scholarly journals Analysis of the Resilience of Common-Pool Resources during Globalization: The Case of Jeju Common Ranches in Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyungmin Kim ◽  
Juhee Kim ◽  
Kijong Cho ◽  
Jeong-Gyu Kim ◽  
Seunghun Hyun
Keyword(s):  
Common Property ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Livestock Farming ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Government Grants ◽  
Common Pool ◽  
Forward Stepwise ◽  
Ranch Management ◽  
Management Ratio ◽  
The Village

A common-pool resource (CPR) is a type of good consisting of a natural or human-made resource system. Jeju common ranches are historical CPRs located in Jeju Province where mid-mountainous grassland has been shared for livestock farming by the members of adjacent villages since the 10th century. Because of the recent globalization movement, the number of ranches has decreased from 126 in the 1940s to only 53 in 2015; while the majority of the ranches did not survive the transformation, others have remained active by adopting various solutions. In this study, we analyzed the administrative characteristics of the CPRs to explain their current status (i.e., extinction or continuance as a common property) using logistic regression analysis. From this analysis, four statistically meaningful variables were extracted using a forward stepwise selection method; these include the type of ranch management, ratio of land area to population, number of internal committees in the village, and number of local government grants. These variables correlate well with previously recognized ‘community resilience dimensions’ and can be used to explain the fate of the Jeju common ranches during the study period. This study elucidates what community dimensions should be fortified to promote the resilience of Jeju common ranches in order to effectively cope with the on-going effects of globalization.

scholarly journals Current status and barriers to fisheries comanagement: Evidences from an Oxbow lake of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-116
Author(s):  
Md Monirul Islam ◽  
Chandan Kar ◽  
Goutam Kumar Kundu ◽  
Gouri Mondal ◽  
Mohammad Shahneawz Khan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Common Property ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Oxbow Lake ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Institutional Economic ◽  
Total Fish

Co-management of common property aquatic habitats are increasingly implemented with a view to increasing fish production, ensuring fishers’ rights and to conserve biodiversity. This study investigates the current status and identifies barriers to fisheries management in an oxbow lake (baor) at Jessore district, Bangladesh. Using interviews, focus group discussions and secondary data, this study revealed that both capture and culture fisheries are practised at the same time at the same water-body. As the wetland was used solely for capture fisheries before, the introduction of aquaculture practice has increased the total fish production and income for some people. However, it has reduced the access to poor fishers and fish biodiversity. Particularly the biodiversity of Channa sp, Puntius sp, Mastacembelus sp, Mystus sp, and Colisa fasciatus has been reduced. A range of climatic, institutional, economic and social barriers have facilitated the reduced access of poor fishers and biodiversity. To overcome the barriers and ensure sustainable management of the baor this study proposes to implement a fair leasing system, increase financial and human resources together with an ecosystem-based approach to baor management. Bangladesh J. Zool. 46(2): 105-116, 2018

scholarly journals The Anti-Politics Machine of Green Energy Development: The Moroccan Solar Project in Ouarzazate and Its Impact on Gendered Local Communities

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryser
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Common Property ◽  
Common Pool Resources ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Common Pool ◽  
The Government ◽  
Land Water

The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) established one of the largest solar energy projects in the world through a public–private partnership. It is on communal land previously owned by a Moroccan Amazigh (Berber) clan in the Ghessate rural council area, 10 km away from Ouarzazate. The land for the energy project comprises a surface area of more than 3000 hectares. This large-scale land acquisition has led to the loss of access to common-pool resources (land, water, and plants), which were formerly managed by local common property institutions, due to its enclosure, and the areas themselves. This paper outlines how the framing of the low value of land by national elites, the state administration, MASEN, and the subsequent discourses of development, act as an anti-politics machine to hide the loss of land and land-related common-pool resources, and thus an attack on resilience—we call it in our scientific discipline a process of ‘resilience grabbing’, especially for women. As a form of compensation for the land losses, economic livelihood initiatives have been introduced for local people based on the funds from the sale of the land and revenue from the solar energy project Noor Ouarzazate. The loss of land representing the ‘old’ commons is—in the official discourse—legitimated by what the government and the parastatal company call the development-related ‘fruits of growth’, and should serve as ‘new forms of commons’ to the local communities. The investment therefore acts as a catalyst through which natural resources (land, water, and plants) are institutionally transformed into new monetary resources that local actors are said to be able to access, under specific conditions, to sustain their livelihood. There are, however, pertinent questions of access (i.e., inclusion and exclusion), regulation, and equality of opportunities for meeting the different livelihood conditions previously supported by the ‘old’ commons.

scholarly journals Sustainability of Micro Hydropower Generation in a Traditional Community of Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 105-117
Author(s):  
Tatsuro Sato ◽  
Jun’ichiro Ide
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Model Simulations ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Village ◽  
Local Materials ◽  
Large Floods

