Abstract The term “access” is frequently used by property and natural resource
analysts without adequate definition. In this paper we develop a concept of access
and examine a broad set of factors that differentiate access from property. We define
access as “the ability to derive benefits from things,” broadening from property’s classical
definition as “the right to benefit from things.” Access, following this definition,
is more akin to “a bundle of powers” than to property’s notion of a “bundle of
rights.” This formulation includes a wider range of social relationships that constrain
or enable benefits from resource use than property relations alone. Using this framing,
we suggest a method of access analysis for identifying the constellations of
means, relations, and processes that enable various actors to derive benefits from resources.
Our intent is to enable scholars, planners, and policy makers to empirically
“map” dynamic processes and relationships of access.
Abstract The term “access” is frequently used by property and natural resourceanalysts without adequate definition. In this paper we develop a concept of accessand examine a broad set of factors that differentiate access from property. We defineaccess as “the ability to derive benefits from things,” broadening from property’s classicaldefinition as “the right to benefit from things.” Access, following this definition,is more akin to “a bundle of powers” than to property’s notion of a “bundle ofrights.” This formulation includes a wider range of social relationships that constrainor enable benefits from resource use than property relations alone. Using this framing,we suggest a method of access analysis for identifying the constellations ofmeans, relations, and processes that enable various actors to derive benefits from resources.Our intent is to enable scholars, planners, and policy makers to empirically“map” dynamic processes and relationships of access.
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