Today, cities are being intensively reshaped by unexpected dynamics. The riseand growth of the digital economy have fundamentally changed the relationship between the urban fabric and its resident community, overcoming the conventional hierarchy based on production priorities.Moreover,contemporary societydiscoversnew labour conditions and ways ofsatisfying needs and desiresbydevelopingnew synergies and links.

This book examines cultural and urban commons from a multidisciplinary perspective. Economists, architects, urban planners, sociologists, designers, political scientists, andartists explore the impact and implications of cultural commons on urban change. The contributions discuss both cases of successful urban participation and cases of strong social conflict, while also addressing a host of institutional contradictions and dilemmas. The first part of the book examines urban commons in response to institutional constraintsfrom a theoreticalpoint of view. The second and third partsapply the theoriestocase studiesand discuss various practices ofsustainable planning and re-appropriationin the urban context. In closing, the fourth part develops a new urban agendaas artists imagine it.This book will appeal to scholars interested in the social, economic and institutional implications of cultural and urban commons, and provide useful insights and tools to help local governments and policymakers manage social,culturaland economic change.