Creative Commons Global Summit 2017 - Toronto, Canada

Sharing resources has the potential to address cities’ most pressing challenges including inequality, pollution, and social isolation. While sharing cities programs in Seoul, Milan, and London share commonalities, the sharing city concept is not well defined and it risks being commercialized. We will illustrate a commons-based vision for this movement using case studies and model policies from Shareable’s new Creative Commons-licensed book, "Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons." The session will include an open discussion inviting participants to describe initiatives that are aligned with a commons-based vision for sharing cities.