creating the everyday commonsE len i Ka t r in i ∙ PhD Cand ida te ∙ Carneg ie Me l l on Un ive r s i ty ∙ Schoo l o f
A rch i tec tu re[The City as a Commons | Bologna Italy | 2015]
Why should we form a basis for a commons-based urban economy?
r e v i t a l i z a t i onINCLUSION
RIGHT TO THE CITY
direct democracy
COLLABORATIONsustainabilit
yhow to best manage shared
common resourcesindividualism + consumption
s o c i a l c a p i t a l
[HOW DO COMMONS TRANSLATE IN OUR CITIES?]
spaces
assets
services
[TYPES OF STAKEHOLDERS]
STAKEHOLDERSWho owns, uses + manages
corporation
non-profit
state
peers
state
non-profit
= renting
= public goods
= economies of scale
= ‘sharing economy’
peers
[HOW IS ‘THE SHARING ECONOMY’ CURRENTLY DEFINED?]
A word cloud was generated based on the text of the top 20 Google search results of “Sharing Economy” in September 2015. The word cloud was generated in Wordle (http://www.wordle.net/). The repetition of terms is as follows: “people” 180 times, “platforms” 151 times, “business(es)” 114 times, “services” 108 times, “governments” 65 times, “time” 71 times “work 64 times, “AirBnb” 58 times and “Uber” 50 times.
sharing economycollaborative consumption
circular economypeer economy
solidarity economy
sharing economycollaborative consumption
circular economypeer economy
solidarity economy
[HOW IS ‘THE SHARING ECONOMY’ CURRENTLY DEFINED?]
“Sharing Economy is an economic system in which assets or services are shared between
private individuals, either for free or for a fee, typically by means of the Internet”Oxford Dictionary
rentingsharing
commoning
solidarity
collaboration
business
“Sharing Economy is an economic system in which assets or services are shared between
private individuals, either for free or for a fee, typically by means of the Internet”Oxford Dictionary
External management
[ l a c k o f t r u s t ]
intentions?
[STAKEHOLDERS; WHO MANAGES SHARING?]
[STAKEHOLDERS; WHO MANAGES SHARING?]
Temporary lodging
couchsurfing craigslist AirBnB
Owned + used by peersManaged by the platformNo monetary exchange
Temporary lodging
couchsurfing craigslist AirBnB
Owned + used by peersManaged by the platformNo monetary exchange
Owned + used by peersManaged peers
Monetary exchange
Owned + used by peersManaged by the platformNo monetary exchange
“Sharing economy” billionaires
[STAKEHOLDERS; WHO MANAGES SHARING?]
[STAKEHOLDERS’ INTENTIONS]
INTENTIONSMoney + trust
reformist approaches
integration with the current economic system
monetary values
INTENTIONSMoney + trust
reformist approaches
integration with the current economic system
monetary values
radical approachesavoidance of thecurrent economic systemsocial + environmental values
[STAKEHOLDERS’ INTENTIONS]
reformist approaches
radical approachesalternatives of
capitalismalternatives to
capitalism
SHARING ECONOMY
[ALTERNATIVES TO versus OF CAPITALISM]
[ALTERNATIVES TO versus OF CAPITALISM]
reformist approaches
radical approachesalternatives of
capitalismalternatives to
capitalism
cost-benefit approachcasualization of workerslack of legislationeconomic investment flying outglobal monopolyexclusivity
SHARING ECONOMY
cost-benefit approachcasualization of workerslack of legislationeconomic investment flying outglobal monopolyexclusivity
[ALTERNATIVES TO versus OF CAPITALISM]
reformist approaches
radical approachesalternatives of
capitalismalternatives to
capitalism
?
SHARING ECONOMY
[SHARING CULTURE]
Sharing Culture relates to social networks that grow informally within a region between diverse stakeholders who have as their main aspiration to co-
produce, manage and share resources, time, knowledge, information and support based on solidarity and reciprocity rather than economic profit.
[SHARING CULTURE]
alternative pathway for citizens to serve their daily needs in a more sustainable, less resourceful and socially engaging manner by managing shared resources within their region
[BUILDING SHARING CULTURE]
[importance of scale] [social capital]
neighborhoods and cities should become the main focus we need to focus on the co-governance of urban commons, rather than the global commons
thank you[ques t i ons? ]
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