Essays about: "Ostrom"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the word Ostrom.

  1. 16. 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

  3. 17. 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

  4. 18. Water Conservation Policy : The Case of Los Angeles City

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Ahlenius; [2019]
    Keywords : Water Conservation; Policy; Los Angeles City; Climate Change; Drought;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 19. Adaptive co-management for local water resilience: the case of community-led ecosystem-based adaptation in the Peruvian Andes

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Nicole Chabaneix; [2019]
    Keywords : Ecosystem-based adaptation EbA ; Peruvian Andes; community-led water sow and harvest WSH ; water ecosystem services;

    Abstract : Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) champions the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Moreover, EbA presents an exemplary opportunity to confer social-ecological resilience. READ MORE

  6. 20. 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