Community on land : community, ecology, and the public interest / Janel M. Curry and Steven McGuire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curry, Janel M., 1956-

Contributor:

McGuire, Steven.

Series:

New social formations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Philosophy.

Human ecology.

Restoration ecology.

Communities.

Environmental ethics.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 257 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2002]

Summary:

This book looks to the history of the 'the commons' in American and European social thought to better understand contemporary environmental problems. The authors show how American law governing lands and resources relies on the individualist assumptions of Enlightenment thinkers, who regarded land as 'wasted' when not being 'improved' by European agriculture or colonization. Curry and McGuire trace the history of this philosophical and historical legacy and reveal its strong influence on American concepts on community and land. They not only reveal the law's insufficient comprehension of community rights, but they also advocate realistic policy alternatives whereby community governance can better solve the challenges of resource management and other American social problems.

Contents:

Part I Historical Overview

1. Corporate Colonialism 3

2. Colonizer Enlightenment 21

3. Industrial Transformations 41

4. A New Leviathan in the New World 63

5. The Individual and Natural Resource Management 77

Part II Current Consequences

6. Aggregated in Theory 95

7. Monad Law 111

8. Land in Practice 129

9. Forestry Management Philosophies 141

10. A Tale of Two Countries 165

Part III Re-Mediation Optic

11. In Thought 181

12. Toward Community on Land 209

Conclusion: The Road to a Place 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742501604

0742501612

OCLC:

48803892