Geography

Commons

Document Type

Book Chapter

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • The Historical Significance of the Commons

  • Analysing the Commons

  • The Contemporary Politics of the Commons

  • Conclusion: Looking Back, Out and Forward to the Commons

  • Bibliography

Publication Title

A Companion to Environmental Geography

Publication Date

3-9-2009

First Page

498

Last Page

514

ISBN

9781405156226

DOI

10.1002/9781444305722.ch29

Keywords

common property regimes, commons, resources with direct access, contemporary politics of commons, corporate globalization, global-scale common pool resources, historical significance of the Commons, The Tragedy of the Commons -wave of neo-Malthusian environmentalism

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