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Supporting the Possibilities of Urban Commoning in Montréal’s Champ des Possibles: Progress Report

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Supporting the Possibilities of Urban Commoning in Montréal’s Champ des Possibles: Progress Report

Trost, Karlo, Luka, Nik, Poteete, Amy R., Samoylenka, Valentina, Boulet-Garuk, Dominique and Forrest, Camille (2021) Supporting the Possibilities of Urban Commoning in Montréal’s Champ des Possibles: Progress Report. Project Report. UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

A former railyard, the Champ des Possibles has regenerated and is now a protected green space co-managed by the Plateau-Mont-Royal council and a community organization, Les Amis du Champ des Possibles. This documents provides an overview of findings from an online survey about the Champ des Possibles conducted during the summer of 2020 by researchers at Concordia and McGill Universities in partnership with Les Amis du Champ des Possibles as part of a SSHRC funded project , "Supporting the Possibilities of Urban Commoning in Montreal's Champ des Possibles." After introducing the project, the report highlights survey findings related to current and past use of the Champ, values associated with the Champ, and perceptions of and interest in participating it the site's management and governance.

Divisions:Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Political Science
Item Type:Monograph (Project Report)
Authors:Trost, Karlo and Luka, Nik and Poteete, Amy R. and Samoylenka, Valentina and Boulet-Garuk, Dominique and Forrest, Camille
Contributors:Poteete, Amy R. and Trost, Karlo and Luka, Nik and Poteete, Amy R. (Research team head, Author, Author, Author)
Institution:Loyola Sustainability Research Centre, Concordia University and School of Planning, McGill University
Date:August 2021
Projects:
  • “Supporting the Possibilities of Urban Commoning in Montreal’s Champ des Possibles.”
Funders:
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Partnership Engagement Grant (892-2019-2045)
Keywords:commoning; commons; urban space; informal urban space; community management; survey research; Champ des Possibles; Montreal
ID Code:991254
Deposited By: Amy Poteete
Deposited On:01 Nov 2022 17:57
Last Modified:01 Nov 2022 17:57
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