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Short, Christopher J 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0429-1143 and Winter, Michael
(1999)
The Problem of Common Land: Towards Stakeholder Governance.
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 42 (5).
pp. 613-630.
doi:10.1080/09640569910911
Abstract
This paper examines the current governance of common land with the intention of updating a story last examined in detail in studies in the late 1980s. In addition, the paper draws on recent conceptualizations of stakeholders and governance. A brief history of common land shows that governance systems are highly localized and dependent on custom and practice. Such a dependence suggests the need for governance which is based on the incorporation of stakeholders using consensus building approaches. The paper suggests that local governance systems are crucial to the successful implementation of sustainable management practices but that this may be overlooked by land managers and policy makers. Consequently, comprehensive national legislation for common land is not a viable option but legislation can play a valuable role in particular circumstances. The need to give further consideration to the role of legislation and an appropriate policy framework for commons within the context of stakeholder governance is particularly important given the significance of common land for agriculture, nature conservation, landscape, heritage and recreation across England and Wales.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Article Type: | Article |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > Countryside and Community Research Institute |
| Research Priority Areas: | Place, Environment and Community |
| Depositing User: | Anne Pengelly |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2015 15:32 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2021 21:31 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/2304 |
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