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Common Land in Scotland: A Brief Overview

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dc.contributor.author Wightman, Andy
dc.contributor.author Callander, Robin
dc.contributor.author Boyd, Graham
dc.date.accessioned 2010-07-19T12:18:04Z
dc.date.available 2010-07-19T12:18:04Z
dc.date.issued 2003 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5957
dc.description.abstract "This paper traces the history of Scotland’s once extensive and diverse forms of common land. It provides an insight into why very little of this common land is still in existence today. The paper shows how powerful landed interests were able to appropriate the bulk of these lands into their own substantial land holdings by the early nineteenth century. A description of surviving common lands is provided together with a brief insight into current management arrangements and a summary of the key lessons from the Scottish experience. In the concluding part of the paper, a brief overview is given of the new patterns of community ownership which are now emerging and the new legislative and financial instruments that are being developed to assist this process. A set of references and Internet websites are provided for those wishing to further explore the topic." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Securing the Commons, no. 8 en_US
dc.subject property rights en_US
dc.subject co-management en_US
dc.subject community participation en_US
dc.subject common pool resources en_US
dc.subject land tenure and use en_US
dc.subject privatization en_US
dc.title Common Land in Scotland: A Brief Overview en_US
dc.type Working Paper en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.publisher.workingpaperseries International Institute for Environment and Development, London en_US
dc.coverage.region Europe en_US
dc.coverage.country Scotland en_US
dc.subject.sector History en_US
dc.subject.sector Land Tenure & Use en_US


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