Contract
a formal, written agreement for a specified duration signed by (at least) two parties. In Contracts2.0, we acknowledge the existence of informal contracts but use formal contracts to focus the research.
Contract design/ contract implementation
Umbrella terms for the process of determining the institutional settings of an agreement between a principal and an agent.
These institutional settings describe the conditions under which the involved parties agree to comply and fulfil their actions in the form of a legal document
Cooperation
See collaborationPeople working jointly towards a common goal, involving regular interaction among the collaborating individuals. May also apply to organisations. Belongs to the range of collective approaches. Synonym: Cooperation More.
Coordination
describes farmers working towards a shared goal, but without personal interaction. The alignment of actions toward the shared goal is achieved by an entity that coordinates the activities. Belongs to the range of collective approaches. Note that coordinationdescribes farmers working towards a shared goal, but without personal interaction. The alignment of actions toward the shared goal is achieved by an entity that coordinates the activities. Belongs to the range of collective approa... More is understood differently in game theory/ public goods gamesare a widely applied economic experiments. In a public goods game, a group of people is endowed with resources which they can either place in a private or a joint account (public good). In a standard linear voluntary contributions... More.
Cultural ecosystem services
are defined as “ecosystems’ contributions to the non-material benefits that arise from human-ecosystem relationships” (Chan et al., 2012). Further, cultural ecosystem servicesare defined as "ecosystems' contributions to the non-material benefits that arise from human-ecosystem relationships" (Chan et al., 2012). Further, cultural ecosystem services are understood as "processes and entities that people ... More are understood as “processes and entities that people actively create and express through interactions with ecosystems” (Fish et al., 2016), e.g. using the environment for recreation, watching plants and animals.
An alternative definition is available on OpenNESS glossary (2016).
References
Chan, K.M.A., T. Satterfield and J. Goldstein, 2012. Rethinking ecosystem services to better address and navigate cultural values. Ecol. Econ., 74: 8-18. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.11.011
Fish, R., A. Church and M. Winter, 2016. Conceptualising cultural ecosystem servicesare defined as "ecosystems' contributions to the non-material benefits that arise from human-ecosystem relationships" (Chan et al., 2012). Further, cultural ecosystem services are understood as "processes and entities that people ... More: a novel framework for research and critical engagement. Ecosyst. Serv., 21: 208-217. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.09.002
