Stewarding the earth : rethinking property and the emergence of biocultural rights /

Do communities that care for the land have the right to protect it against destruction? Do the rights of such communities to act as trustees of the land override the rights of the government or the owners of the land? Written in an engaging style, rich with examples and theoretical insights, from la...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Bavikatte, Sanjay Kabir
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
Do communities that care for the land have the right to protect it against destruction? Do the rights of such communities to act as trustees of the land override the rights of the government or the owners of the land? Written in an engaging style, rich with examples and theoretical insights, from law, economics and anthropology, 'Stewarding the Earth' maps the emergence of a new set of community rights to stewardship called 'biocultural rights'.
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1 online resource
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-908304-5
Schlagworte:
Biodiversity conservation > Law and legislation.
Ethnoecology.
Land tenure > Environmental aspects.
Land tenure > Economic aspects.
Law > Philosophy.
Law, Politics & Government
Law, General & Comparative
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