Essays about: "learning commons"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words learning commons.

  1. 1. Exploring commoning as a tool for social integration: Re-use of abandoned buildings and plots for the creation of commons in the Greek context

    University essay from

    Author : Christina Saxoni; [2022-08-29T07:58:17Z 2022-08-29T07:58:17Z 2022 2020]
    Keywords : housing as commons; social integration; newcomers;

    Abstract : Since 2011, Europe has experienced an unprecedented influx of people fleeing countries facing political turmoil. Refugees in Greece have been admitted to state run camps, segregated and excluded from social life and have been denied their basic human rights. READ MORE

  3. 2. The interdependence of the digital and physical commons : A case study of the Stockholm Makerspace

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Judith Hellmich; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital commons; governance; makerspace; urban commons; community capitals; design principles; Digitala allmänningar; styrning; makerspace; urbana allmänningar; samhällskapital; designprinciper;

    Abstract : Economic downturns and the subsequent trends of privatization and marketization that follow have prompted the development and expansion of urban commons as the commoner searches for more participatory forms of governance. Modern member-driven and non-profit organizations, like makerspaces, are utilizing the digital commons to provide more accessibility and autonomy, reducing the need for external funding and providing a means to crowdsource information and manage shared resources. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gröna bibliotek som en mångfunktionell urban allmänning : en exempelstudie av biblioteket Garaget och projektet Gröna biblioteket i Malmö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Elias Haglund; [2022]
    Keywords : bibliotek; allmänningar; urbana allmänningar; urbana gröna allmänningar; kulturella allmänningar; kunskapsallmänningar; subtraktion;

    Abstract : Social hållbarhet innefattar bland annat att människor har en god välfärd och god tillgång till lärande. God välfärd är till exempel viktigt för människors hälsa och lärande är viktigt för att utveckla förmågor att lösa samhällsproblem. READ MORE

  5. 4. From Do It Yourself to Do It Together : Sociological analysis of knowledge sharing in Stockholm Makerspace

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Mayya Shmidt; [2019]
    Keywords : Sharing economy; knowledge sharing; commons-based peer production; DIY communities; ethnography;

    Abstract : The study examinesthe variety of interaction and motivation practices to participate in the sharing initiative as well as pinpointing key elements of member-driven organization functioning;in the case of Stockholm Makerspace– a community of non-professional makers.  The Current scholarship on sharing is mostly focused on the large-scale platform businesses in a North American context, thus evidence from grassroots small-scale initiatives is lacking. READ MORE

  6. 5. Can the Global North learn from the Global South? : exploring possibilities for overcoming the psychological barriers to degrowth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Fabian Simon Bendisch; [2018]
    Keywords : growth; development; Weltwärts; degrowth education; psychological barriers; transformative learning; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The benefits of economic growth (e.g. capital accumulation) are mainly being enjoyed by people in the Global North, while its negative byproducts (e.g. READ MORE