English Urban Commons

The book presents a novel examination of urban commons.

Christopher Rodgers is an Emeritus Professor of Law at Newcastle University, UK. Rachel Hammersley is Professor of Intellectual History in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Newcastle University, UK. Alessandro Zambelli is a Reader in Architecture at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Emma Cheatle is Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Sheffield, UK. John Clarke is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Academic Director for Arts and Culture at the University of Exeter, UK. Sarah Collins is a Research Associate in History in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Newcastle University, UK. Olivia Dee was a Research Associate in Oral History at Newcastle University. She is now a Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast, UK. Siobhan O'Neill is an applied performance practitioner and a Research Fellow at Portsmouth School of Architecture, UK.

1. Introduction: The Urban Common as "Common" Space Part I: The English Urban Common: Four Case Studies 2. Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne 3. Mousehold Heath, Norwich 4. Clifton and Durdham Downs, Bristol 5. Valley Gardens, Brighton Part II: The Urban Common as a Contested Common Space 6. Land Use and the Culture of the Urban Commons: Continuity and Change 7. Conflict and the Contested Common Part III: The Future of the Urban Common 8. "Urban" or "Urbane"? Models for Governance and Property Rights in the "Urban" Commons 9. Present Voices, Future Directions 10. Whispers of Better Things - Re-Imagining the Future of the "Urban" Common