Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1 Rethinking the City 33
2 The Urban Commons 61
3 The City as a Commons 103
4 Urban Co-Governance 149
5 The Co-City Design Principles 191
Conclusion: New Co-City Horizons and Challenges 219
Appendix 239
Notes 255
References 257
Index 293

About the Author

Sheila R. Foster is the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy at Georgetown University, where she holds a joint appointment with the Georgetown Law Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy. She is also Codirector of LabGov.City. Christian Iaione is Professor of Urban Law and of Policy and Law and Policy of Innovation and Sustainability at Luiss University in Rome, Italy, Codirector of LabGov.City, and Affiliated Fellow of the Urban Law Center at Fordham University.