Call for papers: Planning for publics: Reconceptualising the governance of the commons in relation to the margins
Worldwide cities and planners are struggling to find effective ways to manage resources and involve local communities, especially in the margins, in the effort to provide just and sustainable living environments. Within this state, we propose revisiting the commons, with the emphasis on the commoning as a process. This special issue examines planning for the commons by interrogating the gap between aspirational planning, development policy and the practicalities of implementation and management. It analyses how this gap shapes the governance of shared spaces and everyday transactions, with consequences for spatial justice and for resilient, sustainable urban futures. Considering commoning as a process that could counter-balance the planning process towards achieving spatial justice, two levels are addressed regarding planning with publics for just and sustainable futures.
- First, while there has been an active debate about managing critical resources, there is room to explore urban commons and common good as part of broader socio-ecological and institutional systems. This would include exploring the role of urban policy and spatial planning in facilitating commoning activities through various local institutions at different scales, to effectively address challenges related to social and economic inequalities, climate change, and access to common goods.
- Second, there is abundant literature on the over- or under-management of public space, but less understanding of the connection among governance, planning, and commoning for communal gathering.
Special issue eds.: Karina Landman, karina.landman@up.ac.za; Christine Mady, christine.mady@aalto.fi
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