GEOGRAPHICAL REFLECTIONS UPON THE NATURE OF COMMONS STARTING FROM THE READING OF “GOVERNING THE COMMONS “ BY ELINOR OSTROM

This paper proposes a geographic review of Elinor Ostrom’s most famous book “Governing the commons. The evolution of Institutions for Collective Actions”. Its goal is to identify what contribution geographical science can give to defining “the possibilities and limits” related to the use of commons....

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Main Author: Mariateresa Gattullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2019-11-01
Series:Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/bsgi/article/view/336
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spelling doaj-art-68655826bbeb4a1db7927990df85e86b2025-08-20T03:56:19ZengFirenze University PressBollettino della Società Geografica Italiana1121-78202019-11-018210.13128/bsgi.v8i2.336GEOGRAPHICAL REFLECTIONS UPON THE NATURE OF COMMONS STARTING FROM THE READING OF “GOVERNING THE COMMONS “ BY ELINOR OSTROMMariateresa GattulloThis paper proposes a geographic review of Elinor Ostrom’s most famous book “Governing the commons. The evolution of Institutions for Collective Actions”. Its goal is to identify what contribution geographical science can give to defining “the possibilities and limits” related to the use of commons. In the governance of commons, space and territory play a strategic role. Sometimes, however, this role is sacrificed to social, economic and political processes.https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/bsgi/article/view/336
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GEOGRAPHICAL REFLECTIONS UPON THE NATURE OF COMMONS STARTING FROM THE READING OF “GOVERNING THE COMMONS “ BY ELINOR OSTROM
Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
title GEOGRAPHICAL REFLECTIONS UPON THE NATURE OF COMMONS STARTING FROM THE READING OF “GOVERNING THE COMMONS “ BY ELINOR OSTROM
title_full GEOGRAPHICAL REFLECTIONS UPON THE NATURE OF COMMONS STARTING FROM THE READING OF “GOVERNING THE COMMONS “ BY ELINOR OSTROM
title_fullStr GEOGRAPHICAL REFLECTIONS UPON THE NATURE OF COMMONS STARTING FROM THE READING OF “GOVERNING THE COMMONS “ BY ELINOR OSTROM
title_full_unstemmed GEOGRAPHICAL REFLECTIONS UPON THE NATURE OF COMMONS STARTING FROM THE READING OF “GOVERNING THE COMMONS “ BY ELINOR OSTROM
title_short GEOGRAPHICAL REFLECTIONS UPON THE NATURE OF COMMONS STARTING FROM THE READING OF “GOVERNING THE COMMONS “ BY ELINOR OSTROM
title_sort geographical reflections upon the nature of commons starting from the reading of governing the commons by elinor ostrom
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