This paper synthesizes extensive research conducted by colleagues from a wide diversity of disciplines that examines the relationships between the social systems and ecological systems they use. One of the key observations is that efforts to design general-purpose blueprints frequently fail. The...

El estudio de la acción colectiva requiere la comprensión de los incentivos individuales y de las restricciones institucionales que guían a las personas en la decisión de cooperar o no, en el grupo que enfrenta este dilema. El uso de ecosistemas locales por parte de grupos de individuos es...

The conservation of the cultural heritage is expensive and it is necessary to decide what is worth to preserve. A method is needed to value that cultural heritage. This article examines diverse evaluation procedures proposed by the economists such as studies of impact or willingness to pay,...