The Land We Share

Discussion of a core feature of American life--private ownership of land, water, and other elements of nature. What rights do private owners really possess, and what responsibilities might society reasonably impose on them? Argues that property ownership is an evolving legal arrangement, tied to shifting beliefs about community interest. [book cover].

First sentence: In 1993, the owners of 960 acres of farmland in Kossuth County, Iowa, petitioned the county board of supervisors to designate their property as a protected "agricultural area" under the laws of the state of Iowa.

Year

2003

Language

English

Publisher

Island Press

Editions

2

Pages

256

ISBN

9781559638906

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