Essays about: "Ostrom"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 45 essays containing the word Ostrom.
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21. Our Common Sea : Global Environmental Governance and The Marine Stewardship Council Story
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : 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
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22. Data sharing in the fire industry – creating better and proactive safety, A qualitative case study
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : We are all familiar with the traditional job of a fireman: they receive news that a fire occurred, they rush into a fire truck, an alarm sounds and they race off to save and protect life and property (Schilling, 2014). While this approach will stay mostly the same, the aim of this research is to analyze factors that are likely to affect stakeholders and their decision to share fire-related data as it presumably enhances proactive fire safety. READ MORE
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23. “Water is money.” A social-ecological systems approach to power and value in water management: the case of Doñana and Spanish strawberries
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : This thesis examines a water management conflict resulting from land-use change and export-oriented agricultural intensification in a geography where water is the absolute lifeline to the sustainability of a social-ecological system: the Doñana in southwestern Andalusia, in Spain. Social-ecological systems (SES) approach is the theoretical base of this research, where the Doñana SES is scrutinized with the application of Elinor Ostrom’s SES framework to the very system, as well as the DPSIR (Drivers–Pressures–State–Impacts–Responses) framework for better communication of the conflict. READ MORE
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24. After the blue rush : assessment of the sustainability of recreational fisheries in Peenemünde, Germany as part of a social-ecological system
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : In the shadow of commercial fishing fleets, recreational fishers are a lesser known but still substantial group exerting pressure on the world’s aquatic ecosystems and its fish stocks. Enthusiastic angler participation, high catch rates, catch selectivity and harmful fishing techniques characteristic of recreational fishers can have detrimental impacts on the aquatic environment. READ MORE
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25. An Analysis of the Paris Agreement : A study of the Agreement in the light of the theory of the eight design principles by Elinor Ostrom
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper is a qualitative text analysis with a purpose of evaluating strengths and weaknesses of the Paris Agreement in the light of the eight design principles of Elinor Ostrom's theory on how to govern the common resources. The eight design principles are; clearly defined boundaries, congruence between appropriation and provision rules and local conditions, collective-choice arrangements, monitoring, graduated sanctions, conflict-resolution mechanisms, minimal recognition of rights to organize, nested enterprises. READ MORE
