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Case Studies of Social-Ecological-Technical Systems
266 case studies available
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Agave Cultivation in the Arid Pre-Hispanic, Villanueva Municipality, state of Zacatecas, northern Mexico
Resource: Terrestrial land and associated watershed
Location: La Quemada, Villanueva Municipality, state of Zacatecas, Mexico
Agave is a perennial plant that can be used for multiple purposes: as edible materials for yielding caloric values and as fiber materials for producing items like clothing, ropes, and …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Jae Hoon David Yu
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Agcuyo Irrigation System, Barrio Samoki, Bontoc municipality, Philippines.
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Barrio Samoki, Mountain Province, Philippines
The case of the Agcuyo Irrigation System is located in the Barrio Samoki 4 km east of Bontoc municipality, Mountain Province, Philippines. The resource appropriated is water for irrigation. The …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Shui Yan Tang
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Agricultural Water Use and the 1980 Groundwater Management Act: Institutional Change and Water Conservation in South-Central AZ
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: South-central Arizona, Phoenix, USA
The seminal 1980 Groundwater Management Act (GMA) in Arizona, USA is an institution designed to curb groundwater overdraft through a combination of conservation strategies, augmentation and supply development, and reduction …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Haley Paul
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Ain Sultan Irrigation System, Sidi Lahcen, Morocco
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Sidi Lahcen village, Morocco
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 …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Elicia Ratajczyk
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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"A" irrigation watercourse, "Area Three", Indonesia
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Indonesia
The resource appropriated from A Watercourse in Area Three is water for irrigation. Area Three is a large irrigation system run by a government agency. At the watercourse level, there …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Popi Irawan, Shui Yan Tang
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Ait Sidi Musa Irrigation System, Sefrou, Morocco
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Sefrou, Morocco
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 …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Elicia Ratajczyk
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Alanya Coastal Fishery, Turkey
Resource: Coastal Fishery.
Location: City of Alanya, Antalya Province,Turkey
The coastal fishery in Alanya is situated in Antalya Province along the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The original case, which spans from 1976-1978, catalogues approximately 100 registered farmers operating …
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Contributors:
John M. Anderies, Meer Habib, Edella Schlager, Yiran Wang
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Analysis of Phoenix, AZ Heat as a Social Ecological System
Resource: Urban terrestrial land and associated watershed
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Cities have a finite capacity to dissipate heat into the environment; I consider this a resource that Phoenix residents use within a resource system. This resource can be amplified or …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Paul Chakalian
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Archetype Analysis in Commons Research
Resource: Multiple
Location: Multiple
This is a collaborative project based on the IASC Arizona 2020 workshop panel on archetype analysis for commons research. Archetypes are increasingly used across a wide range of sustainability themes …
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Contributors:
Rimjhim Aggarwal, John M. Anderies
Created: Feb 21, 2020
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Arembepe Coastal Fishery, Brazil
Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem
Location: Camacari, Bahia, Brazil
Arembepe, a village in the north-central Brazil and capital of the state of Bahia, is located to the north of the city of Salvador on the Atlantic coast. The original …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Edella Schlager
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Argali Raj Kulo irrigation system (Jethi Kulo), Argali village Panchayat, southern Nepal
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Argali village Panchayat, Palpa district, Lumbini zone, Nepal
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. …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Md Arif Chowdhury, Shui Yan Tang
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Artisanal green turtle fishery in eastern (Caribbean) Nicaragua
Resource: Tropical coastal marine ecosystem.
Location: Tasbapauni and other fishing communities between Bluefields and Puerto Cabezas along the eastern Nicaraguan coast
The artisanal green turtle fishery is operated by the indigenous Miskito along Nicaragua's eastern (Caribbean) coast between the city of Bluefields in the south and Puerto Cabezas in the north. …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Edella Schlager
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Ascension Bay Lobster Fishery
Resource: Marine ecosystem
Location: Ascension Bay, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Ascension Bay is located in Quintana Roo State, Mexico. The resource appropriated from the Ascension Bay Lobster Fishery is lobster. In this case, the fisheries are organized by co-ops or …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Summer Cliff, Edella Schlager
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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A Tailend Watercourse in "Area Two", India
Resource: Irrigation system
Location: India
The resource appropriated from A Tailend Watercourse in Area Two is water for irrigation to farmlands. The resource discussed in this study is a watercourse located in the tail-end part …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Shui Yan Tang
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Ayvalik-Haylazli Lagoon Fishery
Resource: Lagoon Fishery.
