Community on Land - Community, Ecology, and the Public Interest (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Social Formations
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	June 2002
Authors:	Janel M. Curry • Steven F. McGuire
Dimensions:	228 x 148 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-0161-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General
LSN:	0-7425-0161-2
Barcode:	9780742501614

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