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Thoughts on Private Property: Or, Have I Got a Bridge in Brooklyn to Sell You
Yesterday’s post got me thinking—how has the American notion of private property shaped our culture? How has it shaped our cities? Our transportation networks? Our communities? Our ability to respond to climate change and environmental concerns? I remember reading a caption on a wall mural while waiting in line at Ikea that said Sweden doesn’t view land as private property, so one can walk anywhere one desires in Sweden and not worry about trespassing. The outdoor world most Americans experience is mostly limited to roads, sidewalks, parks, and a small number of backyards. Do away with private land ownership and the way we interact with the land changes fundamentally. I don’t know how true the Ikea caption is or how absolutely it is practiced, but I don’t imagine the Swedes have an epidemic of peeping toms or home invasions.
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Posted in Culture, Josh Grigsby, Livability, Neighbors, Placemaking, Rants, Response Pieces, Sustainability, What if?
Tagged american, antisocial, autocracy, balance, british, capitalism, Climate Change, colonialism, communism, community, Dutch, eminent domain, empires, europe, governance, green urbanism, ikea, individual rights, lenape, manhattan, napoleonic, private property, property rights, real estate, social darwinism, social mobility, spanish, sweden, tim beatley, zoning
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