On the nature of the urban commons

The aim of this theoretical article is to organise and systematise knowledge about urban commons by translating the concept of commons into the realm of urban studies. The article demonstrates that urban commons constitute a complex relationship between shared urban resources and urban communities, and that the key process in understanding urban commons initiatives is the process of commoning. In this paper, an attempt is made to advance the conceptualisation of the urban commons in order to better understand pathways of governing shared urban resources.