Layer 3 · Economy
3 Land Allotment Protocol
- Layer: 3 — Economic & Resource System
- Status: Stub — not yet adopted
- RCOS reference: §5.1, §5.4
Community Area
RCOS definition5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.4
- 5.1.1 All resources within the declared governed scope MUST be explicitly classified as either **commons** or **private**.
- 5.1.2 The community MUST maintain a single, explicit, and versioned registry of governed resources, including at minimum:
- 5.1.4 For commons resources, the community MUST explicitly define:
Why define the community area first?
Shared land is the part of the property where informal assumptions can most quickly become conflict. Naming the community area before private allotments makes the shared baseline explicit: this is the land and infrastructure governed for collective use rather than individual discretion.
<Definition and boundaries of the community area — to be defined.>
Private Homestead Areas
RCOS definition5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.4.1, 5.4.2
- 5.1.1 All resources within the declared governed scope MUST be explicitly classified as either **commons** or **private**.
- 5.1.2 The community MUST maintain a single, explicit, and versioned registry of governed resources, including at minimum:
- 5.4.1 Internal economic systems MUST prevent unbounded concentration of internal influence or control through resources, credits, or financial obligations.
- 5.4.2 If internal units exist, the community MUST define one or more accumulation-limiting mechanisms, which MAY include:
Why separate private homesteads from shared land?
Trustees need enough autonomy to steward and develop their own homestead areas, while the community needs clear limits where private use affects neighbors, shared infrastructure, or the project purpose. Separating these areas prevents both overreach by the community and unchecked private impacts on the commons.
<Private homestead area rights, limits, and trustee obligations — to be defined.>
Nature Reserve
RCOS definition5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.4.4
- 5.1.1 All resources within the declared governed scope MUST be explicitly classified as either **commons** or **private**.
- 5.1.2 The community MUST maintain a single, explicit, and versioned registry of governed resources, including at minimum:
- 5.4.4 The community MUST define reviewable indicators of economic concentration risk and an explicit mechanism to adjust constraints when such risks are detected.
Why reserve land from use?
Some land is governed best by being protected from ordinary development and extraction. Declaring a Nature Reserve creates a clear ecological boundary inside the resource system, so preservation is not treated as leftover space after other land claims are made.
<Nature reserve designation, boundaries, and use restrictions — to be defined.>
Ratification Record
- Adopted:
- Decision type: Strategic
- Version:
- Decision record: