The Cambridge Handbook of Commons Research Innovations

The commons theory is a framework for understanding and rethinking the management and governance of shared resources, including natural and digital properties, cultural goods, knowledge, and intellectual property. It is increasingly used to advance sustainability, affordability, equity, and justice in a world of increasing scarcity and demand. This volume offers new applications and extensions of the commons theory from a variety of perspectives.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 353 pages
Publication date: 22 June 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The commons theory, initially proposed by Elinor Ostrom, has gained widespread recognition as a valuable framework for comprehending and reimagining the management and governance of diverse shared resources. These resources encompass a wide range of elements, including natural and digital properties, cultural goods, knowledge, intellectual property, and housing and urban infrastructure, among many others. In a world characterized by growing scarcity and demand from individuals, states, and markets, it becomes crucial to understand the most effective strategies for fostering cooperation among users of these resources in pursuit of sustainability, affordability, equity, and justice. This comprehensive volume explores this multifaceted and interdisciplinary field from various perspectives, presenting novel applications and extensions of the commons theory, which is as diverse as the scholars who study it and continues to evolve in exciting ways.

The commons theory, first articulated by Elinor Ostrom, has emerged as a powerful framework for understanding and rethinking the management and governance of various shared resources. These resources encompass a wide spectrum, including natural and digital properties, cultural goods, knowledge, intellectual property, and housing and urban infrastructure, among many others. In a world characterized by increasing scarcity and demand from individuals, states, and markets, it becomes imperative to understand the most effective strategies for fostering cooperation among users of these resources in pursuit of sustainability, affordability, equity, and justice. This comprehensive volume explores this multifaceted and interdisciplinary field from various perspectives, presenting novel applications and extensions of the commons theory, which is as diverse as the scholars who study it and continues to evolve in exciting ways.

The commons theory, initially proposed by Elinor Ostrom, has gained widespread recognition as a valuable framework for comprehending and reimagining the management and governance of diverse shared resources. These resources encompass a wide range of elements, including natural and digital properties, cultural goods, knowledge, intellectual property, and housing and urban infrastructure, among many others. In a world characterized by growing scarcity and demand from individuals, states, and markets, it becomes crucial to understand the most effective strategies for fostering cooperation among users of these resources in pursuit of sustainability, affordability, equity, and justice. This comprehensive volume explores this multifaceted and interdisciplinary field from various perspectives, presenting novel applications and extensions of the commons theory, which is as diverse as the scholars who study it and continues to evolve in exciting ways.

ISBN-13: 9781009295710