Location: Yumurtalik, Adana, Turkey
The Ayvalik-Haylazli lagoon fishery is located on the Turkish Mediterranean coast near the town of Adana. The resource units are demersal fish (mullets, groupers, and snappers). The original case, which …
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Contributors:
John M. Anderies, Ute Brady, MARIA DEL MAR MANCHA CISNEROS, Edella Schlager, BURCU TEZCAN, Sechindra Vallury
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Baccalaos Cove Cod Fishery, Canada
Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem
Location: Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada
The fishing community, Baccalaos Cove, is located in the Placentia Bay on the eastern shore of the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland, in the eastern part of Canada on the Atlantic …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Manavi Jaluka, Lauren Lambert, Edella Schlager
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Baghmara Ko Kulo, Sikharpur Village Panchayat, Sindhupachok District, Nepal
Resource: Farmer-managed irrigation system (FMIS)
Location: Sanjeltar
This case is part of the original Nepal Irrigation Institutions and Systems (NIIS) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of Dr. Elinor Ostrom …
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Contributors:
Elicia Ratajczyk
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Balinese Subak irrigation system
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Tihingan village, Klungkung district, Bali, Indonesia
The rice paddies and irrigation system of this case are near Tihingan village, in the Klungkung district of Bali, Indonesia ‐ 45 km northeast of Denpasar. The original case spans …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Yoshi Budiyanto, Kelly Claborn, Kanchi Desai, Shui Yan Tang, Elizabeth Tellman, Sechindra Vallury
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Ballynakill Harbour multi-use co-operative, Connemara District, Ireland
Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem
Location: Connemara District, Ireland
Ballynakill Harbour is located on the northwest part of Connemara, a region on the west coast of Ireland. Use of the harbor has moved from predominantly single-use, involving commercial and …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Cathy Rubinos
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Banggai Cardinalfish, Indonesia
Resource: Banggai Archipelago marine ecosystem
Location: Banggai Islands
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 …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Danielle Chipman
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Barabaig communal grazing system, Hanang plains, Tanzania
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Hanang plains, Manyara region, Tanzania
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, …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Elicia Ratajczyk
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Barrio San Antonio irrigation system, Tabaco City, Philippines
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: San Antonio barrio, Tabaco city, Albay province, Philippines
The Barrio San Antonio irrigation system is located at the northern foot of Mount Mayon approximately 7 km west of the city of Tabaco, Albay province, in the Philippines. It …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Rhoda Nana Sakyiwa Brown-Wood, Shui Yan Tang
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Besi Kulo, Kot village Panchayat, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal
Resource: Farmer-managed irrigation system (FMIS)
Location: Guncha, Kot, and Dhap villages
This case is part of the original Nepal Irrigation Institutions and Systems (NIIS) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of Dr. Elinor Ostrom …
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Contributors:
Elicia Ratajczyk
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Bhanjyang Tar Ko Kulo, Bansbri and Bhote Panchayat, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal
Resource: Farmer-managed irrigation system (FMIS)
Location: Giranchaur
This case is part of the original Nepal Irrigation Institutions and Systems (NIIS) database developed in the 1980's by a team of researchers under the direction of Dr. Elinor Ostrom …
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Contributors:
Elicia Ratajczyk
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Biodiversity, resilience and the control of ecological-economic systems: the case of fire-driven rangelands
Resource: Fire-dependent semi-arid rangelands
Location: Mitchell Grass Downs region
This paper advances a model to assess how grazing pressure in rangelands may lead to change in the ecological state of the range with a particular focus on fire-dependent semi-arid …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady
Created: Oct 13, 2021
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