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This book examines the almost entirely neglected realm of public
property, identifying and describing a number of key organizing
principles around which a nascent jurisprudence of public property
may be developed. In property law terms, the public realm is lost
to plain view. Despite the vast acreage of public lands, or the
extensive tracts of private lands over which public rights subsist,
there is little commensurate scholarly discussion of the ideas,
theories, practices, and laws of public property. This is no
accident. Public property has been marginalized and pushed to the
periphery for centuries, a consequence of the dominant discourse of
private property, and its enclosing, encroaching tendencies. This
book explores the rich diversity of the public estate, of what the
public realm means for us, the general public, canvassing what we
may 'own', where we may 'belong', or not, and how we may 'connect'
through a shared use and enjoyment of public place and space. To
better understand public property is to better value its critical
public-wealth. Whether overlooked, over-used, or under threat of
imminent loss, this book maintains that our loved (and not so
loved) public spaces are essential components of our diverse,
functioning, and optimistically livable human geographies. As such,
they demand legal protection. This important and original book will
be of considerable interest to scholars and others with interests
in property and land law, socio-legal studies, legal geography and
urban studies.
This book examines the almost entirely neglected realm of public
property, identifying and describing a number of key organizing
principles around which a nascent jurisprudence of public property
may be developed. In property law terms, the public realm is lost
to plain view. Despite the vast acreage of public lands, or the
extensive tracts of private lands over which public rights subsist,
there is little commensurate scholarly discussion of the ideas,
theories, practices, and laws of public property. This is no
accident. Public property has been marginalized and pushed to the
periphery for centuries, a consequence of the dominant discourse of
private property, and its enclosing, encroaching tendencies. This
book explores the rich diversity of the public estate, of what the
public realm means for us, the general public, canvassing what we
may 'own', where we may 'belong', or not, and how we may 'connect'
through a shared use and enjoyment of public place and space. To
better understand public property is to better value its critical
public-wealth. Whether overlooked, over-used, or under threat of
imminent loss, this book maintains that our loved (and not so
loved) public spaces are essential components of our diverse,
functioning, and optimistically livable human geographies. As such,
they demand legal protection. This important and original book will
be of considerable interest to scholars and others with interests
in property and land law, socio-legal studies, legal geography and
urban studies.
Property is more diverse than is usually assumed. Developing the
concept of property diversity, this book explores the varied role
of property in placed human landscapes. In acknowledging the
propertied diversity about us, the book highlights the paucity of
our settled contemporary assumptions of property as defined by
private ownership. Challenging this universalizing model, the book
analyses how this self-limiting view produces critical blind spots
in modern property discourse. In response, it offers a
re-conceptualization of property that matches the grounded reality
of our rich and diverse relationships with land. Integrating the
plurality of real property types (private, public and common) with
inclusive understandings of both interest and ownership, it thus
identifies and substantiates an overarching theory of property
diversity. Drawing on studies from numerous jurisdictions,
including the USA, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, its analysis
of property as something more - and indeed other - than a
place-less abstraction provides an invaluable contribution to the
contemporary law and theory of property.
Property is more diverse than is usually assumed. Developing the
concept of property diversity, this book explores the varied role
of property in placed human landscapes. In acknowledging the
propertied diversity about us, the book highlights the paucity of
our settled contemporary assumptions of property as defined by
private ownership. Challenging this universalizing model, the book
analyses how this self-limiting view produces critical blind spots
in modern property discourse. In response, it offers a
re-conceptualization of property that matches the grounded reality
of our rich and diverse relationships with land. Integrating the
plurality of real property types (private, public and common) with
inclusive understandings of both interest and ownership, it thus
identifies and substantiates an overarching theory of property
diversity. Drawing on studies from numerous jurisdictions,
including the USA, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, its analysis
of property as something more - and indeed other - than a
place-less abstraction provides an invaluable contribution to the
contemporary law and theory of property.