AbstractOver 3 years, we undertook a micro hydropower (MHP) project in the Ciptagelar village, West Java, to improve the understanding and implementation of sustainable operations and management of MHP generation in remote rural areas, where the primary industry is farming and thus monetary incomes are low. First, we describe in this paper the history of setting up the research agenda to be tackled with the cooperation of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders. Second, we report the current status of MHP plants and the related issues obtained through fieldwork and model simulations, in the context of culture, traditions, and society in the village. Finally, we propose guidelines to solve the issues and present the lessons learned and things scientists should pay attention to when proceeding with transdisciplinary research projects in remote rural areas. Through fieldwork and model simulations, we revealed issues related to budgeting and techniques for maintaining and operating MHP plants. We found that the village had difficulty in securing funds for repairing broken intake weirs, though it had funds to cover the general maintenance of the MHP plants. We also found that the intake weirs were vulnerable to large floods and that no accomplished technicians were available to operate MHP plants in the village properly. To solve these issues, we need to find ways to reinforce the intake weirs using local materials and increase monetary incomes by creating new industries based on the MHP generation while considering the cultural and traditional backgrounds of the remote rural areas.

scholarly journals STRATEGI NELAYAN DALAM MEMENUHI KEBUTUHAN RUMAH TANGGA (STUDI KASUS DI DESA TATELI DUA KECAMATAN MANDOLANG KABUPATEN MINAHASA PROVINSI SULAWESI UTARA)

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Novita A Wulandari ◽  
Nurdin Jusuf ◽  
Otniel Pontoh
Keyword(s):  
Common Property ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
The Social ◽  
Marine Areas ◽  
The Village

AbstractFishermen household has a special characteristic, such use the use of coastal and marine areas (common property) as a factor of production, working hours should follow the oceanographic conditions (sail only an average of about 20 days in a month, the rest is relatively idle). Fishermen were particularly vulnerable to seasonal changes caused by climate change, making studies of the lives of fishermen generally emphasize the poverty and economic uncertainty experienced fishermen and their families. Based on those problems that can be formulated, any strategy that made the fisherman community in meeting the needs of the household?. The purpose of this study are: 1). examines the general state of the village Tateli Dua Mandolang Minahasa District of Northern Sulawesi province, 2). detailing the standard of living in terms of the social aspect is education, number of dependents, age structure, and organization / social institutions, 3). detailing the standard of living in terms of the economic aspects ie venture capital, marketing catches, income and expenditure, 4). explore and learn strategies fishermen community in meeting the needs of the household. Basic research will be used is a case study. The case study is a study done by studying a particular case in which the object is limited (Helmi and Satria, 2012). The results showed that in meeting household needs, fishermen in the village Tateli Two has a three-pronged strategy: 1). The use of alternative livelihoods, 2). Contributions empowerment fisherman's wife, and 3). Saving of household spending.Keywords: Household, Fishermen, Strategy AbstrakRumah tangga nelayan memiliki ciri khusus seperti penggunaan wilayah pesisir dan laut (common property) sebagai faktor produksi, jam kerja harus mengikuti kondisi oseanografis (melaut hanya rata-rata sekitar 20 hari dalam satu bulan, sisanya relatif menganggur). Nelayan menjadi sangat rentan terhadap perubahan musim yang diakibatkan oleh perubahan iklim, membuat kajian-kajian terhadap kehidupan nelayan umumnya menekankan pada kemiskinan dan ketidakpastian ekonomi yang dialami nelayan dan keluarganya. Berdasarkan hal tersebut dapat dirumuskan permasalahan yaitu, strategi apa saja yang dilakukan masyarakat nelayan dalam memenuhi kebutuhan rumah tangga?. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu : 1). menelaah keadaan umum Desa Tateli Dua Kecamatan Mandolang Kabupaten Minahasa Provinsi Sulawesi Utara, 2). merinci taraf hidup ditinjau dari aspek sosial adalah pendidikan, jumlah tanggungan keluarga, struktur umur, dan organisasi/lembaga sosial, 3). memerinci taraf hidup ditinjau dari aspek ekonomi yaitu modal usaha, pemasaran hasil tangkapan, pendapatan dan pengeluaran serta 4). menggali dan mempelajari strategi masyarakat nelayan dalam memenuhi kebutuhan rumah tangga. Dasar penelitian ini adalah studi kasus. Studi kasus adalah penelitian yang dilakukan dengan cara mempelajari satu kasus tertentu pada obyek yang terbatas (Helmi dan Satria, 2012). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa dalam memenuhi kebutuhan rumah tangga, nelayan yang ada di Desa Tateli Dua memiliki tiga bentuk strategi yaitu 1). Penggunaan mata pencaharian alternatif, 2). Kontribusi pemberdayaan istri nelayan, dan 3). Penghematan belanja rumah tanggaKata Kunci : Rumah tangga, Nelayan, Strategi

scholarly journals Assessing Food Systems and Their Impact on Common Pool Resources and Resilience

