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Reallocating resources, rebuilding community : the Klamath Basin agreements and the emergence of adaptive governance

Creator:

Chaffin, Brian C.

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The concept of "adaptive governance" represents a spectrum of hybrid approaches to environmental governance employed to guide management of complex social-ecological systems under conditions of high uncertainty. While the concept of adaptive governance has benefited from over a decade of theoretical development, empirical examples of transitions towards adaptive governance are...

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Dissertation

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Adaptive Governance Abstract approved: Hannah Gosnell The concept of “adaptive governance” represents
Rangeland privatization and the Maasai experience : implications for livestock herding, open space, and wildlife conservation in southern Kenya

Creator:

Sundstrom, Shiloh

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For centuries in what is now southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, nomadic, Maasai livestock herders have coexisted with vast populations of wildlife. Today, both wildlife and the Maasai herding lifestyle, a vital component of Maasai culture, are threatened by changes to the landscape and losses in mobility, including the policy...

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Masters Thesis

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. Thanks Jo! I would like to thank my committee members, John Bliss, Badege Bishaw, Hannah Gosnell
Management Strategies for Small, Structurally Diverse & Income-Generating Forests

Creator:

Geisel, Julian

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Parcellization of the rural landscape threatens the provision of social, ecological and economic benefits to society due to loss of economies of scale. A continued provision requires new approaches to forest management for multiple, interconnected goals. I used interviews, archival records and field measurements to learn how select, experienced owners...

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Masters Thesis

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Schimleck, John Bliss and Hannah Gosnell gave valuable input to my thesis, too. Autumn Benton helped me to