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Women for the Municipality of Angüés (AMPMA) — Women-led legislature reviving a small Spanish town and reversing depopulation

Schoonschip — ecological and socially sustainable floating residential area in the Johan van Hasselt Canal, in North Amsterdam.

Amigos da Ferraria de São João — group of local volunteers concerned with fire prevention and wider regeneration

OurCluj — 10-year initiative that seeks to improve the wellbeing of young residents by creating a space for collective reflection and connection.

Ghent's policy participation unit — Ghent is an "alt-city" - opening its planning and resources to the decision-making of citizens

Barcelona commons experiences and projects — After the major social mobilizations of 2011 and the election of a commons-oriented coalition, the city of Barcelona has created new urban institutions to support the development of a commons-orientated economy.

Lille commons experiences and projects — The Assemblée des Communs in Lille has been active since 2015, and actively gives a voice to the social philosophy of the city as a commons.

Citizen Spring — citizen movement "to rebuild our local communities to be more resilient."

Cloughjordan Ecovillage — model settlement

Tamera — Peace project, a cooperative of future workers, who aim to build a so called "Healing Biotope" for a couple of hundred people – a community between humans, animals and plants whose relationships are based upon trust and mutual support.

Sunseed Desert Technology — non-formal education project for the transition towards sustainability

Barcelona en Transició — The Transition is the evolution of our Society from a present that depends on fossil fuels, unbridled consumption, the destruction of the Planet and inequalities between peoples, to another desirable reality based on the location of production, the use of energy and the goods that can be obtained in a sustainable way from our Planet, the pre-eminence of the community, the recovery of life skills and harmony with the rest of Nature.

Amsterdam Donut Coalition — "connect local change agents, to make joint efforts visible and thus help the region 'in the donut'."

Commons Lab Antwerp — grassroots, not for profit organization, investigating the theory and practice of 'Antwerp as a commons', connecting active citizens with social innovators and key local stakeholders interested in creating a more sustainable, democratic and just city.

Participatory democracy in Saillans — A French village run by and for its citizens

Milan commons experiences and projects — Milan has oriented towards embedding startups in the communities through collaborative spaces, i.e. the ‘sharing city policy strategy’.

Naples commons experiences and projects — Naples has a special position, Commissioner for the commons, and is more friendly to turning temporary occupations into recognized commons.

Neighborhood initiatives, Madrid, 723 (Oct, 2022) — Map and listings, from Civics, for multiple spaces and projects that value the power of a critical and active citizenry that has created new environments of possibility, of social innovation, through self-management and participation.

Projectefigaro — "a little town in Catalonia, governed by an assembly of neighbors that does not belong to any political party. For ten years they have been in the Town Hall practicing a participatory democracy with a genuine desire to involve the rest of the people." (undated)

PlaceCity, Floridsdorf — EU-funded project, 01/02/2019 to: 31/07/2021, researching and testing methods of placemaking in a Viennese context.

Transition Town Kinsale — "voluntary community initiative working to help make the transition from a dependency on fossil fuel to a low carbon future. Our Vision is a resilient, self-reliant and sustainable Town."

BEES coop — social, not-for-profit co-operative

Neighborhood initiatives, Barcelona — Map and listings, from Civics, for multiple spaces and projects that value the power of a critical and active citizenry that has created new environments of possibility, of social innovation, through self-management and participation.

Neighborhood initiatives, Lisbon — Map and listings, from Civics, for multiple spaces and projects that value the power of a critical and active citizenry that has created new environments of possibility, of social innovation, through self-management and participation.