After listening to various lists that are a-flame with Congressional
movement against environmental legislation/regulation, I can think of only
one solution: eliminate the private ownership of all the rights associated
with land-property. The problem seems to me that there are many
responsibilities that do not seem to be tightly bundled with property
rights (e.g., maintaining the flood control function of my wetlands). We
should not be surprised, these responsibilities did not exist when property
ownership was assigned. It is awkward (unjust?) to change the rules of the
game in mid-stream. All land should belong to the state and leased/rented
with a clause about responsible stewardship. In some sense, I guess, this
is what the feudal system in Europe was like.
If this change sounds appealing, how would we get there?
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James F. Palmer, Director
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, and Landscape Imageing & Analysis Lab
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210
voice: 315 470-6548 internet: zooey@mailbox.syr.edu
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