The Commons in History: Culture, Conflict, and Ecology

by Derek Wall

Book Overview

An argument that the commons is neither tragedy nor paradise but can be a way to understand environmental sustainability.

The history of the commons--jointly owned land or other resources such as fisheries or forests set aside for public use--provides a useful context for current debates over sustainability and how we can act as "good ancestors." In this book, Derek Wall considers the commons from antiquity to the present day, as an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262027216
• ISBN13: 9780262027212
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher