Common land is collective land (sometimes only open to those whose nation governs the land) in which all persons have certain common rights, such as to...
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Enclosure (redirect from Enclosure of common land)
"waste" or "common land" enclosing it and by doing so depriving commoners of their rights of access and privilege. Agreements to enclose land could be either...
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Massachusetts Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts Clapham Common, originally common land, now a park in London, UK Common Moss, a townland...
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In common law systems, land tenure, from the French verb "tenir" means "to hold", is the legal regime in which land "owned" by an individual is possessed...
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A Common Land Unit (CLU) is the smallest unit of land that has a permanent, contiguous boundary, a common land cover and land management, a common owner...
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Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of Earth not submerged by the ocean or another body of water. It makes...
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Commons (redirect from Held in common)
The term "commons" derives from the traditional English legal term for common land, which are also known as "commons", and was popularised in the modern...
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use common pasture. Since 1976 it has been legally possible for a crofter to acquire title to his croft, thus becoming an owner-occupier. The Land Reform...
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(20 ha) of land bounded by five major Boston streets: Tremont Street, Park Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street. The Common is part...
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Tragedy of the commons (redirect from The tragedy of the common)
because its exemplar – unfettered access to common land – did not exist historically, the right to exploit common land being controlled by law. The work of Elinor...
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