Balancing the Commons in Switzerland: Institutional Transformations and Sustainable Innovations

ISBN-13: 9780367724085 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 308 str.

Haller, Tobias

Opis

Balancing the Commons in Switzerland outlines continuity and change in the management of common-pool resources such as pastures and forests in Switzerland.

Spis treści

1. Ostrom’s legacy of robustness and the ‘Swiss commons lab’: Introductory reflections on change and power in commons studies  PART I Disciplinary approaches and theoretical reflections  2. Transformations of common pastures and woodlands in Switzerland: A historical perspective  3. How do the commons meet the state? A political science perspective  4. Commons and peasant studies: Insights from social anthropology, human geography and agrarian economics  PART II Case studies  5. Scopes and challenges of a huge corporation over time: The case of the Korporation Uri (Canton Uri)  6. Urban commons in Alpine areas: The case of the Bürgergemeinde Chur (Canton Grisons)  7. Transformation, diversification, partnerships: The case of the Sarnen commoners’ organisations (Canton Obwalden)  8. Weak commons management, strong identity: The case of Val d’Anniviers (Canton Valais)  9. A fragile balance? The case of pasture and forest management in Olivone (Canton Ticino) PART III Synthesis  10. Transformation and diversity: Synthesis of the case studies