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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bavikatte, Sanjay Kabir (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Biodiversity conservation > Law and legislation.
Ethnoecology.
Land tenure > Environmental aspects.
Land tenure > Economic aspects.
Ethnoécologie.
Propriété foncière > Aspect de l'environnement.
Propriété foncière > Aspect économique.
Biodiversity conservation > Law and legislation
Ethnoecology
Land tenure > Economic aspects
Land tenure > Environmental aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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'.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199083046
0199083045