Essays about: "Common-pool resources"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 40 essays containing the words Common-pool resources.
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11. En Pie de Marcha - Commoning in Times of Crisis
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : The continuous and on-going enclosure of the commons has been identified as critical for the expansion of capitalism, through processes of dispossession, expropriation and commodification. In the light of the rapid erosion of our cultural and environmental common pool resources, the concept of the commons is increasingly gaining interest, since it presents new political and cultural perspectives as an alternative to market and state solutions. READ MORE
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12. Water Conservation Policy : The Case of Los Angeles City
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims to increase our understanding of how the drought and water shortages between 2013-2017 were framed locally in Los Angeles City. The main focus is the mandatory water conservation policy put forth by Los Angeles City in 2016. The method being used is a frame analysis with three guiding questions as an analytical framework. READ MORE
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13. Participation in community protected area management: Lessons from Phnom Kulen National Park, Cambodia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : Community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) is often promoted a way to address natural resources challenges while empowering communities and improving livelihoods. However, empirical evidence has shown that CBNRM does not always entail inclusive community engagement or result in the equitable distribution of costs and benefits. READ MORE
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14. Sharing invisible resources in the age of climate change : a transboundary groundwater sharing agreement in Sahel, Africa, analysed through Ostrom’s design principles for collective action
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : With climate change and increasing populations, water availability is becoming even more important in the region of Sahel, Africa, where droughts have plagued the states for centuries. In response to this growing concern, seven Sahelian states have initiated cooperation over their shared groundwater resources, an action that is still quite unique globally, given the overlooked status of groundwater. READ MORE
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15. Exogenous Change in the Regeneration of a Common Pool Resource and its Effect on Cooperation and Efficiency
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The natural sciences explain how climate change affects the provision of ecosystem services. Behavioral economists have studied the effects of institutions and social interaction on cooperation, to prevent over-exploitation of common pool resources. READ MORE