Resources
learn more about the theory and practice of relocalising production
Practical Guides
ifixit.com is the free repair guide for everything, written by everyone
Instructables - learn how to make anything
Thingiverse - digital designs for physical objects
Coalition for Community Energy
Small-Scale Community Solar Guide
Community Power Agency
Community Owned Renewable Energy Guide
Sustainable Gardening Australia
Australian City Farms + Community Gardening Network
Growing Community: Starting and Nurturing Community Gardens
West Croydon Fruit + Veg Swap + City of Charles Sturt
Start Your Own Community Fruit & Veg Swap
Open Source Technologies
Wikihouse - an open source project that endeavours to democratise and simplify the process designing and building houses
Open Source Beehives - smart beehives to study bee decline and help citizens promote international bee recovery by building their own hive and sensors from shared, freely available designs
Aquapioneers - open source aquaponics to support hyperlocal food production
Precious Plastics - open source plastics recycling technology
FarmHack - a global community of farmers who build and modify their own tools and share their knowledge and designs
Education, Training + Communities of Practice
fixperts is a learning programme that challenges young people to use their imagination and skills to create ingenious solutions to everyday problems for a real person, and develop skills from prototyping to collaboration
http://fixing.education/fixperts
Open Source Circular Economy Days is a global event with groups in 30+ cities across the world, where enthusiasts gather to kickstart the building of an Open Source Circular Economy - a sustainable, waste free, circular economy that is transparent, and offers open access to information and open source solutions
Presentations, Publications + Articles
Cosmo-Localisation and the Emergence of Homo-mutualis (2018) Jose Ramos - presentation at the Building a New Economy for WA Symposium
Sharing Cities: Communities Driving Urban Innovation (2018) Darren Sharp - presentation at the Adelaide Festival of Ideas
Design Global, Manufacture Local: A New Industrial Revolution? (2017)
Jose Ramos, Vasilis Kostakis - article in The Conversation
A New Model of Production for a New Economy - Two Cases of Agricultural Communities (2017)
Chris Giotitsas, Jose Ramos - case study, The Source Network
City as a Commons: A Policy Reader (2016)
Jose Ramos - policy reader, Commons Transition Coalition
Recommended Reading
Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons
In 2018, Shareable launched their new book, Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons, which showcases over a hundred sharing-related case studies and model policies from more than 80 cities in 35 countries. It witnesses a growing global movement and serves as a practical reference guide for community-based solutions to urgent challenges faced by cities everywhere. This book is a call to action meant to inspire readers, raise awareness, and strengthen the sharing movement worldwide. "Sharing Cities" shows that not only is another world possible — but that much of it is already here.
AUDAcities founder Sharon Ede contributed case studies and model policies to the Housing and Mobility Chapters of the book.
Order a hard copy ($US 25), or get your FREE PDF book here:
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