Essays about: "Elinor Ostrom"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 essays containing the words Elinor Ostrom.

  1. 6. Save the bay: a case study of fisheries co-management in Gökova Bay, Turkey

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Utku Kuran; [2021]
    Keywords : small-scale fisheries; common-pool resources; socio-ecological systems; co-management; design principles; Gökova Bay; Sustainability Science; Turkey; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Overfishing is one of the most serious problems threatening the health of the seas and local coastal communities. Marine Protected Areas with No Fishing Zones are valuable biodiversity conservation tools to ensure the sustainable use of diminishing fish stocks. READ MORE

  3. 7. Burunge Wildlife Management Area and effects on the villages around- : A case study in Babati district, Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Miljövetenskap

    Author : Henni Hernold; [2020]
    Keywords : Conservation; Environment; Tanzania; WMA; Tragedy of the commons; Elinor Ostrom;

    Abstract : This study took place in northern Tanzania in Babati district. Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are establishments that endorse conservation of the wildlife and the environment, development and sustainable land-use in the rural areas. READ MORE

  4. 8. Governing the Commons with Aboriginal Principles : Indigenous Knowledge in Fire Management Practices Arguments for Implementation

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Alessandra Giolo; [2020]
    Keywords : aboriginal; fire; fire regimes; commons; resource management;

    Abstract : Elinor Ostrom challenges the view that states and markets alone have the potential to successfully regulate policymaking processes regarding long term sustainability of natural resources, promoting self-governing institution and communities in governing commons. Forestry management is concerned with administrative, social, environmental and economic aspects on forests and forestry resources, which in particular climates require adaptive measures accordingly with local environmental conditions. READ MORE

  5. 9. 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 institutionen

    Author : Anton Blanck; [2019]
    Keywords : Ostrom; Sahel; groundwater; resource management; CPR; collective action; Memorandum of Understanding; MoU; climate change; transboundary;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 10. Our Common Sea : Global Environmental Governance and The Marine Stewardship Council Story

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Chloe Beemer; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Fish. Why do fish matter? Fish are the main source of protein for three billion people on Earth (World Wildlife Fund, 2019), that is roughly 39 percent of the global population (United Nations, 2019, p. 11). Food, in particular, is essential to politics, as it literally fuels the brainpower of mankind. READ MORE