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Fermeuse Cod and Salmon Fishery, Newfoundland, Canada | Case |
| 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, catalogues an action situation involving approcimately 56 fishermen and 24 fishing units or boats and crew; the resource units are cod and salmon. Allocation of fishing spots depends on the season. The commonly used allocation processes are "first-in-time, first-in-right", lottery, and division... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Fishery Robustness Diagram | Case |
| 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. | 09 Aug 2016 |
Fishing Networks Along Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia | Case |
| 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 to the mid 1990s and catalogues an action situation involving an unknown number of fishermen organized in an unknown number of households in various villages in Peru and Bolivia. Native and introduced fish are the fugitive resource units. The original case study authors focused on overfishing and institutional... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Flooding in Cumbria, England | Case |
| Flooding in Cumbria - keswick etc | 09 Aug 2016 |
Food exchange networks in ancient agrarian societies, Eastern Mediterranean | Case |
| 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 between farmers and the individuals and institutions responsible for maintaining food-exchange networks and ensuring equitable distribution of food in times of subsistence crisis. | 09 Aug 2016 |
Furrow irrigation system of the Marakwet escarpment in Kenya | Case |
| 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, this case was classified as a success. | 09 Aug 2016 |
Gageoda (Kagodo) Island anchovy fishery, South Korea | Case |
| Kogodo is an isolated island fishing community located in the Cholla Nam-do Province of Korea. The resources harvested are anchovies from the Kagodo anchovy grounds surrounding Kagodo Island as well as seaweed, which is harvested during spring. Boundaries are drawn on technological limitations, as boats can only travel a limited distance offshore. Seaweed grounds are owned collectively and can be accessed by member households. This case was part of the original CPR database developed in the... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Gageoda (Kagodo) Island myok grounds, South Korea | Case |
| 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 myok grounds. It is harvested from the area surrounding the isolated island of Kagodo, off the southwest coast of Korea. The people collectively own the seaweed grounds and one member from each household can access the grounds. The author discusses three fishing villages and the differences among them in the... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Gahavälla Beach Seine Fishing, Sri Lanka | Case |
| 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 case, which spans from 1970-1971, catalogues approximately 180 farmers; the resource unit is predominantly inshore fish (sardines, anchovies, squid, rockfish, and spanish mackerel). This case study is part of the original Common-Pool Resource (CPR) database. A summary of the original CPR coding conducted in the... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Gambhira cooperative farming society, India | Case |
| 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, this case was classified as a success. | 09 Aug 2016 |
Ghatta Muhan Ku Kulo (Tarali Ku Kulo), Thamalangtar Dhap Village Panchayat, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal | Case |
| 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 at Indiana University. In addition, this case is also part of a longitudinal study that has repeatedly investigated 19 farmer-managed irrigation systems (FMIS) in the Indrawati River Basin that participated in an innovative intervention designed to improve irrigation performance not only by improving physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Gitksan commercial salmon fisheries along the Skeena river, British Columbia, Canada | Case |
| 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, Kitsegukla, Kifwancool (Gitanyow), Gitanmaax (Hazelton), and Sikadoak (Glen Vowell). The Gitksan community participates in the Skeena Fisheries Commission which works to coordinate a number of aboriginal and government agreements amongst fishing communities along the Skeena River. The... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Global wildlife markets and whale conservation | Case |
| 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 stand to be instrumental as more natural resources face the risk of overexploitation and/ or under-provision of proper control mechanisms and supporting infrastructure. Granted, market solutions are not a panacea, but there are settings and species for which rights-based management is appropriate, and... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Gondalpur irrigation system, Punjab province, Pakistan | Case |
| 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 through canals. The original case was reported in 1986 and catalogues an action situation involving 50 farmers. The main watercourse of the village has serious problems in maintenance and water allocation. The author argues that the minute subdivision of land, the absence of an indigenous local... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Grazing, Fire, and Australian Rangeland Dynamics, New South Wales, Australia | Case |
| 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 these dynamics by raising livestock who graze, and by suppressing fire. The authors of this case explore the implications of these human activities for the resilience of the Australian rangelands, characterized by two main stable states. The first state is dominated by grasses with scattered trees and shrubs.... | 09 Aug 2016 |