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Between 2017 and 2021, a series of practical guides for municipalities were coordinated and published, each focused on a specific common good: water, air, energy, and land.
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It is understood that each of these common goods is a right for the entire population of the planet, both for the people living today and for future generations. For this reason, it is essential to ensure their proper management. Doing so through municipalities can be an effective approach, as they are institutions closer to the citizens and can create more efficient local policies. Therefore, they are considered key actors in the construction of democracy and the defense of the commons, thereby preventing their commodification.
The general structure of the guides includes: a brief introduction; the development of various key issues related to the topic, accompanied by proposals for lines of work; and it concludes with documentation of interest to expand knowledge.
Specifically, the published guides are the following:
ENERGY. Democratic control and the fight against energy poverty.
In this case, the main topics addressed are:
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Healthy municipalities.
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Citizen participation and the creation of tools that can link democracy and energy management.
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Municipal energy self-sufficiency.
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Energy poverty
WATER. Democratic control for non-commodified management.
In this case, the main topics addressed are:
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Healthy municipalities.
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Municipalization, water control, catchment, and ecological flows.
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Citizen participation and the creation of tools for public management of the water cycle.
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The right to a vital minimum.
AIR. Democratic control for air quality.
In this case, the main topics addressed are:
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Healthy municipalities.
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Citizen participation and transparency.
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The human right to breathe clean air.
EARTH. Democratic control for access to land.
In this case, the main topics addressed are:
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Healthy municipalities.
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Citizen participation and transparency.
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The human right to healthy food.
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