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Managing land for the common good
– a U.K. perspective
Gestione sostenibile dei beni comuni e rigenerazione
territoriale - esperienze nel Regno Unito
Mark Walton
November / Novembre 2014
Agenda
• UK context
• Shared Assets – about our approach– Social enterprise management
– Commons governance
– Creative engagement
• Examples & case studies– Woodland / Farming / Public open space
• Business models– Capital / Revenue
Introductions
Shared Assets
We help landowners and community enterprises work together to transform under managed land into productive community spaces.
We support community management of woodlands, waterways, green spaces and coastal areas.
UK context: political & financial
• Smaller government
• Austerity
• Selling of public assets
• Localism
• Community rights
– Community Right to Bid
– Community Right to Challenge
– Neighbourhood Planning
UK context: demand
• Increasing demand for land
• Groups and use of land often informal
• A range:– Traditional “friends of groups”
– Enterprising, values-driven groups
– People wanting to meet their own needs
– Unorthodox groups
• Alternative currencies
• Cooperative and ‘commons’ approaches
Shared Assets approach
Social enterprise
management
Commons governance
Creative engagement
Social enterprise management
Commons-based governance
Commons based governance
Commons = resource + community + social rules
• Clearly defined boundaries • Rules adapted to local conditions• Those using the resource participate in decision-making• Effective, accountable • Sanctions for those who violate community rules• Cheap and easy to access conflict resolution
Creative engagement
Creative engagement
Opportunities
Employment
Training
Improved environment
Renewable resources
Community engagement
Social connections
Under managed liabilities Productive assets
Challenges
Contested spaces
Privatisation of public assets
Commercialisation of nature
Creating successful business models
