| dc.contributor.author |
Epstein, Graham |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Pérez, Irene |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Schoon, Michael |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Meek, Chanda L. |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2014-10-17T14:19:44Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2014-10-17T14:19:44Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2014 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10535/9589 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
"The Montreal Protocol is generally credited as a successful example of international cooperation in response to a global environmental problem. As a result, the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances has declined rapidly, and it is expected that atmospheric ozone concentrations will return to their normal ranges toward the end of this century. This paper applies the social-ecological system framework and common-pool resource theory to explore the congruence between successful resolution of small-scale appropriation problems and ozone regulation, a large-scale pollution problem. The results of our analysis correspond closely to past studies of the Protocol that highlight the importance of attributes such as a limited number of major industrial producers, advances in scientific knowledge, and the availability of technological substitutes. However, in contrast to previous theoretical accounts that focus on one or a few variables, our analysis suggests that its success may have been the result of interactions between a wider range of SES attributes, many of which are associated with successful small-scale environmental governance. Although carefully noting the limitations of drawing conclusions from the analysis of a single case, our analysis reveals the potential for fruitful interplay between common-pool resource theory and large-scale pollution problems." |
en_US |
| dc.language |
English |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
air pollution |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
ozone layer |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
social-ecological systems |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
common pool resources--theory |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
collective action |
en_US |
| dc.title |
Governing the Invisible Commons: Ozone Regulation and the Montreal Protocol |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Journal Article |
en_US |
| dc.type.published |
published |
en_US |
| dc.type.methodology |
Theory |
en_US |
| dc.subject.sector |
Global Commons |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationjournal |
International Journal of the Commons |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationvolume |
8 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationpages |
337-360 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationnumber |
2 |
en_US |