Design principles and common pool resource management: An institutional approach to evaluating community management in semi-arid Tanzania

Quinn, Claire H.; Huby, Meg; Kiwasila, H.; Lovett, Jonathan Cranidge

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.05.008

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“…This is true especially when close attention is not paid to the fabric of the society. The same can be said of some of the CPR institutions in the semi-arid regions of Tanzania [24] and the American West [45]. On the contrary, the non-interventionary support of the government highly benefited the irrigation CPRs of Japan.…”

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confidence: 89%

An Analysis of the Global Applicability of Ostrom’s Design Principles to Diagnose the Functionality of Common-Pool Resource Institutions

Gari

Newton

Icely³

et al. 2017

Sustainability

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There are a number of gaps in reviews relating Ostrom's design principles (DPs) to common-pool resource (CPR) institutions. These include the geographical distribution of CPRs, the performance of young CPRs relative to the DPs, and the relationship between robustness and success in adherence to the DPs. to This research aims to: (i) explicitly analyze the geographical distribution of the case studies that have used the DPs, (ii) explore the relationship between the DPs and young CPR institutions, (iii) examine the relationship between robustness and success of CPR institutions based on the DPs, and (iv) identify additional factors contributing to the performance of CPR institutions. In relation to Ostrom's DPs, the CPRs under review involve management only by the community, co-management between the community and the state, and co-management between the community and non-governmental organizations. The results show that: DPs have been applied in all the inhabited continents; the expression of the DPs is affected by the geographical settings; the DPs do not conclusively diagnose the functionality of young and viable CPR institutions, whereas they may do so for either the short-lived (failed) or the long-lasting institutions; the relationship between robustness and success appears weak; and there are additional factors that contribute to the outcomes of CPR management.

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Section: External Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 89%

An Analysis of the Global Applicability of Ostrom’s Design Principles to Diagnose the Functionality of Common-Pool Resource Institutions

Gari

Newton

Icely³

et al. 2017

Sustainability

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“…Given these challenges, it is not surprising that beyond Ostrom's large-N comparative analysis conducted to develop the Design Principles, there have been very few studies that systematically test the design principles 'out of sample'. There are several interesting examples in which scholars search for the occurrence of particular instantiations of the Design Principles in particular contexts such as irrigation in Nepal (Ostrom and Benjamin 1993), agro-pastoralism in Tanzania (Quinn et al 2007), and forestry cooperatives in Peru (Morrow and Hull 1996). The conclusions that can be drawn from such studies are typically limited to demonstrating that some subset of the design principles is present and that one or two of those present seemed to have contributed to better governance in a particular situation under investigation by the authors.…”

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Institutions and the performance of coupled infrastructure systems

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Institutions, the rules of the game that shape repeated human interactions, clearly play a critical role in helping groups avoid the inefficient use of shared resources such as fisheries, freshwater, and the assimilative capacity of the environment. Institutions, however, are intimately intertwined with the human, social, and biophysical context within which they operate. Scholars typically are careful to take this context into account when studying institutions and Ostrom's Institutional Design Principles are a case in point. Scholars have tested whether Ostrom's Design Principles, which specify broad relationships between institutional arrangements and context, actually support successful governance of shared resources. This article further contributes to this line of research by leveraging the notion of institutional design to outline a research trajectory focused on coupled infrastructure systems in which institutions are seen as one class of infrastructure among many that dynamically interact to produce outcomes over time.

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“…Although WCAs were introduced in Uzbekistan about two decades ago (in the late 1990s) with donor and government support, they are still not widely accepted by individual resource users and they are institutionally weak. Quinn et al [11] emphasized the importance of informal institutions in CPR management, particularly in developing countries, because many resource-use decisions are made on the basis of traditional norms, few of which are codified in law. Hagedorn, who argued that achieving sustainable resource use is primarily a question of institutional change [60], also noted that informal institutions have persisted due to social values and human capital [61].…”

Section: Common-pool Resources Management In Uzbekistanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Institutional Change on Irrigation Management: A Case Study from Southern Uzbekistan

Djumaboev

Hamidov

Anarbekov

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Water

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Abstract:The rapidly growing population in Uzbekistan has put massive pressure on limited water resources, resulting in frequent water shortages. Irrigation is by far the major water use. Improving irrigation water use through the institutional change of establishing water consumer associations (WCAs) has been identified as a way to increase agricultural production and meet the food demand in the area. However, most WCAs are not fully able to organize collective action or generate sufficient funds to carry out their responsibilities. This study investigated the water-resource-related challenges faced by WCAs and local farmers in Kashkadarya Province in Uzbekistan, using semi-structured expert interviews and focus group discussions. The resulting data were analyzed using qualitative analysis software (Atlas.ti). The results indicated that outdated infrastructure, poor governance, and farmers' non-payment of irrigation service fees hamper sustainable water management. Greater trust and communication within the WCAs would make an important contribution to effective collective action and to the long-term sustainability of local associations.

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Design principles and common pool resource management: An institutional approach to evaluating community management in semi-arid Tanzania

Cited by 94 publications

References 32 publications

An Analysis of the Global Applicability of Ostrom’s Design Principles to Diagnose the Functionality of Common-Pool Resource Institutions

An Analysis of the Global Applicability of Ostrom’s Design Principles to Diagnose the Functionality of Common-Pool Resource Institutions

Institutions and the performance of coupled infrastructure systems

Impact of Institutional Change on Irrigation Management: A Case Study from Southern Uzbekistan

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