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Case Studies of Social-Ecological-Technical Systems
266 case studies available
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El Mujarilin irrigation system
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Daghara Nahiya, Diwaniya province, Iraq
The El Mujarilin Irrigation System is located in Daghara nahiya, Diwaniya Province, Iraq. The resource appropriated related to the social dilemma is water for irrigation diverted through canals but mainly …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Shui Yan Tang, BURCU TEZCAN
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Farquhar Beach, Clarendon, Jamaica
Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem
Location: Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
Farquhar beach is located in Clarendon, Jamaica. The resource appropriated from Farquhar Beach is demersal fish. Fishers use the “first in time, first in right” strategy for determining who has …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Edella Schlager
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Felderin Irrigation System
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Torbel village, Canton of Valais, Switzerland
This case was part of the original CPR database developed in the 1980s by Edella Schlager and Shui Yan Tang at Indiana University and may be found under the CPR …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Emma Laurens, Maria Monakhova, Shui Yan Tang
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Fermeuse Cod and Salmon Fishery, Newfoundland, Canada
Resource: Marine ecosystem
Location: Fermeuse, Newfoundland, Canada
Fermeuse is an inshore fishing community that is located on the southern shore of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, the island's eastern-most coastline. The original study, which was carried out in 1972, …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Lauren Lambert, Edella Schlager
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Fishery Robustness Diagram
Resource: Marine ecosystem
Location: N/A
This case is to illustrate the functionality of the dynamic robustness diagram. Right now, the descriptions are very limited. They will become much more detailed as the research continues.
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Contributors:
John M. Anderies, Ute Brady
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Fishing Networks Along Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia
Resource: Lake ecosystem
Location: Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia
The fishery of Lake Titicaca is located off the shores of Lake Titicaca which encompasses Peru and Bolivia. The original case spans a time period from approximately the mid 1960s …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Elicia Ratajczyk
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Flooding in Cumbria, England
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Cumbria, England
Flooding in Cumbria - keswick etc
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Tara Quinn
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Food exchange networks in ancient agrarian societies, Eastern Mediterranean
Resource: Coupled Agroecosystems
Location: Eastern Mediterranean
This is a diachronic case study emphasizing general properties of agricultural production and exchange over 10,000 years of agricultural production in the Eastern Mediterranean. Emphasis is placed on changing relationships …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Nicolas Gauthier
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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FRG Organic Agriculture
Resource: agricultural systems
Location: Germany
Organic agriculture in Germany jointly produces food and biodiversity, among others. The question of this case is how the regulation of the organic farming sector affects its expansion and level …
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Contributors:
Andreas Thiel
Created: Mar 11, 2020
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Furrow irrigation system of the Marakwet escarpment in Kenya
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Elgeyo Marakwet district, Kerio valley, Kenya
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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Gageo-do (Kagodo) Island anchovy fishery, South Korea
Resource: Marine ecosystem
Location: Villages of Daeri, Hangni and Daepu, Kagodo Island, South Korea
Gageo-do is an isolated island fishing community located in the Jeollanam-do(Cholla Nam-do) Province of Korea. The resources harvested are anchovies from the Gageo-do anchovy grounds surrounding Kagodo Island as well as seaweed, which …
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Contributors:
John M. Anderies, Sola Kim, Edella Schlager
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Gageo-do (Kagodo) Island myok grounds, South Korea
Resource: Marine ecosystem
Location: Villages of Daeri, Hangni and Daepu, Kagodo Island, South Korea
This case was part of the original CPR database developed in the 1980s by Edella Schlager and Shui Yan Tang at Indiana University.Seaweed is the resource appropriated from the Kagodo …
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Contributors:
John M. Anderies, Edella Schlager
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Gageo-do (Kagodo) myok grounds II, South Korea
Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem
Location: Villages of Daeri, Hangni and Daepu, Kagodo Island, South Korea
This case is an update on a prior case study about the Kagodo myok (seaweed) grounds (Case No. 86) analyzing Sang-Bok Han’s 1972 Ph.D. dissertation on field work conducted in …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Sola Kim
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Gahavälla Beach Seine Fishing, Sri Lanka
Resource: Coastal marine ecosystem
Location: Kudawella Road, Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
The original case author uses pseudonyms for both names and places in their study. Gahavälla, a Sinhalese fishing village is located in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. The original …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Kanchi Desai, Edella Schlager
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Gambhira cooperative farming society, India
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Gambhira, Gujarat, India
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, Cathy Rubinos
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Ghatta Muhan Ku Kulo (Tarali Ku Kulo), Thamalangtar Dhap Village Panchayat, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal
Resource: Farmer-managed irrigation system (FMIS)
Location: Lekhark Tar Village
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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Gitksan commercial salmon fisheries along the Skeena river, British Columbia, Canada
Resource: River ecosystem
Location: Skeena river, British Columbia, Canada
The Gitksan commercial salmon fisheries are located in west central British Columbia, Canada along a 200 kilometre length of the upper Skeena River in six reserve communities including: Kitwanga, Kispiox, …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Cathy Rubinos
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Global wildlife markets and whale conservation
Resource: Marine ecosystem
Location: Global (oceans)
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 …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Melanie Sturm
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Gondalpur irrigation system, Punjab province, Pakistan
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Chak Aziz, Pirpur, Gondalur (pseudonym), Punjab province, Pakistan
Gondalpur Irrigation system is located in Punjab Province in Pakistan. The resource appropriated related to the social dilemma is water for irrigation diverted with barrages from rivers to be distributed …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Shui Yan Tang
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Governing Locust Outbreaks, South America
Resource: Regional-scale Landscape
Location: Tucuman, Argentina
Collaborative project between GLI, Senasa, .......... to.....
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Contributors:
John M. Anderies
Created: Feb 27, 2020
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Grazing, Fire, and Australian Rangeland Dynamics, New South Wales, Australia
Resource: Terrestrial grassland and associated watershed
Location: New South Wales, Australia
The ecology of savanna rangelands is the product of a dynamic interaction between grass, shrubs, fire and livestock, and a high variability in rainfall. Humans play an important role in …
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Contributors:
Allain Barnett, Ute Brady
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Groundwater, Agriculture, and Drinking Water Access in the Tulare Lake Basin
Resource: groundwater basin
Location: Tulare Lake Basin, CA
Groundwater extraction and contamination in the Tulare Lake Basin, with focus on agriculture and its impacts on access to drinking water in impacted communities.
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Contributors:
Nusrat Molla
Created: Mar 11, 2020
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Gwembe Tonga land tenure, Zambezi Valley, Zambia
Resource: Terrestrial land and associated watershed
Location: Gwembe Tonga, Kariba Dam, Zambezi Valley, Zambia
Arable land in this case, following Ostrom (2005: 24), is both a common pool resource and a public good. Bush land used for shifting cultivation is a common pool resource. …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Jacob Freeman
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Hanan Sayoc Irrigation, Quinua District, Peru
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Hanan Sayoc, Quinua District, central Peruvian highlands, Peru
The Hanan Sayoc Irrigation System is located in the Province of Ayacucho in Peru. The resource appropriated related to the social dilemma is water for irrigation, which originates from the …
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Contributors:
Tashi Gurung, Shui Yan Tang, Sechindra Vallury
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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Haskovo's Irrigation System A, southern Bulgaria
Resource: Watershed and associated topography
Location: Haskovo region, Bulgaria
The Haskovo region is located along the southern border of Bulgaria near both Turkey and Greece. The four study sites contained within the case study are deliberately kept anonymous but …
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Contributors:
Ute Brady, Cathy Rubinos
Created: Aug 10, 2016
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