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Case Study 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, this case was classified as a success.

Citation Barabaig natural resource management

Authors: C Lane and I Scoones Year: 1993 Journal: The World's Savannas: Economic Driving Forces, Ecological Constraints and Policy Options for Sustainable Land Use

Case Study 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 also faces Mt. Masaraga on the west and Mt. Malinao on …

Citation Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery

Authors: FMA Australian Year: 2015 Journal: http://www.afma.gov.au/fisheries/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery/

Case Study 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 at Indiana University. In addition, this case is also part …

Citation Between Land and Water: The Subsistence Ecology of the Miskito Indians, Eastern Nicaragua

Authors: Bernard Nietschmann Year: 1973

Case Study 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 at Indiana University. In addition, this case is also part …

Case Study 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 rangelands. The impact of management decisions on fire-dependent grasslands, such …

Citation Biodiversity, resilience and the control of ecological-economic systems: the case of fire-driven rangelands

Authors: Charles Perrings and Brian Walker Year: 1997 Journal: Ecological Economics

The loss of resilience in systems characterized by multiple equilibria is indicated by a discontinuous change in the state of the system, or the transition from one locally stable stae corresponding to a particular mix of species to another state …

Citation Biological and economic aspects of the Newfoundland cod fisheries

Authors: Eric Dunne Year: 1970

This study examines economic and biological aspects of the Newfoundland cod fisheries in an attempt to explain why this industry, particularly the inshore sector, is continually in economic straits. -- The study can be divided into two segments, the first …

Case Study 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) is a prime example of an iconic place. The natural …

Citation Bison Management in the Social-Ecological System of Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Authors: Michael Moreau Year: 2014

Case Study 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 social dilemma is water for irrigation .  The original case …

Model Brander-Taylor Model

This is the original Brander-Taylor Easter Island model. Brander and Taylor (1998) describes the model as the following: \"The paper presents a general equilibrium model of renewable resource and population dynamics related to the Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model, with man as …

Case Study 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 island over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the coast of …

Citation Buying Whales to Save Them

Authors: Ben Minteer and Leah Gerber Year: 2013 Journal: Issues in Science and Technology

Citation Cadchog Irrigation System

Authors: R de los Reyes Year: 1980 Journal: 47 Communal Gravity Systems: Organization Profiles

Case Study 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 of biological and physical resources withdrawn compared to the number …

Citation Calaoaan Irrigation System