Local response to global uncertainty: Insights from experimental economics in small-scale fisheries
Local response to global uncertainty: Insights from experimental economics in small-scale fisheries
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DOI：
10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2017.11.010
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
影响因子：
8.9
通讯作者：
Cardenas, J. C.
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作者：
Finkbeiner, E. M.;Micheli, F.;Cardenas, J. C.
全球变化系统性地增加了人们在平衡短期需求与长期资源可持续性方面的不确定性。在这里，我们的目标是了解不确定性如何驱动人类行为的变化，以及调节行为策略使用的潜在机制。我们利用一种新颖的行为方法-实地动态共同池资源经济实验，并将其应用于小规模渔业系统，因为它特别容易受到全球变化的影响。与之前的研究相反，我们发现当面临更高的不确定性时，资源使用者选择减少收获来补偿潜在的未来下降。与这种行为相关的因素包括社会学习能力、以前对不确定性的暴露以及强大的当地制度。这些发现对任何面临全球变化不确定性增加的地方系统都具有重要意义。如果有充分的机会获得资源和权利，地方社区可以成为变革的积极推动者，能够处理和减轻更大规模产生的进程的影响。
Global change has systematically increased uncertainty for people balancing short-term needs with long-term resource sustainability. Here, we aim to understand how uncertainty drives changes in human behavior and the underlying mechanisms mediating use of behavioral strategies. We utilize a novel behavioral approach - dynamic common-pool resource economic experiments in the field and apply it to small-scale fisheries as a system that is particularly vulnerable to global change. Contrary to previous research, we find that when faced with higher uncertainty, resource users are choosing to reduce harvest to compensate for potential future declines. Correlates of this behavior include the capacity for social learning, previous exposure to uncertainty, and strong local institutions. These findings have important implications for any local system facing increased uncertainty from global change. Given adequate access to resources and rights, local communities can be active agents of change, capable of addressing and mitigating impacts of processes generated by higher scales.