What communities can do
CommonsThe traditional idea of a commons allows for sharing within a community. Customs and laws enabled the commons to be protected.
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The sharing economy (sometimes also referred to as the peer-to-peer economy, mesh, collaborative economy, collaborative consumption) is a socio-economic system built around the sharing of human and physical resources. It includes the shared creation, production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services by different people and organisations. These systems take a variety of forms, often leveraging information technology to empower individuals, corporations, non-profits and government with information that enables distribution, sharing and reuse of excess capacity in goods and services. A common premise is that when information about goods is shared, the value of those goods may increase, for the business, for individuals, and for the community. The sharing economy encompasses a wide range of structures including for-profit, non-profit, barter and co-operative structures. Share-based offerings are based on a set of values that often includes trust, transparency, economic empowerment, creative expression, authenticity, community resilience and human connection. W Mesh economyThe Mesh economy encompasses public and private sector organizations and firms working within the various realms of the sharing economy, the peer economy, the collaborative economy and the circular economy. The shift from defining unused value as waste to defining it as an opportunity to create value from more efficient resource use is the common factor among all mesh economy organizations. The understanding that information technology enables excess capacity in human capital to be more efficiently deployed to solve social and environmental challenges as articulated by Clay Shirky in his 2008 book, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations is an important influence. W Government-mediated sharingPublic goods such as public transport and public open space are typically provided by a government using tax funds. This enables the provision of common goods and services which (due to the free rider problemW are not easily provided for by individuals or civil society). Sharing citiesError in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
Sharing Cities network, Shareable Sharing City Lab, founded by the two cities Seoul and Amsterdam See also: Seoul, South Korea Book sharing
BookCrossingBookCrossing (also BC, BCing or BXing) is defined as "the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise." The term is derived from bookcrossing.com, a free online book club which was founded to encourage the practice, aiming to "make the whole world a library." The 'crossing' or exchanging of books may take any of a number of forms, including wild-releasing books in public, direct swaps with other members of the websites, or "book rings" in which books travel in a set order to participants who want to read a certain book. The community aspect of BookCrossing.com has grown and expanded in ways that were not expected at the outset, in the form of blog or forum discussions, mailing lists and annual conventions throughout the world. W Little Free LibraryLittle Free Libraries are a community movement in the United States and worldwide that offers free books housed in small containers to members of the local community. They are also referred to as community book exchanges, book trading posts, pop-up libraries, and Noox (Neighbourhood bOOk eXchange), amongst other terms. W External links CohousingA cohousing community is a type of intentional community composed of private homes supplemented by shared facilities. The community is planned, owned and managed by the residents – who also share activities which may include cooking, dining, child care, gardening, and governance of the community. Common facilities may include a kitchen, dining room, laundry, child care facilities, offices, internet access, guest rooms, and recreational features. Cohousing facilitates interaction among neighbors for social and practical benefits, economic and environmental benefits. In describing New York City's first co-housing project, a New York Times article said co-housing "speaks to people who want to own an apartment but not feel shut off by it, lost in an impersonal city." W / See also category:Cohousing PotluckA potluck is a gathering of people where each person or group of people contributes a dish of food prepared by the person or the group, to be shared among the larger gathered group. Synonyms include: potluck dinner, spread, Jacob's join, Jacob's supper, faith supper, covered dish supper, dish party, bring and share, shared lunch, pitch-in, carry-in, bring-a-plate, dish-to-pass, fuddle. It is also referred to as a smorgasbord or potlatch. W StreetbankThe Streetbank website states "Streetbank is a movement of people who share with their neighbours". The purpose of Streetbank is to boost local communities by encouraging people to get to know their neighbours. W / StreetBank Tool librariesTool libraries allow patrons to borrow tools, equipment and "how-to" instructional materials, functioning either as a rental shop, with a charge for borrowing the tools, or more commonly free of charge as a form of community sharing. Given their increasing popularity and proven history of success, tool libraries and tool banks are now playing an exciting role in the burgeoning sharing economy and can be found everywhere from local public libraries to makerspaces. W Resources
Funding16 Tips to Crowdfund a Tool Library In Your Town, July 2015 Shareable MapsSharing Cities network, Shareable VideoError in widget Vimeo: Unable to load template 'wiki:Vimeo'
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News and comment2017 Italy: The Nidiaci Garden of Florence, an Oasis of Commoning in a Busy City, Mar 28 [2] Greece: The Greek Left Takes Stock of the Commons, Mar 1 [3] Sharing Cities: Why Ownership, Governance and The Commons Matter More Than Ever, Feb 4 [4] Dispatches from the Commons Assembly, Feb 1 [5] New York City: How Sharing Can Help Change Consumption Culture, Jan 25 [6] 2016 Aging in Community: Inside the Senior Cohousing Movement, Dec 5 [7] 7 Adorable Little Free Libraries Inspired by Gardens, Nov 21 [8] Slovenia adds water to constitution as fundamental right for all, Nov 18 [9] Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
The Big Potential of Little Free Libraries, Nov 15 [10] DIY networking: the path to a more democratic internet, Nov 8 [11] Hyperlocal Sharing, A Store Where Everything is Free, includes "Guidelines, from the original Free Store Plan, courtesy co-founder Marie Goodwin", Jul 12 [12] Inside the Little Free Pantry: a Q&A with its Creator, Jun 22 [13] The Library of Things: 8 Spaces Changing How We Think About Stuff, Jun 15 [14] From collaborative economy to collaborative society, Jun 9 [15] The Sustainability Commons: Using Open Source Design to Address Climate Change, Jun 8 [16] The First Little Free Pantry Pops Up in Arkansas Inspired by Little Free Libraries, Jun 1 [17] 14 Guides on Throwing Awesome Community Sharing Events, May 5 [18] Error in widget Vimeo: Unable to load template 'wiki:Vimeo'
Creative Commons' Radical Plan to Bring Joy to the Commons, Mar 23 [19] Ready For This Year's MapJam? Mar 22 [20] The Top 10 Sharing Economy Predictions for 2016, by the Experts, January 21 [21] International Team Kicks off Sharing Cities Book Project, Jan 20 [22] 2015 Sharing Vouchers Offer a Simple Way to Share Anything, September 28 [23] Helsinki's PiggyBaggy is Ridesharing for Packages, September 21 [24] 16 Tips to Crowdfund a Tool Library In Your Town, July 13 [25] 2014 The Sharing Economy Isn't Just For Young, Coastal Urbanites Any More, June 6 [26] Sharing economies are here to stay, May 7 [27] We Are Winning, Join Us, January 13 [28] 2013 Paul Hawken: Sharing economy is 'bigger than the Internet', December 20 [29] 10 Steps To Create A Local Sharing Economy, September 18 [30] 10 ideas for change: The Sharing Economy, July 11 [31] How to Kick Off a Shareable Spring, Mar 5 [32] Bring Transition Town-style Sharing to your Community, January 15 [33] 2010 How to Reinvent the Potluck, August 27 [34]
News sourcesEvents2014 October 13 -16 - MapJam 2.0
June 1 - Global Sharing Day February 22 - Open Data Day See also
Interwiki linksWikipedia: Sharing, Sharing economy, Land rights movements (category) Sharewiki, a wiki about sharing. External links
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