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Villamayor-Tomas, Sergio; Division of Resource Economics, Humboldt University; villamayortomas@gmail.com; Avagyan, Mikayel; Division of Resource Economics, Humboldt University; avagyanm@student.hu-berlin.de; Firlus, Marit; Division of Resource Economics, Humboldt University; marit.firlus@posteo.de; Helbing, Georg; Division of Resource Economics, Humboldt University; georg.helbing@gmx.de; Kabakova, Margarita; Division of Resource Economics, Humboldt University; margarita.cabakova@gmail.com. |
New methods have emerged for testing common-pool resource theory in large-scale environmental governance contexts. We aim to contribute to that scholarship by assessing the relevance of Elinor Ostrom’s design principles in the lower Mekong basin (LMB). The recent dam-building trend in the LMB has revealed a trade-off between hydropower development and the conservation of migratory fish species. The need to internalize or avoid the negative externalities of hydropower dam construction poses a new challenge to the LMB governance system and its main management body, the Mekong River Commission. Our objective was to explain the emergence of the trade-off and the capacity of the governance system to address it. Elinor Ostrom’s design... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Common pool resource theory; Fisheries; Hydropower; Institutional design principles; Lower Mekong basin; SESMAD; Social-ecological systems. |
Ano: 2016 |
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