Which ingredients of a cooperative community project most help it succeed? What are urban commons and how do they fit into current activist and civil society debates? And what tools and methods do commoners need to strengthen their work? These are the three questions at the heart of The Urban Commons Cookbook, a handbook for those interested in starting, growing and supporting community-led projects.
This book represents a first attempt to bridge the gaps between individual urban commons projects across resource types and geographical distances in order to show their commonalities and help them and new projects learn from each other’s experiences. Through a reader-friendly overview of urban commons theory, interviews with eight commons projects outlining the growth of their projects, the challenges they faced, and the methods they employed to surmount them, and a wealth of practical tools and policy suggestions, we hope to support commons projects and the cities that they enrich.
Table of Content
- Forewords
- Introduction
- Why do urban commons need a cookbook?
- Urban commons in theory and practice
- What are urban commons?
- Why now? Commons and the city
- Common-pool resources, common property, and the new commons
- Commoning as a practice
- The case studies
- Düsselgrün (Urban gardening)
- Freifunk (Wireless internet)
- Incredible Edible Todmorden (Public space and gardening)
- Bike Kitchen Bratislava (Mobility)
- Holzmarkt (Urban development)
- Middelgrunden Wind Energy Cooperative (Wind energy)
- Club Cultural Matienzo (Arts and culture)
- Kalkbreite (Housing)
- Practicing the commons
- Self-governance and decision-making
- Community outreach
- Self-empowerment and learning
- Summary & take home messages
- Literature, resources & further reading
- About us
- Imprint
About the author
Nicole de Vries works in the field of public participation and sustainable (urban) development.
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