Protecting the commons : a framework for resource management in the Americas
This text offers an analytical framework for understanding commons issues and for designing policies to deal with them. It includes 11 case studies of commons, a review of tools such as Geographic Information Systems, and an examination of environmental justice issues.
xii, 360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9781559637374, 9781559637381, 1559637374, 1559637382
44720739
Reformulating the commons / Elinor Ostrom
When the commons becomes less tragic: land tenure, social organization, and fair trade in Mexico / José Sarukhán, Jorge Larson
Forest resources: institutions for local governance in Guatemala / Clark C. Gibson
Wildlife resources: the elk of Jackson Hole, Wyoming / Tim W. Clark
Cooperative and territorial resources: Brazilian artisanal fisheries / Alpina Begossi
Water resources: the southwestern United States / Edella Schlager, William Blomquist
Recreational and commercial fisheries / David Policansky
Community-based and cooperative fisheries: solutions to fishermen's problems / Bonnie J. McCay
Multiuse coastal commons: personal watercraft, conflicts, and resolutions / Joanna Burger
The atmospheric commons / John Harrison, Pamela Matson
Arctic contaminants and human health / John P. Middaugh
Medical care as a commons / Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, Bernard D. Goldstein
Spatial techniques for understanding commons issues / Jeffrey E. Richey
Integrating scale and social justice in the commons / Michel Gelobter
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