Tantalizing descriptions of the bay's intricate waterways-word
pictures of how they are transformed over the four seasons of the
year-and an informative discussion of the bay's geology, ecology,
and human history will entice the reader to get out and poke around
in and on the water. Author John Page Williams, director of special
field programs for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and author of the
Naturalist's Almanac in Chesapeake Bay Magazine, writes in a lucid,
easygoing style as he introduces these waterways that he has been
exploring for over thirty years. He fills readers in on all they
need to know about water safety, boat selection, and seamanship,
including discussions on the various ways to propel their
boats-motoring, rowing, paddling, and poling. In addition, there is
a chapter on natural history gear, such as binoculars, field
guides, cast nets, books, and maps. In the second section, the
author focuses attention on a single example of each of a wide
range of waterways that represent the varied ecological niches that
ring the bay. These trip descriptions include information on access
points, a short historical overview, physical characteristics of
each watercourse and its banks, and remarks on the flora and fauna
to be found there, in a narrative that at once stimulates and
inspires.
This open access book provides a glimpse into the Japanese
management technique known as "Kaizen," and the ways it has been
disseminated around the developing world. The novelty of this book
is three-fold: it provides a contextualized view of the mechanisms
of initiatives implementing Kaizen in developing countries;
compared with productivity studies, it places the relationship
between workers and managers at the center of inquiry, reflecting
the intent of SDG8 concerning decent work and economic growth; and
it provides an overview of the heterogeneity of Kaizen in terms of
geography and firm size. This book explores how improving
management techniques can support firms' productivity and quality.
Given its wide range of case studies from across Africa, Asia and
Latin America, this book will be of value to scholars, policymakers
and advocates of sustainable development alike.
This open access book provides a glimpse into the Japanese
management technique known as "Kaizen," and the ways it has been
disseminated around the developing world. The novelty of this book
is three-fold: it provides a contextualized view of the mechanisms
of initiatives implementing Kaizen in developing countries;
compared with productivity studies, it places the relationship
between workers and managers at the center of inquiry, reflecting
the intent of SDG8 concerning decent work and economic growth; and
it provides an overview of the heterogeneity of Kaizen in terms of
geography and firm size. This book explores how improving
management techniques can support firms' productivity and quality.
Given its wide range of case studies from across Africa, Asia and
Latin America, this book will be of value to scholars, policymakers
and advocates of sustainable development alike.
Once the world's largest ODA provider, contemporary Japan seems
much less visible in international development. However, this book
demonstrates that Japan, with its own aid philosophy, experiences,
and models of aid, has ample lessons to offer to the international
community as the latter seeks new paradigms of development
cooperation.
Where do the Chesapeake Bay's sea turtles come from in the summer,
and where do they go in winter? Where do swans come from when they
arrive in the region in November? Why do fishermen and sailors
consistently see monarch butterflies out over the open bay in late
summer? Chesapeake Almanac: Following the Bay through the Seasons
answers those questions and more. The fascinating natural history
sketches in this book will enable those who love the Chesapeake to
tune in to the bay's creatures and seasonal events. The fishing
enthusiast will discover things that help him or her catch more
bluefish or white perch; the bird watcher and the hiker will learn
when to look for the appearance of the ospreys in the spring and
the geese in the fall. The cruising sailor drinking morning coffee
while anchored in a quiet cove will learn why a great blue heron
stalks the shallows in summer; the canoeist will discover when to
look for wild marsh flowers.
This book is a study of the critical history of space, and the ways
in which a dominant property ideology has entrenched an
exclusionary and profoundly alienating version of spatial ordering.
It focuses on select periods in time, when the seemingly linear
trajectory of enclosure momentarily wavers and alternate spatial
paths briefly materialize, before 'disappearing' from plain sight.
Using the forest as a thematic device, Clark and Page explore the
tensions that pervade our propertied relationships; between
commodity and community, abstraction and context, and private
enclosure and the public square.The book draws on a range of case
studies including the 13th century Forest Charter, Thomas More's
Utopia, the Diggers' radical agrarianism, the Paris Commune's
battle for the right to the city, and Australian forest protestors
of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Through analysis of
these movements and their contexts, the authors illustrate the
origin, history and legal status of the lawful forest and its
modern-day companions. Although the dominant spatial paradigm is
one where private rights prevail, this book shows that communal
relationships with land have always been part of our law and
culture.
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