The Commons of the Ancient Parish of Sheffield
The enormous parish of Sheffield covered 22,370 acres and was divided into six civil townships, each with their own commons and wastes. Farming systems varied considerably between the townships. The day-to-day decisions on farming practices were sometimes
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Ian D. Rotherham Editor
Cultural Severance and the Environment The Ending of Traditional and Customary Practice on Commons and Landscapes Managed in Common
Environmental History Volume 2
Series Editor Mauro Agnoletti
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/10168
Ian D. Rotherham Editor
Cultural Severance and the Environment The Ending of Traditional and Customary Practice on Commons and Landscapes Managed in Common
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Editor Ian D. Rotherham Faculty of Development and Society Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield UK
ISSN 2211-9019 ISBN 978-94-007-6158-2 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6159-9
ISSN 2211-9027 (electronic) ISBN 978-94-007-6159-9 (eBook)
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Preface
This major book explores the issue of commons, lands and rights of usage in common, traditional and customary practices, and the cultural nature of ‘landscapes’. Importantly, the volume addresses the now critical matters of ‘cultural severance’, the presently, largely unrecognized impacts on biodiversity and human societies, and the implications for conservation and sustainability for local economies. The
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