Cultural landscape of BaliElli Hannah Vivi

© Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia

Social-ecological stressesGreen Revolution

- monoculture, agrochemicals- individualism

Tourism- tenfold increase 1970-2001- loss of cultivated land- water shortage- shift in labor

Actors● Indonesian government

● Subak

● Subak head

● Kerama

Institutions● National government

● Regional government

● Subaks

● The water temple

● NGOS and International agencies

● International/National investors

Concepts

● Problem of fit

● Social networks

● Institutions - organisations and norms/practices

Conclusion● Importance of the subak as managers of waterways

● Connection between tourism and rice cultivation

● Generalizability

Discussion points● Problem of fit - one size fits all?● Commercialization of water - policy

implications of the private-public enterprises

● Positive or negative effects of Bali’s status as a World Heritage Site?

● Cultural values and dynamics - societal stratification, caste naming system

● Gender perspective on water shortage