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• Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World

 

• Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World is a book about a scientific economic solution rooted in a recognition of humanity’s interconnectedness; it offers a template that, if applied, could solve many of today’s social and economic issues at a root level. 

 

 

• What is a land trust? | Wildlands Conservation

• "A land trust is a nonprofit organization that, as all or part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisition, or by its stewardship of such land or easements.  Typically, land trusts have or have access to expertise in land acquisition, real estate law, and land management.  This blend of expertise allows the land trust to assist the land owner, municipality, agency, or whoever, in identifying the most suitable mechanism for protection." 

• How to Start a Community Land Trust - Shareable

• "The land trust movement in the United States has gained notoriety over the past 20 years mainly for its role in environmental conservation. Known as land conservancies, these non-profit organizations, such as the Nature Conservancy, acquire development rights or land in fee simple, in order to conserve natural resources by protecting land from development. "

 

 

• Community Land Trusts, Urban Land Reform and the Commons - Commons Transition

 

• "To promote the wider arguments in the book, Lewis and Conaty produced a series of very short articles. The following Special Report features their series on Community Land Trusts, Mutual Home Ownership, the Garden City Model and the Co-operative Land Bank. The Garden City Model merits special attention, as Garden Cities that took land out of the market were a full expression of radical socialist and co-operative economy planning. Nowadays, a number of parts of the world are showing an interest in reviving them."

 

 

• The Co-operative Land Bank.pdf

 

 

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• Ostrom and the Commons

 

• Community Regeneration