| Community on Land: Community, Ecology, and the Public Interest Contributor(s): Curry, Janel M. (Author), McGuire, Steven F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742501612 ISBN-13: 9780742501614 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $61.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: This book looks to the history of the the commons in American and European social thought to better understand contemporary environmental problems. The authors show how American law governing lands and resources relies on the individualist assumptions of Enlightenment thinkers, who regarded land as wasted when not being improved by European agriculture or colonization. Curry and McGuire trace the history of this philosophical and historical legacy and reveal its strong influence on American concepts on community and land. They not only reveal the law's insufficient comprehension of community rights, but they also advocate realistic policy alternatives whereby community governance can better solve the challenges of resource management and other American social problems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 304.28 |
| LCCN: 2002016366 |
| Series: New Social Formations |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.06" W x 8.94" (0.84 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book looks to the history of the 'the commons' in American and European social thought to better understand contemporary environmental problems. The authors show how American law governing lands and resources relies on the individualist assumptions of Enlightenment thinkers, who regarded land as 'wasted' when not being 'improved' by European agriculture or colonization. Curry and McGuire trace the history of this philosophical and historical legacy and reveal its strong influence on American concepts on community and land. They not only reveal the law's insufficient comprehension of community rights, but they also advocate realistic policy alternatives whereby community governance can better solve the challenges of resource management and other American social problems. |