Vers un retour de la lenteur et des communs ?
(2019) Espaces et sociétés — Vol. 4, n° 175, p. 123-141 (2018)
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Mezoued, Aniss 
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- (en) According to Ivan Illich, cars and all other fast means of transportation have contributed to the transformation of the commons. In his view, these are built on the self-limiting rhythm of the human body and walking, both of which foster encounters and the sharing of spaces and resources. In this paper, we explore the notions of slowness and commons by testing Illich’s hypothesis in reverse: if speed has played a part in undermining the commons, slowness might potentially be harnessed to rebuild them or create new ones. We propose to explore this hypothesis through two Belgian case studies: the central pedestrian area in Brussels and projects for developing walking paths in Wallonia
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Mezoued, A., Kaufmann, V., & Nasdrovisky, B. (2019). Vers un retour de la lenteur et des communs ? Espaces et sociétés, 4(175), 123-141. https://doi.org/10.3917/esp.175.0123 (Original work published 2018)