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Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

Munzert, Marie Luise Fiona LU (2023) EKHS35 20231
Department of Economic History
Abstract
The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers
facilitating factors towards SCA. Addressing revealed shortcomings of Common Pool Resource Theory, an extended framework, based on Ostrom’s (1990) design principles for robust community-based organisations (CBOs) was applied, furthering this approach through the inclusion of sustainability dimensions, inner capabilities and an inclusion of the community’s... (More)
The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers
facilitating factors towards SCA. Addressing revealed shortcomings of Common Pool Resource Theory, an extended framework, based on Ostrom’s (1990) design principles for robust community-based organisations (CBOs) was applied, furthering this approach through the inclusion of sustainability dimensions, inner capabilities and an inclusion of the community’s perception. The findings highlighted the importance of inner capabilities, communication, collaboration, gender diversity, and community support. The case study of ASADAS in Hojancha revealed unique and contextualized insights, and offered concrete policy advice for the context of Costa Rica. Furthermore, the Theory of Common-Pool Resources is advanced through the development of an extended framework, which addresses previous shortcomings in the theory. (Less)
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author
Munzert, Marie Luise Fiona LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Identifying Facilitators and Extending Common-Pool Resource Theory
course
EKHS35 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Community-based Organisations, Water Governance, Design Principles, Collective Action, Framework, Costa Rica, Qualitative Research
language
English
id
9130335
date added to LUP
2023-08-30 08:02:18
date last changed
2023-08-30 08:02:18
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers
facilitating factors towards SCA. Addressing revealed shortcomings of Common Pool Resource Theory, an extended framework, based on Ostrom’s (1990) design principles for robust community-based organisations (CBOs) was applied, furthering this approach through the inclusion of sustainability dimensions, inner capabilities and an inclusion of the community’s perception. The findings highlighted the importance of inner capabilities, communication, collaboration, gender diversity, and community support. The case study of ASADAS in Hojancha revealed unique and contextualized insights, and offered concrete policy advice for the context of Costa Rica. Furthermore, the Theory of Common-Pool Resources is advanced through the development of an extended framework, which addresses previous shortcomings in the theory.}},
  author       = {{Munzert, Marie Luise Fiona}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}