Since the 1990s, the concept of commons has been increasingly used to refer to a category
of goods, a policy approach and, more recently, a political notion and ideal (see in particular …

This paper connects the concept of 'cities within the city'to the practice of counter-mapping.
We explore how people in Surabaya (Indonesia) come together to design, plan and imagine …

Permaculture design seeks to create sustainable communities, and over time has
established itself as a transnational community of practice. Based on original interviews with …

Humanitarian assistance around the world frequently represents an immense and well-
intentioned impulse to redress the suffering of others. And yet, cross-cultural …

Mapping and fitness apps, government agencies and departments, and citizen science
projects provide a wealth of data on urban green spaces, charting parks, reserves, and …

What will it take to change the future? Towards the end of Specters of Marx, Derrida argues
that to create a more ethical future, we need questions that bring “representation back to the …

In cities across Australia and elsewhere, individuals and groups are experimenting with
initiatives to link urban dwellers to local ecologies and strengthen the relation with and …

La permacultura se ha establecido como una alternativa a las prácticas agrícolas actuales,
priorizando la activación de las relaciones simbióticas con los elementos bióticos y …

This article presents a specific methodology to evaluate ecological well-being on farms
managed through permaculture design and practice. First tested on a case-study in Brazil …

First two paramount problems of the world are food security and energy. Permaculture is a
new interdisciplinary branch of the science, which has positive synergistic effects and solves …