Indigenous rangeland resource management in the mountainous areas of northern Nepal: a case study from the Rasuwa District

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Dong ◽  
J. P. Lassoie ◽  
Z. L. Yan ◽  
E. Sharma ◽  
K. K. Shrestha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Rangeland Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Resource Degradation ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
Modern Technologies

Rangelands perform numerous functions that have significant ecological and livelihood values for mountain societies in Nepal. There are no other systems more suitable than indigenous management systems, which have evolved over long periods of time and offer approaches to land use that are suitable to the varying climatic, biophysical conditions and ethnic diversity that characterise Nepal. However, traditional resource management practices have been ignored in the past, which has resulted in conflicts and resource degradation. In this context, a survey was conducted in the Rasuwa District of northern Nepal to identify existing indigenous rangeland management systems, examine the challenges facing the development of sustainable practices and suggest possible strategies for promoting their development. It was concluded from this study that local herders in the Rasuwa District of northern Nepal have developed effective indigenous rangeland management systems that include good grazing and conservation practices. Well organised local institutional arrangements and efficient traditional right and tenure systems have evolved that result in the sustainable use of rangeland resources. However, both internal and external factors are now challenging these traditional systems. Results indicated that to remain sustainable rangeland management systems in northern Nepal will require a clear recognition of indigenous knowledge of rangeland management as well as the integration of indigenous practices and strategies with modern technologies. More attention should be paid to the facilitation of rangeland legislation covering traditional rights and customary tenure, institutional cooperation and collaboration between government and civil society. Co-management and participatory research and development should be initiated on rangeland resources and the improvement of infrastructure and public service systems.

Quality Driven Requirements Engineering for Development of Crisis Management Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Hallberg ◽  
Sofie Pilemalm ◽  
Toomas Timpka
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Requirements Engineering ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Terror Attacks ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Public Health Authorities

Terror attacks and natural disasters of the past decades have dramatically made governments, public health authorities, and communities aware of insufficiencies in crisis management practices. Information technology has the potential to advance these practices, but systems that support handling these courses of events still have low success rates. The authors set out to define a requirements engineering method suitable for the development of crisis management systems (CMS). The resulting method was formatively evaluated in a project aimed at defining functions for systems supporting international engagements in crisis situations. Each step in the method was documented by its objective, output, implementation, and the experiences gained from the case study. The most important features of the method are the Voice of the Customer Table for identification of user needs, Use Cases for determination of requirements from the needs, and scenarios and prototypes for validating the requirements with user representatives.

Comparative life cycle assessment of biowaste to resource management systems – A Danish case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 4050-4058 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Thomsen ◽  
M. Seghetta ◽  
M.H. Mikkelsen ◽  
S. Gyldenkærne ◽  
T. Becker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment

Modern technology and customary use of wildlife: the harvest of Sooty Shearwaters by Rakiura Maori as a case study

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 280-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.O'B. LYVER ◽  
H. MOLLER
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Modern Technologies

Rakiura Maori (a tribe of indigenous people in New Zealand) continue a centuries-old customary use of Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus, titi, muttonbird) chicks from islands adjacent to Rakiura (Stewart Island). Some muttonbirders pluck chicks by hand, while others have recently changed to a plucking machine. We compared traditional and modern processing methods to see if new technology stands to increase the efficiency, size and cost effectiveness of harvest. On average, chicks were plucked 6 seconds quicker with a machine, which could potentially increase the catch by up to 4%. Innovation by using wax rather than water to remove down left after plucking saved muttonbirders 29–97 minutes per day, potentially allowing up to a 15% increase in the number of chicks harvested. Both wax and plucking machines increased costs, which led to a modest financial gain from using wax, but a net loss from using a plucking machine. Modern technologies have been introduced mainly for convenience and to ease labour in this customary use of wildlife. New technology may erode traditional skills, but does not necessarily pose a risk to the sustainability of a resource. Financial investment in harvest technologies might provide an incentive to increase harvest levels, but could equally provide an incentive to manage for sustainable use. Preservation lobbies are not justified in presuming that new technologies will always threaten wildlife traditionally used by indigenous people.

scholarly journals Knowledge management systems in Quality 4.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 342 ◽  
pp. 09003
Author(s):  
Raluca Dovleac
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Quality Practices ◽  
Process Output ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
Modern Technologies

Quality management has evolved throughout time in ways that allowed companies to adapt quality practices and principles into their activities in order to provide better products/services to their customer. The latest trends point to the pivotal role that quality plays in the Industry 4.0 era, where it is expected to synergize with Industry 4.0 practices in order to ensure that not only products are built faster and cheaper but also that they can meet the quality expectations of the customers. This gave birth to the concept of Quality 4.0, a new way of managing quality which uses modern technologies such as: IoT, Blockchain, Big data, AI and sensors in order to gather relevant information, monitor process performance and act preemptively in regard to the quality of the process output. An issue that emerges however, is identifying the relevant data and ways to manage it as this is considered to be a major obstacle in the implementation of Quality 4.0 practices. The research focuses on providing the foundational base for Knowledge management practices of companies looking to embrace Quality 4.0 to ensure that these companies use relevant data in their daily activities.

scholarly journals Utilizing GIS in the development of detailed distribution urban drainage models

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakia R. Alam
Keyword(s):  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Urban Drainage ◽  
Stormwater Management Practices

Stormwater management practices can mitigate the undesirable impacts of urbanization. Urban drainage models can play a significant role in comprehensive evaluation of stormwater management systems. This thesis presents a methodology for the development of a detailed distributed urban drainage model using Geographic Information System (GIS) databases. The approach incorporates delineation of spatial variables (subcatchment outlets, width, slope etc.) and other model inputs from digital data and assigns them to the GIS database by executing developed Python 2.7 scripts. The proposed methodology is applied on a case study area in Mississauga, Ontario. Observed rainfall data are used as model input and simulation is performed using PCSWMM 5.1.1279. The model performance is evaluated by comparing the uncalibrated simulated discharge with the observed one. The simulated hydrographs are of good fit with the observed hydrographs. The evaluation criteria justify the use of extracted and assumed parameters and the reliability of the developed methodology.

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