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Title Local commons and democratic environmental governance / edited by Takeshi Murota and Ken Takeshita
Published Tokyo, Japan : United Nations University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 412 pages) : illustrations
Series Multilevel environmental governance for sustainable development
Multilevel environmental governance for sustainable development
Contents pt. I. Theoretical studies of the commons -- pt. II. Institution of the commons -- pt. III. Local commons and survival strategies under globalization -- pt. IV. Collaboration, democracy and multilevel environmental governance
Summary "The rising tide of globalization poses a direct threat to the viability of small communities worldwide. Such communities, however, are our greatest hope for sustainable environmental governance, as they possess unparalleled ability to directly manage common-pool resources. Providing a much-needed antidote in this age of globalization, this volume advances the idea of collaborative governance as an integration of open and closed commons. Taking into consideration the dimension of conflict resolution, it studies examples of governance structures in various countries around the world to develop a new type of democracy towards multilevel environmental governance that involves the public, private and commons spheres. With contributions from researchers in a wide variety of disciplines, this volume demonstrates through institutional and empirical analyses the essential role of local commons in providing an axis of resistance to increasing environmental devastation and social inequality towards creating a sustainable future for local communities as well as society at large."--Publisher's website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Natural resources, Communal -- Japan -- Management
Commons -- Japan
Environmental policy -- Japan -- Citizen participation
Natural resources, Communal -- Asia -- Management
Commons -- Asia
Environmental policy -- Asia -- Citizen participation
Commons
Environmental policy -- Citizen participation
Natural resources, Communal -- Management
Asia
Japan
Form Electronic book
Author Murota, Takeshi, 1943-2019
Takeshita, Ken, 1946-
LC no. 2012048633
ISBN 9789280871920
9280871927
9280812238
9789280812237