P2P Urbanism

Overview page

P2P Urbanism as a global movement for improving urban environments

P2P Urbanism presented at the International Commons Conference

Many separate efforts taking places over the past several years came together around 2010 to define P2P Urbanism. This network of thoughts, and the principal ideas of its participants, were presented at the International Commons Conference sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin, 1 November 2010. Due to the interest generated by the presentation, some of the key writings are put together into a book draft: "P2P Urbanism" by Nikos Salingaros and friends, which will hopefully be published at some point soon. It is now available for free download. The individual articles are all on the web.

http://zeta.math.utsa.edu/~yxk833/P2PURBANISM.pdf

Contents:

1. A Definition of P2P (Peer-­To-­Peer) Urbanism.

2. A Brief History of P2P-­Urbanism.

3. Peer-­to-­Peer Themes and Urban Priorities for the Self-­Organizing Society.

4. Socially-­Organized Housing: a New Approach to Urban Structure.

5. Michel Bauwens Interviews Nikos Salingaros on Italic textPeer-­to-­Peer Urbanism.

P2P Urbanism World Atlas

Agatino Rizzo has undertaken to map existing projects that exemplify the many diverse aspects of P2P Urbanism. This map also provides a central point for future reference, as other groups discover that they have not been working alone. Anyone can add to this map, and the ultimate purpose is to link all P2P Urbanism groups into an interactive network. To subscribe to the discussion group, please visit the P2P Urbanism Map webpage.

Work in Progress

Even before the International Commons Conference in Berlin, many P2P Urbanism ideas and applications have been circulating in draft form. Hopefully, they can be catalogued here as soon as they are published.

1. Peer-to-Peer Urbanism
2. P2P Urbanism Definition
3. P2P Urbanism Projects

Related Concepts

1. Architecture of Resistance
2. Commons-based Urbanism ; Urban Commons
3. Komunal ; Komunal Urbanism Social Charter
4. Open Source Architecture ; Open Source Cities ; Open Source City ; Open Source House ; Possibilities of Open Source Architecture
5. Participatory Design of Cities ; Participatory Urban Planning
6. Resilient Cities ; Resilient Urban Design Principles ; Urban Resilience
7. User Generated Cities ; Do-It-Yourself City ; User Generated Cities

Projects

1. Bio Urbanism
2. Gruppo Salingaros ; Nikos Salingaros
3. P2P-Urbanism World Atlas
4. Pulska Grupa

More Information

1. Article by Nikos Salingaros: Peer-to-Peer Themes and Urban Priorities for the Self-organizing Society
2. Interview: Nikos Salingaros on Peer to Peer Urbanism
3. P2P Urbanism: From Exclusion to Autonomy