How can public administrations help promote community land ownership?
On Tuesday, 6 October, we presented a new report prepared for La Dinamo, on the role of public administrations in developing Community Land Trusts (CLTs) in Europe.
Prepared by Maite Arrondo and Rylan Shewmaker, Head of Research & Innovation at the European Community Land Trust Network, and published by La Dinamo Fundació with Coòpolis. It explores the tools and strategies that public administrations can use to support community land ownership and management, through five case studies: London, Brussels, Cornwall and Middlemarch in South West England, Leuven, and Turin.
The study offers an evidence-based toolkit drawn from comparable European experiences. It arrives just as Custòdia Banc de Sòls Comunitaris, one of our newest members, moves from idea to organisation and begins working with public authorities. Custòdia is an initiative promoted by La Dinamo to facilitate community access to land and foster housing and other social and collective projects across the Catalan speaking territories.
Speakers:
• Maite Arrondo, researcher
• Rylan Shewmaker, European Community Land Trust Network
• Tais Bastida and Glòria Rubio, Custòdia
The report is currently being translated to multiple languages, including English. Stay tuned.
