2021urban.iasc-commons.orgIASC 2021 Urban Commons Virtual Conference | May 6 - 8, 2021

Urban Commons Search Search Close this search box. 35 Created by MRK from the Noun Project ACCESS RECORDED CONFERENCE MATERIAL Home Aim & Scope At a Glance Tracks Important Dates Methods Workshops Costs Organizers Contact Sponsors Program Call for Abstracts Abstract Submission CLOSED Video Submission CLOSED Practical Tips for Video Presentations Explore other events from the IASC 2021 Virtual Conference Series Urban Commons Search Search Close this search box. 35 Created by MRK from the Noun Project ACCESS RECORDED CONFERENCE MATERIAL Home Aim & Scope At a Glance Tracks Important Dates Methods Workshops Costs Organizers Contact Sponsors Program Call for Abstracts Abstract Submission CLOSED Video Submission CLOSED Practical Tips for Video Presentations Explore other events from the IASC 2021 Virtual Conference Series 35 Created by MRK from the Noun Project ACCESS RECORDED CONFERENCE MATERIAL Home Aim & Scope At a Glance Tracks Important Dates Methods Workshops Costs Organizers Contact Sponsors Program Call for Abstracts Abstract Submission CLOSED Video Submission CLOSED Practical Tips for Video Presentations Explore other events from the IASC 2021 Virtual Conference Series Urban Commons Conceptualizing the Urban Commons How have urban commons evolved over time, and in what social-ecological contexts? What is the role of urban commons in an era of urban automation, robotics, and smart cities? How do social movements emerge within an urban commons? What is the range of approaches that may be used to study urban commons? Thinking ecologically about the urban commons How are urban and peri-urban commons perceived, appropriated, and governed across the gender divide? Previous slide Next slide WHEN May 6 - 8, 2021 WHERE Online SOCIAL #UrbanCommons ACCESS RECORDED CONFERENCE MATERIAL: For IASC Members only Access recorded Conference Material ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 27, 2021 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION: April 4, 2021 PRE-RECORDED VIDEO SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 27, 2021 Share Welcome to the IASC 2021 Urban Commons Virtual Conference Aim & Scope We are pleased to announce our call for individual presentations, special sessions, methods workshops, and webinar panel discussions. This conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners on the urban commons. We will cover topics such as, conceptualizing the urban commons, new forms and trends in urban communing, interdisciplinary methods to study the urban commons, urban commons and the rights to the city, future of urban commons, and much more. The Conference At a Glance (Click on rectangles for details) Live Events Program Meet Other Participants Spotify Playlist Tips & Tricks for the Conference Conference Themes/questions to be covered 1. Conceptualizing the Urban Commons In an era of rapid urbanization and changing land use patterns, how are commons imagined and reimagined? What forms do they take, and are there newer forms of urban commons that are emerging? What roles do such spaces play in supporting urban and peri-urban lifestyles? How does the conceptualization of urban commons differ from the more widely studied case of rural commons? 2. History and Urban Commons How have urban commons evolved over time, and in what social-ecological contexts? What can we learn from these stories of the past that may be of relevance in governing the continuously transitioning urban and peri-urban commons of the present day? 3. Role of urban commons in an era of urban automation, robotics, and smart cities Given the massive push today towards urban automation, robotics, and smart cities, what role do traditional and new urban commons play in such spaces? What role do these technologies play in determining social ecological relationships around urban and peri-urban commons? 4. Urban commons and social movements How do social movements emerge within an urban commons? Where are social movements most efficient while attempting to influence urban commons governance? How do social movements work to protect and improve urban commons? Under what conditions are social protest and social movements prevented or precluded from occurring? 5. Interdisciplinary Methods to Study the Urban Commons What is the range of approaches that may be used to study urban commons? How do they cut across disciplinary, epistemological, and methodological challenges to provide answers to the governance challenges we face today? Is there opportunity to standardize how we study case studies around urban commons to generate mid-range theories? 6. Thinking ecologically about the urban commons How can we place nature and nature based solutions at the forefront of approaches to governing and managing urban commons? Are there successful examples of such ecologically prioritized engagement with urban commons – how have these functioned and what challenges have they faced? 7. Urban commons and gender How are urban and peri-urban commons perceived, appropriated, and governed across the gender divide? What are the differential challenges that are encountered around urban commons on account of gendered gaps within society? What implications do they pose for evolving sustainable and equitable strategies towards urban common pool resource governance? 8. Urban Commons in the Global South & North: Comparisons and Interdependencies What are the lessons emerging about urban commons in terms of how they are appropriated, managed and governed across cities of the global south and global north? What are the commonalities, and how they differ across the north-south divide? What implications do these commonalities and differences pose towards the way we understand global urban commons? 9. Commoning in the rural-urban interface Rapid urbanization has often taken place at the expense of rural resources and the communities in which these resources are embedded. Urban development is often premised solely on generating economic returns, and is considered to be at loggerheads with the vibrancy of rural areas. Rural ecological services, however, are important to sustainable cities; perhaps more importantly, the cultural heritage and social capital rooted in rural communities are a coherent part of a city’s identity. How to manage and revitalize rural resources amid urbanization so as to attain a sustainable rural-urban interface is a major challenge for many big cities, particularly those in Asia. To what extent a commoning approach can help manage and revitalize rural resources? What are the opportunities and challenges for practicing commoning in the rural-urban interface? Types of Contributions We welcome different kinds of contributions: Individual Presentations (pre-recorded) An individual presentation is a pre-recorded 10 minute video. Participants asynchronously interact with the presenter on the presentation in the comment section. Special Sessions (pre-recorded presentations) A session consists of at least four 10-minute video presentations and has their designated space on the conference website. Live Webinar Panels The focus of a webinar is debate. Panelists may make short statements after which there is a moderated discussion during which questions from the audience are addressed. The duration of the webinar is 1 hour. Methods Workshops A methods workshop provides training on a specific approach for collecting or analyzing data relevant to the study of urban commons. Workshops typically last between 2 and 4 hours. Call for Abstracts Online Conference No hassle, costs, or carbon emissions from traveling. Attend the entire conference safely from home. Three Days Three days packed with prerecorded sessions and live events. Meetup and Network Interact with your peers during networking events. Explore Our Methods Workshops Currently available workshops Mapping Historical Urban Commons: Concept note In this workshop, we aim to introduce participants to the basics of mapping with historical imagery and Google Earth Maps using the open-source...