| Title | A Review of Design Principles for Community-based Natural Resource Management |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Cox M, Arnold G, Villamajor Tomas S |
| Journal | Ecology and Society |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 38 |
| Source Document | Accessible with appropriate permission |
Displaying 46 - 60 of 63 records found.
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Traditional irrigation practices of Ladakh (villages of Phuktse, Shara, and Sharnos), India | Case |
| The villages of Phuktse, Shara, and Sharnos are located in the Ladakh division of the Jammu and Kashmir districts, India. The villages are successively downstream from each other, beginning with Phuktse which is upstream from Shara which is upstream from Sharnos. Each village encompasses an unknown geographical area of land located in a cold desert/high altitude region characterized by glaciers, snowfields, short cultivation periods, and scarce water resources. The case study... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Traditional irrigation practices of Ladakh (villages of Phyang and Phey), India | Case |
| The villages of Phyang and Phey are located northwest and southwest from the town of Leh in the Ladakh division of the Jammu and Kashmir districts, India, and are upstream (Phyang) and downstream (Phey) from each other. Each village encompasses an unknown geographical area of land located in a cold desert/high altitude region characterized by glaciers, snowfields, short cultivation periods, and scarce water resources. The case study involves an undetermined snapshot in time and catalogues... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Maritime Extractive Reserve (MER) and Traditional Beach Seining in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil | Case |
| The Arraial do Cabo Marine Extractive Reserve (MER) and fishing community is located on a cape that extends approximately 40 km into the ocean about 164 km east of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The MER encompasses a total marine area of approximately 57 ha which is utilized by seiners/fishermen from four different beaches. The case study involves a time period which predates the 1960s and ends approximately in the early 2000s and draws on informal and semi-structured interviews with... | 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 km2. 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 two... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Village 1 forest community, Almora district, India | Case |
| The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one of the eight mountainous districts that together comprise the Uttarkhand in Uttar Pradesh. The analysis focuses on the effects of institutional rules on fodder and fuelwood use in community forests. Village 1 is one of six villages located in... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Village 2 forest community, Almora district, India | Case |
| The community forests disccused in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one of the eight mountainous districts that together comprise the Uttarakhand in Uttar Pradesh. The analysis focuses on the effects of institutional rules on fodder and fuelwood use in community forests. Village 2 is one of six villages located in... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Village 3 forest community, Almora district, India | Case |
| The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one of the eight mountainous districts that together comprise the Uttarakhand in Uttar Pradesh. The analysis focuses on the effects of institutional rules on fodder and fuelwood use in community forests. Village 3 is one of six villages located in... | 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 |
Village 4 community forest, Almora District, Uttarakhand, India | Case |
| The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one of the eight mountainous districts that together comprise the Uttarakhan in Uttar Pradesh. The analysis focuses on the effects of institutional rules on fodder and fuelwood use in community forests. Village 4 is one of six villages locaged in... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Village 5 community forest, Almora district, Uttarakhand, India | Case |
| The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district. Almora is one of the eight mountainous districts that together comprise the Uttarakhand in Uttar Pradesh. The analysis focuses on the effects of institutional rules on fodder and fuelwood use in community forests. Village 5 is one of six villages located in the... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Village 6 community forest, Almora district, Uttarakhand, India | Case |
| The community forests discussed in this case study are called panchayat forests. They are managed by local institutions called van panchayats. The forests and van panchayats all lie in the middle Himalayan ranges in Almora district, India. Almora is one of the eight mountainous districts that together comprise the Uttarakhand in Uttar Pradesh. The analysis focuses on the effects of institutional rules on fodder and fuelwood use in community forests. Village 6 is one of six villages located in... | 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 |
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 |
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 |
