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Clark C. Gibson
Researcher at University of California, San Diego
Publications - 74
Citations - 8803
Clark C. Gibson is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Government & Natural resource. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 73 publications receiving 8385 citations. Previous affiliations of Clark C. Gibson include University of California & Indiana University.
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Enchantment and Disenchantment: The Role of Community in Natural Resource Conservation
Arun Agrawal,Clark C. Gibson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the conceptual origins of the community, and the ways the term has been deployed in writings on resource use, and analyze those aspects of community most important to advocates for community's role in resource management.
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The concept of scale and the human dimensions of global change: a survey
TL;DR: A recent survey as discussed by the authors presents the fundamentals of scale, examines four general scaling issues typical of social science, and explores how different social science disciplines have used scale in their research, especially as they relate to the human dimensions of global environmental change.
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Local Enforcement and Better Forests
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that regular monitoring and sanctioning of rules is a necessary condition for successful resource management and test their theory using data regarding 178 user groups and by pairing rule enforcement with other important factors: social capital, formal organization, and dependence on forest products.
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People and forests : communities, institutions, and governance
TL;DR: Agrawal et al. as discussed by the authors explored the complex interactions between local communities and their forests, focusing on the rules by which communities govern and manage their forest resources, and examined why some people use their forests sustainably while others do not.
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The Samaritan's Dilemma: The Political Economy of Development Aid
TL;DR: In this paper, a formal analysis of incentives in strategic interactions involving an international development cooperation agency is presented, where the IAD framework is applied inside a development agency and the incentives for contractors in aid-supported activities.