Bill Baue, Rodger Mattlage with David Bollier, Magenta Ceiba, and Jessica Zartler
“Every commons is based on natural resources. Every commons is a knowledge commons. Every commons depends on a social process.”
–David Bollier and Silke Helfrich
Bioregions – which represent the intersection between nature and culture ("a geographic terrain and a terrain of consciousness," according to Peter Berg (2002), who co-founded the bioregioning movement about a half-century ago) – comprise a rich tapestry of commons, i.e. shared resources (forests, fisheries, fibersheds, etc.) and the self-governing communities stewarding them. This stewarding necessarily draws on bodies of ever-accumulating and ever-evolving knowledge – giving rise to a need for integrated knowledge commons, or living libraries of vital information on places, peoples, practices, processes, and patterns for stewarding bioregional commons that is openly available to all stewards.
The bioregioning movement is experiencing a significant resurgence. To support this movement, the presenters are engaged in collaboratively designing information architectures for federated knowledge commons to support bioregioning initiatives. We are in conversation with people and groups pursuing diverse strategies to gather, collate, and cross-reference bodies of practical and cultural knowledge that undergird bioregioning.
In this presentation, we will explore current initiatives in designing and stewarding federations of bioregional knowledge commons. We will share preliminary information architectures, our collaborations across diverse bioregional communities globally, and early examples of what bioregional knowledge commons look like – including interlinked wikis, geographic, geospatial and relational maps, video and audio resources, etc… We will also invite engagement from participants to learn about your experiences with designing and stewarding bioregional knowledge commons. Other participants include: David Bollier, Magenta Ceiba, Jessica Zartler,.
Presenters: Bill Baue, Rodger Mattlage, Nicole Negowetti, David Bollier, Magenta Ceiba, Jessica Zartler
