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Urban commons have radical potential – it’s not just about community gardens

18 August 2015 Leave a Comment

"It has become fashionable to talk about the “urban commons”, and it’s clear why. What we traditionally conceive of as “the public” is in retreat: public services are at the mercy of austerity policies, public housing is being sold off and public space is increasingly no such thing. In a relentlessly neoliberal climate, the commons seems to offer an alternative to the battle between public and private. The idea of land or services that are commonly owned and managed speaks to a 21st-century … Continue reading

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: Commons, The Commons, urban commons

Interview: A Cultural Shift to ‘The City as Commons’ with Professor Christian Iaione

19 March 2015 Leave a Comment

"We are talking about a cultural shift. The new governance model proposed is a new way for us to relate to almost everything, from economy to society as a whole and to other people, in other words: our vision of the world changes. Whether this cultural paradigm takes expression in sharing a car, or caring about where the trash ends up, this is all part of a 21st century way of living: a way of sharing things, sharing services, sharing spaces, sharing production and sharing responsibilities." ~ … Continue reading

Filed Under: Social, cultural & community evolution Tagged With: Christian Iaione, Commons, Commons Transition, cultural paradigm, future for humanity, humanity's evolution, Lab Gov, Michel Bauwens, regeneration of urban commons, shift in culture, The Commons, urban commons

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