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horacio Augstburger ◽  
Fabian Käser ◽  
Stephan Rist
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Common Property ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Ecological Integrity ◽  
Common Pool Resources ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Service Capacity ◽  
Common Pool ◽  
Ecological Problems

The ongoing expansion of agro-industrial food systems is associated with severe socio-ecological problems. For a closer look at the socio-ecological impacts, we analyze the capacity of six food systems to provide farm-based agroecosystem services with the Agroecosystem Service Capacity (ASC) approach. At the same time, we analyze how food systems affect the management of common pool resources (CPR). Our findings show that indigenous peoples and agroecological food systems can have up to three times the ASC-index of agro-industrial food systems. Through their contribution to the sustainable management of cultural landscapes with robust institutions for the management of CPRs, food systems contribute to socio-ecological integrity. On the other hand, regional and agro-industrial food systems with a lower ASC-index contribute less to socio-ecological integrity, and they undermine and open up common property institutions for robust CPR management. As a result, they appropriate (or grab) access to CPRs that are vital for food systems with higher ASC-indexes resulting from a robust management of CPRs. Strengthening a robust management of CPRs could put a halt to the ongoing expansion of food systems with a low ASC-index by replacing them with a high ASC-index to prevent an exacerbation of the current socio-ecological situation.

scholarly journals Art. X.—A Study of the Dakhan Villages, their Origin and Development

1897 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-279
Author(s):  
B. H. Baden-Powell
Keyword(s):  
Common Property ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Waste Land ◽  
Geographical Unit ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Joint Ownership ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Village

It is probably well known to most readers interested in tenure questions, that the villages of the Dakhan Districts of Bombay are in that form in which no joint-ownership of the whole (separately named) area appears: the holdings within the village are entirely separate, and no area of waste land is included as the ‘ common ’ property of the whole body, and capable of partition. But apart from the fact that the village is a geographical unit, the feeling of being a ‘ community ’ is maintained by the common interests and customs of the local group, by obedience to one hereditary headman, and by its self-contained life : having its own staff of artizans and servants, the village does not need to look outside its own limits for the supply of its ordinary wants. This constitution is quite different from that of the joint-village of Upper India, though some features (such as the artizan staff) must necessarily be common to both.

scholarly journals The Economics of Common Pool Resources

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhim Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Common Property ◽  
Institutional Economics ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Common Pool Resources ◽  
New Institutional Economics ◽  
Common Property Resource ◽  
Common Pool ◽  
Local Commons ◽  
Property Regimes

The paper analyses open access and common property resource systems drawing insights from new institutional economics, especially property rights theory and policy analysis. This analysis of common pool resources (CPRs) under common property regimes indicates that local communities devise formal and informal institutions in managing the local commons. The paper further discusses how N. S. Jodha’s empirical work on the economics of CPRs has enhanced our understanding of the role of CPRs in the livelihood strategies of the poor in the developing world. Devolution of authority to local resource users is emphasized as an institutional imperative in designing appropriate forms of governance structures for CPR management.

scholarly journals Innovative Management of Common-Pool Resources by Smart Contracts

2020 ◽  
pp. 265-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prause Gunnar ◽  
Hoffmann Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Common Property ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Common Pool Resources ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Smart Contracts ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
Common Pool ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Sustainable Logistics ◽  
Legal Perspective

The access to common-pool resources, i.e. to resources in limited common property, are legally distributed in a far more diverse way than limited private property resources. In transportation, a critical case for common-pool resources appear in Green Transport Corridors (GTC), that has been coined by European Union as being «sustainable logistics solutions for cargo transportation’ with a shared pool of resources aiming for multimodal trans-shipment routes with a concentration of freight traffic between significant hubs». Although there are already existing implementations of GTC concepts, there are still a lot of open questions concerning GTC governance and ownership models hindering easy marketing of the GTC approach. This paper discusses how and to which extent smart contracts in combination with blockchain technology as innovative solutions are able to facilitate GTC governance and how smart contracts can be applied to provide legal certainty by managing and allocating distributed access to common-pool resources. Smart contracts can be considered as computerised transaction protocols for the execution of underlying legal contracts, and they do not only target reducing transaction costs by realising trackable and irreversible transactions through blockchain technology for distributed databases, but also show high potential to strengthen cooperative business structures and to facilitate the entrepreneurial collaboration of cross-organisational business processes. From a legal perspective, it is controversial whether the use of smart contracts to distribute access to resources in terms of both general common-pool resources. GTCs implies an added value automatically for legal certainty and fair balance among different forms and degrees of access granted to different members of the cooperative. In cases of incorrect performance, change of circumstances or unduly induced contracts smart contracts fall considerably short on the protection of weaker parties, which the paper illustrates at the example of GTCs to be a decisive detriment of the cooperative members. The paper analyses these potentials and risks of smart contracts for the case of GTCs and showcases from both business and legal perspective in terms of their potential as viable means of distributing access to common-pool resources comprising infrastructure. Keywords common-pool resources, cooperative governance, blockchain, smart contracts, Green Transport Corridors.

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