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Shared lessons and challenges from urban commons around the world

  • by Mary
  • Posted on July 23, 2020July 20, 2020

From the value of a written mission statement to the potentials and pitfalls of cooperation: the final article from Shareable’s Urban Commons Cookbook series highlights the lessons and challenges shared by the eight case studies in the book.

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Bike Kitchen Bratislava: A bike hire co-op powered by the sharing economy

  • by Mary
  • Posted on July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

The next article in Shareable’s Urban Commons Cookbook series has been published! This article profiles one of the case studies from the book, Bike Kitchen Bratislava, a bike sharing platform powered by the sharing economy and an open-source app.

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The Kalkbreite: Participative housing planning in Zurich

  • by Mary
  • Posted on July 10, 2020

The next article in Shareable’s Urban Commons Cookbook series has been published! This article profiles one of the case studies from the book, Kalkbreite, an innovative experiment in collective housing.

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Holzmarkt Berlin: Balancing creative freedom, economic survival, and bottom-up urban development

  • by Mary
  • Posted on June 25, 2020

The next article in Shareable’s Urban Commons Cookbook series has been published! This article profiles one of the case studies from the book, Holzmarkt, an innovative experiment in bottom-up urban development.

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Düsselgrün: An urban commons in the heart of Düsseldorf

  • by Mary
  • Posted on June 19, 2020

The next article in Shareable’s Urban Commons Cookbook series has been published. This article profiles one of the case studies from the book, Düsselgrün, an urban gardening initiative in Düsseldorf, Germany. Check it out here!

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Commons & Crises: First article in my Urban Commons Cookbook series published

  • by Mary
  • Posted on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020

To mark the publication of The Urban Commons Cookbook this week, Shareable has published the first in a series of six articles derived from the book and touching on current events: Commons and crises: Community resilience from feudal Europe to today.

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Urban Commons Cookbook: Print proofs finally arrived

  • by Mary
  • Posted on May 28, 2020

After some delivery delays, the print proofs are finally here! It was an amazing feeling…

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Urban Commons Cookbook: Test printing next week

  • by Mary
  • Posted on April 16, 2020

The Urban Commons Cookbook is entering the last stage!

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The Urban Commons Cookbook is two steps closer to reality

  • by Mary
  • Posted on January 6, 2020January 3, 2020

The Urban Commons Cookbook is moving forward! We are currently making the final adjustments to the typeset manuscript and graphic design and we’ve settled on a printing option.

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Inventing Berlin is finally in print!

  • by Mary
  • Posted on December 12, 2019

St. Nicholas came early and brought me the first copies of Inventing Berlin. 😀 Taking…

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Inventing Berlin now available as eBook

  • by Mary
  • Posted on November 14, 2019November 13, 2019

At long last: Inventing Berlin is a reality! You can order the eBook or individual…

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Inventing Berlin to be published in the fall!

  • by Mary
  • Posted on August 5, 2019August 31, 2019

My newest book, Inventing Berlin, has successfully passed through the review process and the revisions have been accepted. That means it is on schedule to be released in time for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall! The hardcover and ebook versions will be released in Springer’s Urban Book series this fall.

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Review for “Urban Commons: Moving Beyond State and Market”

  • by Mary
  • Posted on July 24, 2017August 23, 2019

Ryan Jepson from the University of Vienna has reviewed our book. Read an excerpt and find a link to the full text here.

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Paper now available for download

  • by Mary
  • Posted on July 17, 2017August 31, 2019

I’ve uploaded and English-language copy of an article from 2015 about belonging and identity, which I presented in Gdansk at the Smart Metropolia conference. Check out and excerpt here and follow the link at the bottom of the post to download the full article.

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Urban Commons – New article published!

  • by Mary
  • Posted on June 19, 2017August 23, 2019

Martin Schwegmann and I have tackled urban commons again in our newest article together as part of an event we both took part in in January for the program Actors of Urban Change. Check out the links in this post to download the article and the full publication.

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Do benches determine where we sit and with whom?

  • by Mary
  • Posted on May 28, 2017August 23, 2019

According to my newest article – yes! And the people who get to decide where to put those benches influence our daily life in cities’ public spaces. Check out and excerpt here and follow the link at the bottom of the post to download the full article.

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Current Projects

GenderedLandscape URBACT Action Planning Network (2019-2022)

Dialogue & engagement surrounding the Forth Meadow Community Greenway in Belfast, UK (2020)

Kultur im Grünen (B) – Orte im öffentlichen Raum für nicht-kommerzielle Kulturveranstaltungen (2020-2021)

Digital Support Expert for the URBACT Secretariat (2020-2022)

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Recent posts

  • Commons & Gender at the #EURegionsWeek: Come hear me speak!

    September 24, 2020
  • Shared lessons and challenges from urban commons around the world

    July 23, 2020
  • Bike Kitchen Bratislava: A bike hire co-op powered by the sharing economy

    July 16, 2020
  • The Kalkbreite: Participative housing planning in Zurich

    July 10, 2020
  • Holzmarkt Berlin: Balancing creative freedom, economic survival, and bottom-up urban development

    June 25, 2020

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