Civocracy: Revolutionising Digital Civic Engagement in Europe
Civocracy is revolutionising digital civic engagement by providing a secure and inclusive platform for citizens to actively participate in decision-making processes. By combining online tools
Foundations for affordable space – a Swiss case study
While affordable space for housing and community activities in Europe has traditionally been provided by states, public companies and private corporations, the transformation of the welfare state and labour markets
Community Land Trusts – A model to secure community access to land
Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are a model of community-led development, where local organisations develop and manage homes and other assets important to their communities, such as community enterprises, food growing
Stad in de Maak – From crisis to a shared ownership model
Stad in de Maak is an association set up to take on the redevelopment of vacant properties in Central Rotterdam, together with the local community. The association renovated six buildings,
Locality – Supporting self-organisation in local communities
Locality is the national network of ambitious and enterprising community organisations, working together so neighbourhoods thrive. They support organisations to work effectively through best practice on community enterprise, community asset
Regulating crowdfunding – International resources for local communities?
In the past years, civic crowdfunding has become an increasingly used tool by communities to help finance their urban infrastructure projects. However, while some legal contexts encourage experiments around community
Shuffle Festival – Crowdfunding for legitimacy
Shuffle Festival is an annual event that exhibits creativity through films, performances, architectural installations and music; providing an important gathering point for the local community of Mile End in London.
Spacehive – Crowdfunding for local projects
Spacehive is a civic crowdfunding platform based in London. The platform, established in 2012, supports projects aimed at improving local civic and community spaces. Besides collecting donations from individuals, Spacehive
Brickstarter – Crowdfunding for urban services
Brickstarter is a platform for crowdfunding and crowdsourcing architectural projects, initiated by Bryan Boyer and Dan Hill, and realised within the Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra. Brickstarter was conceived as an
Community Land Trust Bruxelles – Enabling low-income homeownership
The Community Land Trust Bruxelles was created in 2012 as an initiative of residents, activists and neighbourhood organisations. The CLT was founded as a reaction to the emerging housing crisis
A bundle of rights and obligations: Privately Owned Public Spaces
In the winter of 2007, exactly nine years before Donald Trump became president of the USA, I was a regular visitor to Trump Tower. Not as a guest or an
Granby Four Streets CLT – From demolition to regeneration
Granby Four Streets Community Land Trust was created in 2011 to address housing issues within Liverpool’s Eighth District. With the help of local activists, architects and social investors, the organisation
Stiftung Edith Maryon – Buildings for socially relevant uses
Stiftung Edith Maryon was created in 1990. The foundation’s mission is to secure socially responsible places of residence and work, and to promote transparent land use, mixed-use development and green building.
