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Bison Management in the Jackson Hole Valley, Wyoming, USA Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Jackson Hole, Wyoming 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) …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Natalia Rodriguez Created: Aug 10, 2016
Bondar Parhudagar irrigation system, Lintong ni Huta, Balige subdistrict, Indonesia Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Lintong ni Huta, Balige subdistrict, Indonesia Bondar Parhudagar Irrigation system is one of the six small irrigation systems located in Lintong ni Huta of The subdistrict of Balige in Indonesia. The resource appropriated related to the …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Amy Rieth, Shui Yan Tang Created: Aug 10, 2016
Brander-Taylor model and variations Resource: Cyber-infrastructure Location: USA Brander-Taylor Easter Island Model and its variations. Brander and Taylor (1998) summarizes the background of the model as the following. Easter Island (also called Rapa Nui) is a small Pacific …	Contributors: Miran Bozicevic, Ute Brady Created: Aug 10, 2016
Cadchog irrigation system, Bontoc municipality, Philippines Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Bontoc municipality, Mountain Province, Philippines Cadchog Irrigation takes place in the Bontoc municipality, Mountain Province, Philippines. The resource appropriated is water for irrigation. At the beginning of the period, there was an apparently balanced supply …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Rhoda Nana Sakyiwa Brown-Wood, Shui Yan Tang Created: Aug 10, 2016
Calaoaan irrigation system, Calaoaan, Villa Laurencia, and Gabor barrios, Santa Cruz municipality, Ilocos Sur, Philippines Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Calaoaan, Villa Laurencia, and Gabor barrios, Santa Cruz municpality, Ilocos Sur, Philippines The resource appropriated is water for irrigation, and the system is comprised of a network of canals that divert water from the Canayon Creek to farms situated in three barrios …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Meer Habib, Shui Yan Tang Created: Aug 10, 2016
Cat Harbour Cod Fishery, Newfoundland, Canada Resource: Marine ecosystem and food web Location: Lumsden (formerly known as Cat Harbour), Newfoundland, Canada Cat Harbour (now known as Lumsden) was a rural fishing community located on a peninsula stretching into the Atlantic off the northeastern coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The original case study …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Rhoda Nana Sakyiwa Brown-Wood, Maria Monakhova, Edella Schlager Created: Aug 10, 2016
Caye Caulker Lobsterfishing Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem Location: Caye Caulker, Belize Caye Caulker is a small coral island located 15 miles o the northeastern coast of Belize. Boundaries are drawn based on natural barriers such as the barrier reef, that lies to …	Contributors: Krista Lawless, MARIA DEL MAR MANCHA CISNEROS, Edella Schlager Created: Aug 10, 2016
Channel Islands National Park Marine Protected Areas Resource: Marine Habitats and Ecological Processes Location: Channel Islands National Park, Santa Barbara California  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 …	Contributors: Lauren Lambert Created: Nov 30, 2018
Chap Bot Ko Kulo (Beltari Fant Ko Kulo), Bansbri Village Panchayat, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal Resource: Farmer-managed irrigation system (FMIS) Location: Aanpchaur 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 …	Contributors: Elicia Ratajczyk Created: Aug 10, 2016
Char Hazar (Charhajar) Irrigation System, Damauli Village, Tanahu District, Nepal Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Damauli Village Panchayat, Tanahu district, Nepal The Char Hazar irrigation system is located in Damauli village in the Tanahu district, about 65 kilometers to the east of Pokhara city in Nepal. The resource unit is the …	Contributors: Nisar Ahmad Anwari, Ute Brady, Shui Yan Tang Created: Aug 10, 2016
Chawk 16000L Dhabi Minor irrigation system Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Dhabi Kalan, Haryana state, India The Irrigation System is located in the village Dhabi Kalan, Haryana, India at 100 miles northwest of India. The resource appropriated related to the social dilemma is water for irrigation …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Krista Lawless, Shui Yan Tang Created: Aug 10, 2016
Chhahare Khola Ko Kulo, Baruwa village Panchayat, Dindhu Palchok district, Nepal Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Baruwa Village Pancha, Sindhu Palchok District, Nepal This case was part of the original CPR database developed in the 1980s by Edella Schlager and Shui Yan Tang at Indiana University. This case is also part of the …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Elicia Ratajczyk, Shui Yan Tang Created: Aug 10, 2016
