eleni katrini, creating the everyday commons: sharing as a means of self-organization versus...

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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