Public Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Ground Water Basin Management
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"Public Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Ground Water Basin Management" is Elinor Ostrom’s doctoral dissertation analyzing how local institutions and collective action can effectively govern and manage shared groundwater resources.
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Target entity: Public Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Ground Water Basin Management Context triple: [Elinor Ostrom, doctoralThesis, Public Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Ground Water Basin Management]
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National Programs in Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
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Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications
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Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment
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Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems
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Carson River Watershed Adaptive Stewardship Plan
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Target entity: Public Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Ground Water Basin Management Target entity description: "Public Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Ground Water Basin Management" is Elinor Ostrom’s doctoral dissertation analyzing how local institutions and collective action can effectively govern and manage shared groundwater resources.
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A.
National Programs in Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
National Programs in Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems is a U.S. Agricultural Research Service research portfolio focused on conserving natural resources and advancing sustainable agricultural production systems.
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B.
Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications
Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications is a foundational textbook that introduces the theory and practice of ecological economics, emphasizing the integration of ecological limits with economic analysis and policy.
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C.
Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment
"Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment" is an influential book by economist Partha Dasgupta that analyzes how economic development, environmental sustainability, and human welfare are interlinked.
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D.
Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems
"Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems" is an influential edited volume that synthesizes scientific understanding of ecosystem services and highlights how human societies fundamentally rely on the functions and benefits provided by natural ecosystems.
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E.
Carson River Watershed Adaptive Stewardship Plan
The Carson River Watershed Adaptive Stewardship Plan is a comprehensive, long-term strategy guiding collaborative, science-based management and restoration of the Carson River watershed’s natural resources and water quality.
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| instanceOf |
academic work
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case study ⓘ doctoral dissertation ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
political economy
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public policy ⓘ |
| academicLevel | PhD dissertation ⓘ |
| addresses |
coordination among water users
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over-extraction of groundwater ⓘ |
| analyzes |
collective action problems in groundwater basins
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governance of shared groundwater resources ⓘ role of local public entrepreneurs ⓘ |
| author | Elinor Ostrom ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Ostrom’s later work on governing the commons
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theory of common-pool resources ⓘ theory of public entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
capacity of local users to create rules
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importance of institutional diversity ⓘ role of local leadership in governance ⓘ |
| examines |
how water users organize to manage aquifers
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institutional change in groundwater governance ⓘ polycentric governance arrangements ⓘ |
| field |
common-pool resource governance
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institutional analysis ⓘ political science ⓘ public administration ⓘ water resource management ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
collective action
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groundwater basin management ⓘ institutional arrangements for groundwater users ⓘ local institutions ⓘ self-governance of shared resources ⓘ |
| genre | empirical case study ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
collective action
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common-pool resources ⓘ institutional design ⓘ public entrepreneurship ⓘ self-organized governance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology |
case study research
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qualitative institutional analysis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Governing the Commons
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Institutional Analysis and Development framework ⓘ |
| resourceCategory | common-pool resource ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
environmental policy
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local governance ⓘ resource economics ⓘ |
| typeOfResourceStudied | groundwater basins ⓘ |
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Public Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Ground Water Basin Management
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