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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814874203321

Autore

Wall Derek

Titolo

The commons in history : culture, conflict, and ecology / / Derek Wall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London : , : MIT Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-262-32201-3

0-262-32200-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

History for a Sustainable Future Series

Disciplina

333.2

Soggetti

Commons - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Commons Ecology; 2 Culture in Common?; 3 Commons in Conflict; 4 Questions for Good Ancestors; Notes; Selected Readings on the Commons; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Derek Wall explores the relationship between common pool property and resources, and ecological sustainability. The debate between Hardin, who developed the idea of the `tragedy of the commons' and Elinor Ostrom who showed commons could be sustainable, is discussed. The enclosure of the commons is examined. The contribution of virtual commons, social sharing to reduce resource use and conservation via commons are all critically discussed. The need to link cultural change, political action and ecological ethics to protect future generations is examined.