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Balancing the Commons in Switzerland: Institutional Transformations and Sustainable Innovations
Prologue: Why Switzerland
Ostrom’s legacy of robustness and the "Swiss commons lab": Introductory reflections on change and power in commons studies
Introducing this book
Multi- and interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies
References
I Disciplinary approaches and theoretical reflections
Transformations of common pastures and woodlands in Switzerland: A historical perspective
Historiographical starting points
The institutional development of the Swiss ‘landscape of commons’
References
How do the commons meet the state? A political science perspective
Public policies to codify ownership, management, and use of natural resources
Four modalities of interaction between the commons and the state
Conclusion
References
Commons and peasant studies: Insights from social anthropology, human geography and agrarian economics
A brief look at peasant studies
Commons studies and new institutional economics
Combining New Institutionalism with political geography, economics and ecology
Resilience, path dependency and transformational change
The ‘Swiss commons lab’ and constitutionality:
References
Scopes and challenges of a huge corporation over time The case of the hCorporation Uri (Canton Uri)
Geographic and physiographic framework conditions
Facts and figures on the Korporation Uri today1
Remarks on the state of research
The history of the Corporation and its forests and pastures
Notes
References
Urban commons in Alpine areas The case of the Biirgergemeinde Chur (Canton Grisons)
Transformation of the Corporation
Transformation of the forest economy
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
Notes
References
Transformation, diversification, partnerships The case of the Sarnen commoners’ organisations (Canton Obwalden)
Spatial characteristics of the region
Institutional context and history of the Sarnen corporations
Transformational change and diversified coping strategies of the Sarnen corporations in the last decades
Acknowledgements
Notes
References
Weak commons management, strong identity The case of Val d’Anniviers (Canton Valais)
Introduction: geographical and current socio-economic components
Historical development of existing organisations and institutions
Adaptations to changes in common forest management
Adaptations to changes in agriculture and alpine pasture management
How resilient and sustainable are Anniviers’ commoners’ organisations?
A fragile balance? The case of pasture and forest management in Olivone (Canton Ticino)
The management of the alps: between change and persistence
Forest management: from the “omnipresence of wood” to forest transition
Conclusions: a fragile balance?
Notes
References
Transformation and diversity Synthesis of the case studies
Common property in the long term:
Common property and power - the theoretical commons literature
Balance with the market in a ‘glocal’ economy
Level of integration into society and balancing with the state
Commoners’ organisations and their resilience
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