Towards an urban agenda of the commons: a case study of the political demands of the urban commons in Barcelona

2 January 2022·
Carlos Cámara-Menoyo
Carlos Cámara-Menoyo
,
Pep Vivas i Elias
,
Ramon Ribera-Fumaz
Jorge León-Casero
Jorge León-Casero
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Abstract
Urban commons is still an ambiguous concept from a theoretical standpoint and diverse in empirical terms, despite its popularity among urban social movements and academic studies. As a result, it is difficult to assess their impact on the production of a more socially just city. Through a transversal analysis, this article explores the evolution of 28 urban commons in the Barcelona of the early 21st century. There are two main contributions of this innovative approach: the reduction of the existing imbalances between the theory and the existing practices; and the characterization of their urban agenda to generate processes of social and urban transformation as well as its limitations and potentialities.
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Revista EURE - Revista de Estudios Urbano Regionales
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Carlos Cámara-Menoyo
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I am an interdisciplinary researcher whose research articulates around how physical and digital infrastructures, especially those that are commonly produced, respond to and are shaped by societal challenges. I’ve worked as an architect, drupal developer, project manager, lecturer, data scientist, and currently as Principal Research Software Engineer.

My research interests revolve around the social aspect of technology and methods to surface the world-views that are invariably embedded in technical artefacts such as cities, software or platforms. To do so, I use mixed methods with a preference for digital methods, participatory methods and data visualisation and a keen interest in EDI and open research best practices to make research Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable

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