Essays about: "Tragedy of the Commons"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words Tragedy of the Commons.

  1. 11. Disputes over the protected area. Social and political aspects of nature conservation and environmental pollution in Świder Nature Reserve

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Zuzanna Stepniak; [2014]
    Keywords : nature reserve; tragedy of commons; political ecology; fly-tipping; pollution; ecocide; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The research is situated in the area of Otwock county in central Poland. It is located nearby the river Świder which is protected by a nature reserve. However, environmental protection laws are not fully respected as there is a recurring problem of waste disposal taking place in forests and river. READ MORE

  3. 12. Pockets of Hope, Pockets of Power. Exploring the potential of benefit-sharing mechanisms to reduce water conflicts in the Coello watershed

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Andreea Cristina Nowak; [2013]
    Keywords : watershed management; power; political ecology; new institutionalism; benefit-sharing mechanisms; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Watersheds are patchy landscapes, hard to understand and deal with. Previous scholarship investigated various institutional arrangements to tackle classical problems related to the overuse, misuse and mismanagement of water resources. READ MORE

  4. 13. Water Resources Management in Greece : Perceptions about Water Problems in the Nafplion Area

    University essay from Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Itri Atay; [2012]
    Keywords : Greece; tragedy of commons; CPRs; Integrated Water Resource Management IWRM ; Water Safety Plans WSP ; EU Water Directive 2000 60 EU; pollution; salinization.;

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  5. 14. Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons: Transferring Ostrom’s Design Principles to Global Climate Change Mitigation by Preservation of the Atmosphere

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ingrid Wallin Johansson; Eliza Petrova; [2010]
    Keywords : common-pool resource; collective action; climate change; emissions reduction; Tragedy of the Commons;

    Abstract : Climate change is one of the most important issues facing the international community at present. Traditional collective action, as illustrated by the “Tragedy of the Commons” does not provide much hope for the preservation of the global commons, such as our atmosphere. READ MORE

  6. 15. Traditional housing in northern Laos : wood preferences and impact on the forest biodiversity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Erik Kretz; [2009]
    Keywords : Laos; house constructions; tropical timber; forest; deforestation;

    Abstract : The majority of the Lao people are living in a mountainous countryside in small villages. The people depend a lot on the forest for a better livelihood. However, in the last decades many changes have occurred in rural Lao, in ways that have ruined large areas of the forest. READ MORE