External impacts on traditional commons and present-day changes: a case study of iriai forests in Yamaguni district, Kyoto, Japan

Japanese' iriai' forests have been regarded as a model of institutions for collective action in the sustainable use of resources in studies on commons, as pointed out by Ostrom (1990) and McKean (1996). However, present-day' iriai' forests that have survived decades of legal and...

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Main Author: Daisaku Shimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of the Commons
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Online Access:https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/348

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