LabGov, Co-Cities, and the Urban Commons with Sheila Foster

Cities@Tufts Lectures

Cities@Tufts Lectures explores the impact of urban planning on our communities and the opportunities to design for greater equity and justice with professor Julian Agyeman and host Tom Llewellyn.

Collective Governance, an Enabling State, Pooling Economies, Experimentalism, and Technological Justice: these are the five design principles of The Co‐Cities Protocol.

Together, they set up the necessary conditions to rethink the city as a commons: the inclusive space where various initiatives of collective action for the urban commons emerge, relate, and become sustainable.

In this week’s episode, professor Sheila Foster discusses her work with LabGov, Co-Cities, and how urban commons can be created and sustained in different political, social, and economic environments.

You can find out more information about Sheila and their work by visiting Labgov.city.

Cities@Tufts Lectures is produced by Tufts University and Shareable.net with support from The Kresge Foundation.

Lectures are moderated by Professor Julian Agyeman and organized in partnership with research assistants Meghan Tenhoff, and Perri Sheinbaum. Robert Raymond is our audio editor, Elizabeth Carr manages communications and editorial with support from Neal Gorenflo, Joslyn Beile handles operations, and the series is produced and hosted by Tom Llewellyn.

“Light Without Dark” by Cultivate Beats is our theme song.