Urban commons of the global south

Mundoli, Seema and Unnikrishnan, Hita and Nagendra, Harini (2019) Urban commons of the global south. In: Routledge handbook of the study of the commons. Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019., pp. 220-234. ISBN 9781315162782

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Abstract

Aristotle’s concern about the nature of commons indicates that popular perceptions about commons, as a resource open to use by all and cared for by none, date back to ancient times. Similarly, starting as far back as the 13th century, with the enclosure of commons in England, the management, customs and contestations around commons have also been documented. Environmental history and human culture are intimately interwoven, and one cannot ignore the latter in tracing the former. J. W. Fernandez, in laying out the principles of a new social contract, specifies the importance of communities in reproducing culture for the protection of their commons. The ecosystem services framework presents another, related frame to examine the benefits from natural resource commons in cities. The growth of Bengaluru has transformed land use and altered the governance of the urban commons. Urban commons have been encroached upon and degraded.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Mundoli, Seema and Unnikrishnan, Hita and Nagendra, Harini
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Hudson, Blake UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rosenbloom, Jonathan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cole, Dan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Communities Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Communities > Planning and development > Development > Urban development Social sciences > Law > Labor, social, education & cultural law > Miscellaneous social problems and services > Environmental protection
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7222
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315162782

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