出版社:Igitur, Utrecht Publishing and Archiving Services
其他摘要:The editorial discusses the status and prospects of the commons of developed industrialized countries, based on the literature. For the traditional commons, one key variable for long-term development prospects of the commons is found in the way ownership to the commons is structured. A second key variable is the way increasing knowledge, including scientific environmental knowledge, has affected our perception of what a resource is within a commons and its value. The way these two variables characterizing commons: “ structure of ownership ” and “ knowledge of valuable resources ” are related is illustrated in a process referred to as “the withering away” with potential for widely diverging outcomes. Also new emerging urban commons are commented on and a more indepth study of both traditional and new urban commons is called for.
关键词:Commons; developed countries; England; industrialized countries; Japan; knowledge commons; Spain; traditional commons; urban commons