Property Rights and Sustainability

This 11th volume in the series on Legal Aspects of Sustainable Development offers thought-provoking analysis of property rights and duties in the context of sustainability issues. Contributions investigate a wide variety of legal systems, discuss historical and contemporary examples, and draw on both theoretical research and cultural traditions. Discussion includes such topics as whether property rights and sustainability can be reconciled, the mythology of environmental markets, ownership of water, Maori concepts of the environment and property rights, communal governance of land and resources, and changing conceptions of property internationally. Editors Grinlinton and Taylor are both affiliated with the U. of Auckland, New Zealand, specializing in private rights, the public interest, and the environment. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

David Grinlinton is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has published extensively on property rights and environmental law.Prue Taylor is a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has published extensively on environmental law, international environmental law and ethics.