Who Owns America?: Social Conflict Over Property Rights - Tapa blanda

Wisconsin, which gave us John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Jacob Beuscher, and Just v. Marinette County, is the heart of environmentalism in the United States. This volume by leading scholars in society, economy, and land use is an important new contribution to that legacy. Rutherford H. Platt, professor of geography and planning law, University of Massachusetts at Amherst " I can hardly think of a topic in land use policy, or indeed in environmental policy in general, more timely and important than the one addressed in this book. Who Owns America is an important contribution to the field. Robert G. Healy, professor of environmental policy, Duke University " Wisconsin, which gave us John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Jacob Beuscher, and Just v. Marinette County, is the heart of environmentalism in the United States. This volume by leading scholars in society, economy, and land use is an important new contribution to that legacy. Rutherford H. Platt, professor of geography and planning law, University of Massachusetts at Amherst" I can hardly think of a topic in land use policy, or indeed in environmental policy in general, more timely and important than the one addressed in this book. Who Owns America is an important contribution to the field. Robert G. Healy, professor of environmental policy, Duke University" "I can hardly think of a topic in land use policy, or indeed in environmental policy in general, more timely and important than the one addressed in this book. Who Owns America is an important contribution to the field."--Robert G. Healy, professor of environmental policy, Duke University "Wisconsin, which gave us John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Jacob Beuscher, and Just v. Marinette County, is the heart of environmentalism in the United States. This volume by leading scholars in society, economy, and land use is an important new contribution to that legacy."--Rutherford H. Platt, professor of geography and planning law, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

The question of land ownership in America is central to a fundamental conflict that can pit private property rights advocates against government policymakers and environmentalists. This text explores different perspectives on the question of property rights in the United States.