Terra Nostra Press

Terra Nostra Press

Books and reports from the CLT Center’s publishing imprint

Terra Nostra Press publishes books, monographs and manuals that showcase the theory and practice of community land trusts, along with the stories of reflective practitioners from around the world who are laying the foundation for an international CLT movement.

Some titles are published with partners, including the American Bar Association and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. See Joint Publications.

Our books

Select a cover to learn more about a title and how to order it.

Cover of Our Land, Our Survival
Cover of On Common Ground
Cover of En terreno común
Cover of Community Land Trusts and Informal Settlements in the Global South
Cover of Community Matters
Cover of CLT Applications in Urban Neighborhoods
Cover of Reweaving the Tapestry of Tenure
Cover of The Growth of Community Land Trusts in England and Europe
Cover of Impactful Development and Community Empowerment
Cover of Why Community Land Trusts?
Cover of Porque el fideicomiso comunitario de tierras
Cover of La inseguridad de la tenencia de la tierra en América Latina y el Caribe

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Published with our partners

Co-published by Terra Nostra Press with the American Bar Association and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Cover of A Community Land Trust Digest
Cover of Preserving Affordable Homeownership
Cover of Preservar la vivienda asequible (Spanish edition)
Cover of International Commentaries on Preserving Affordable Homeownership

About our joint publications

“On Common Ground resoundingly demonstrates the transformative possibilities that CLTs can produce across the globe when community organizing, operation, and ownership of land connects and expands.”

Jeffrey S. Lowe, Journal of the American Planning Association · More news and reviews

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Catalog

All Terra Nostra Press titles, with descriptions and ordering information.

Joint Publications

Titles published with the American Bar Association and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Bulk Orders

A 40% discount for nonprofit organizations ordering ten or more books.

News and Reviews

What reviewers and readers are saying about our books.

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Nonprofit organizations receive a 40% discount on orders of ten or more books.