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Over the past 12 years, Dr. Aswani has been conducting anthropological, archaeological, and marine science research in the region. This research has provides our team with a deep understanding of the ecological, economic, political, and socio-cultural processes patterning this region, thus ensuring that our activities are conducted in an effective and culturally atune fashion. Topics researched and their associated social science methods include the following: 1. The transformation of regional demographic patterns and their impact on common-property institutions - Regional census (1994-1995, 2000-2001) - Geneological demography (2001-2003) 2. Regional spatial patterns of settlement and their resulting tenurial configurations - Spatial patterns of settlement analysis using interviewing techniques and GIS 3. The impact of changing consumption patterns on common-property institutions - Income expenditure analysis (1994-1995, 1998-2003) -Time-allocation studies using spot-checks (1994-1995, 1998-2003) 4. Regional differences in cultural knowledge regarding tenure rules and their social and environmental consequences - Questionnaires and structured and open-ended interviews (1994-1995, 2001-2003) - Cultural Consensus Analysis (2000-2003) 5. Documentation and integration of specialized indigenous ecological knowledge with Western science (e.g., spawning periodicity) - Questionnaires and structured and open-ended interviews (1992, 1994-1995, 2000-2003) - GIS mapping of fishing grounds and significant biological events 6. A longitudinal analysis of marine harvesting patterns in the region - Focal follows using time motion analysis (1994-2003) - Foraging diaries (1994-2003)
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