Reforming property for sustainability requires both innovation in the law as well as in how we relate to land. Legal geography is a conceptual project that describes how law and space interact. Frankie McCarthy (lawyer) and Nicholas Blomley (geographer) discuss property through the legal geography lens.

Episode Links

• Frankie McCarthy

• Nicholas Blomley

• Remember property? Progress in Human Geography

• A Statement of Progressive Property

• State v Shack case

• Performing Property: Making The World. Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence

• The Mystery of Capital. Hernando de Soto

• Why Are We Allowing the Private Sector to Take Over Our Public Works? The New York Times. Brett Christophers

• Blomley on housing justice

Landscapes is produced by Adam Calo. A complete written transcript of the episode can be found on Adam's newsletter: Land Food Nexus. Send feedback or questions to [email protected]. Music by Blue Dot Sessions: "Kilkerrin" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).