The commons are unowned and require no money to access.

Evidence

Key to defining the commons are (1) that they are not owned. They belong to everyone, and thus, (2) they do not require money to be accessed. Fundamentally, when the cultural and environmental commons intersect, our practices are aimed at protecting the larger life-systems we need and thus we are actively engaging and protecting an “ecology of mind” in the Batesonian sense. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 1360

Categorization

• DEFINE: The crisp, operational definition a teacher needs.
• XREF: Ties back to Bateson’s ecology of mind, bridging to the polyad thread on listening/observation and Mind. — connects to: The commons concept names shared practices protecting seeds, water, forests, and soil worldwide. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1359; Public space requires no purchase of goods or persona to enter — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the…, 79; New commons govern shared resources without pre-existing rules or formal institutional arrangements. — Laura Albareda and Alejo Jose G. Sison, Commons Organizing: Embedding Common…, 65 (+1 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Public space requires no purchase of goods or persona to enter #corroborates (0.90) — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 79
• New commons govern shared resources without pre-existing rules or formal institutional arrangements. #qualifies (0.85) — Laura Albareda and Alejo Jose G. Sison, Commons Organizing, 65
• A small isolated community committed no serious crime without any legal apparatus #expands (0.75) — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law, 173