Food Networks As Urban Commons: Case Study of a Portuguese “Prosumers” Group
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106777
Abstract: Abstract In many parts of the world, people are coming together to experiment with ways to collectively take care of their livelihoods and create practical solutions to their needs. Guided by principles of solidarity, these… read more here.
Keywords: food networks; urban commons; prosumers group; networks urban ... See more keywords
The urban commons: a keyword essay
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DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2020.1742466
Abstract: ABSTRACT This essay considers the urban commons as a keyword for urban geography, examining the changing meanings and usages of the term over time. We situate the increase in the term’s circulation – and its… read more here.
Keywords: geography; commons keyword; urban commons; keyword essay ... See more keywords
Building the urban commons in Singapore: the cemetery, red-light district and public housing estates as sites of contestation
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DOI: 10.1080/14649373.2018.1497901
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper investigates the state of informal social activism initiated by Singaporean youth via the creation of ground-up initiatives. Having witnessed state-civil society relations, where calibrated liberalisation, co-option and coercive measures are used as… read more here.
Keywords: state; singapore cemetery; urban commons; building urban ... See more keywords
Austerity urbanism and Olympic counter-legacies: Gendering, defending and expanding the urban commons in East London
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DOI: 10.1177/0263775817753844
Abstract: This article reflects on an occupation led by single mothers to contest the destruction of social housing in post-Olympics East London. In the process, it argues for a more gendered theorisation of the urban commons.… read more here.
Keywords: urban commons; counter legacies; east london; olympic counter ... See more keywords
Urban Commons from an Anti-Capitalist Approach
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DOI: 10.1285/i20356609v13i3p1390
Abstract: Many of the contemporary debates on urban commons lack an anti-capitalist approach. In addition, a number of misunderstandings regarding the common wealth, the city, the state, and the public sphere do not help to clarify… read more here.
Keywords: urban commons; anti capitalist; capitalist approach; commons anti ... See more keywords