Chherlung Thulo Kulo irrigation system, Baugha Gumha Panchayat, Palpa District, southern Nepal Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Baugha Gumha Panchayat, Palpa District, Lumbini zone, Nepal The The resource appropriated from Chherlung Thulo Kulo Irrigation is water for irrigation as well as for domestic use in the village of Baugha Gumha Panchayat in Palpa District in …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Shui Yan Tang Created: Aug 10, 2016
Chholang Khet Ko Kulo, Dubachaur Village Panchayat, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal Resource: Farmer-managed irrigation system (FMIS) Location: Ward 9, Keurani Khaire 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 …	Contributors: Elicia Ratajczyk Created: Aug 10, 2016
Chiangmai irrigation system, Chiangmai Villages Two and One, Chiangmai Province, Thailand Resource: Watershed and associated topography Location: Chiangmai Village Two, Chiangmai Village One, Chiengmai Province, Thailand This case was part of the original CPR database developed in the 1980s by Edella Schlager and Shui Yan Tang at Indiana University.The Chiangmai village irrigation system is located within …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Manavi Jaluka, Shui Yan Tang Created: Aug 10, 2016
Chiguana Fishery, Venezuela Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem Location: Sucre, Venezuela Chiguana is a small Venezuelan community on lower end of the Gulf of Cariaco, on the northern shore. The original study, which was carried out in 1971, catalogues an action …	Contributors: MARIA DEL MAR MANCHA CISNEROS, Melanie Sturm Created: Aug 10, 2016
Chilika Lake Traditional and Prawn Fishery (pre-1990s and 1990 to 1997), India Resource: Lake ecosystem Location: Chilika Lake, Orissa, eastern India 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 …	Contributors: Ute Brady Created: Aug 10, 2016
Chisasibi - James Bay Fishery, Canada Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem Location: Fort George, Quebec, Canada Chisasibi, formerly the island community of Fort George, is located on the eastern coast of James Bay, about 620 miles north of Montreal in the Canadian subarctic. The original case, …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Edella Schlager, Dane Whittaker Created: Aug 10, 2016
Coastal vulnerability to climate change: A comparative study of cases in the UK, France, and South Africa Resource: Coastal landscapes and seascapes, river networks and associated wetlands Location: Cornwall coastal regions, including River Tamar catchment, southwest England 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 …	Contributors: John M. Anderies, Ute Brady Created: Aug 10, 2016
Coastal vulnerability to climate change in Cornwall, United Kingdom Resource: Terrestrial (including coastal and riparian) landscapes; associated watersheds and topography Location: Cornwall coastal regions, including River Tamar catchment, southwest England 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 …	Contributors: Ute Brady Created: Aug 10, 2016
Coastal vulnerability to climate change in Eden District municipality, Western Cape province, South Africa Resource: Terrestrial (including coastal and riparian) landscapes; associated watersheds and topography Location: Bitou, Knysna, George, Mossel Bay, and Hessequa local municipalities, Eden District municipality, South Africa 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 …	Contributors: Ute Brady Created: Aug 10, 2016
Coastal vulnerability to climate change in the Languedoc coastal region, southern France Resource: Terrestrial (including coastal and riparian) land, the river network and associated wetlands. Location: Languedoc coastal zone bordering the Mediterranean Sea between Montpellier and the Petite Camargue 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 …	Contributors: Ute Brady Created: Aug 10, 2016
Collective Action in Irish Coastal Fishery Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem Location: Northwest Connemara on the Irish west coast This case was part of a study to determine whether the institutional design principles of Ostrom were, in fact, related to "governance success" by Cox et al.  In that analysis, …	Contributors: Ute Brady, Hoon Cheol Shin Created: Aug 10, 2016
Common property regime of the Huaorani Indians, Ecuador Resource: Rainforest ecosystem and associated watershed Location: Ecuadorian Amazon region along the Shiripuno river Historically the Huaorani Indian society encompassed an area of 20,000 km2 in the Ecuadorian Amazonian region bordered on the north by the Napo River and the south by the Curaray …	Contributors: Ute Brady Created: Aug 10, 2016
Common property regime of the Huaorani Indians (modern), Ecuador Resource: Rainforest ecosystem and associated watershed Location: Ecuadorian Amazon region (several villages scattered among the Napo, Orellana, and Pastaza provinces) Contemporary Huaorani Indian society is scattered into approximately two dozen villages located in an area that encompasses the Napo, Orellana, and Pastaza provinces in the Ecuadorian Amazon region. The case …	Contributors: Ute Brady Created: Aug 10, 2016

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