization/... | 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 |