Property Rights in Outer Space - Mining, Techno Utopian Imaginaries, Privatisation of Off World

This book explores the role of private mining rights in the utopian imaginary of space colonisation. It presents a transdisciplinary account and interrogates the new and evolving legislative frameworks that govern access to the mineral resources of space.

Table des matières

Foreword
1. Introduction
2. NewSpace and neoliberalism
3. Enclosing the space commons? Off-world property through the lens of political history
4. On mineral sovereignty: state-corporate appropriation and the power of mining capital
5. Making and re-making the 'space constitution'
6. Privateering the cosmic frontier: empire, myth and the violence of property
7. Techno-utopianism and post-limits environmentalism
8. Epilogue
References

A propos de l'auteur

Matthew Johnson was awarded his PhD in 2020 from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. He has worked in a variety of academic and public sector roles, and currently lives and works in Sydney.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Matthew Johnson
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032276625
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227662-5
• Pages: 268
• Thème: Routledge Complex Real Property Rights Series
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Soil & Rock, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Utopias, Mining Industry, Agribusiness and primary industries, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes