Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Asia, Volume 4

Ganesh Shivakoti is the founder and director of Ostrom Center for Study of Natural Resources Governance (OCeAN) at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). He is an Adjunct Professor in the Agricultural Systems and Engineering and Natural Resources Management Field of Study at School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), (AIT). He is also Visiting Professor at School of Sustainability, Arizona State University (ASU). He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed journal papers and edited and authored 12 books. His latest 2017 four edited volumes on “Redefining Diversity and Dynamics on Natural Resources Management in Asia” from Elsevier dedicated to Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom, are based on long-term academic collaboration in enhancing academic capacity of regional universities in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam on the issues related to natural resources governance and management. Dr Febriamansyah received his PhD from the University of Melbourne, and has been working in research programs across Asia studying the impacts of climate change on natural resources management, working on gender issues and programs to help build sustainable livlihoods as well as working on the issue of water use rights in Indonesia. He has published over 15 papers to date. Dr Yonariza has been working in the field of agricultural economics in Indonesia for over 15 years. He has worked in forest rehabilitation for the Indonesian government, helped identify issues across South East Asia on implementing REDD+ programs, measured the impacts of logging and other land management and analysis work as a consultant across a number of funded programs. Raza Ullah is currently Assistant Professor at Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Agriculture Peshawar-Pakistan since receiving his PhD from the Asia Institute of Technology in Thailand. His experience extends from academia to corporate and NGOs, primarily working in food security. His research interests include risk assessment & management decision making under risk.

I: Livelihood Dependence, Rights and Access To natural Resources

Chapter 1: Challenges of Managing Natural Resources in West Sumatra Indonesia

Chapter 2: Methodological Approaches in Natural Resource Management

Chapter 3: Livelihood Change and Livelihood Sustainability in the Uplands of Lembang Subwatershed, West Sumatra Province of Indonesia, in a Changing Natural Resources Management Context

Chapter 4: A Case Study of Livelihood Strategies of Fishermen in Nagari Sungai Pisang, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Chapter 5: Utilization Rights of Sikuai Island and Pasumpahan Island, West Sumatra: Study on Implementation of Community-Based Property Rights of the Local Community of Sungai Pisang Village

Chapter 6: Gender Inequality of a Fishing Family in a Small-Scale Fishery: A Case Study on a Fishing Family in Korong Pasir Baru, Nagari Pilubang, Sungai Limau Subdistrict, Padang Pariaman District, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Chapter 7: Women's Participation in a Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project: A Case Study in Jorong Kampung Baru, Nagari Gantung Ciri, Kubung Subdistrict, Solok, West Sumatra, Indonesia

II: Towards Effective Management of CPRS

Chapter 8: Impact of Land-Use Changes on Kuranji River Basin Functions

Chapter 9: Analysis of Incentive Factors for Sustainable Land-Use Practices: Lesson Learned From Two Case Studies in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Chapter 10: Forest Management and Illegal Logging in West Sumatra: The Case of Sangir, South Solok

III: Socioecological Systems and New Forms of Governance

Chapter 11: Socioecological Aspects of Mandailing Natal People in Buffer Zone of Batang Gadis National Park, North Sumatra: A Case Study on Community in Batahan Village, Enclave Area in Batang Gadis National Park

Chapter 12: Hydrologic Characteristics, Flood Occurrence, and Community Preparedness in Coping With Floods at Air Dingin Watershed, Padang, West Sumatra

Chapter 13: Rural Household Participation in Illegal Timber Felling in a Protected Area of West Sumatra, Indonesia

Chapter 14: Decentralization and Comanagement of Protected Areas in Indonesia

Chapter 15: Dynamism of Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Indonesia With Implications for REDD +

Chapter 16: Toward an Effective Management of Dynamic Natural Resources