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Tempelhofer Feld, Germany
The Tempelhofer Feld is a former airfield of the Tempelhof Airport. It is now used as a park and leisure area, covering around 304 hectares. Since 2010, it has been open to the public for recreational and leisure use, offering various civic projects such as an intercultural education centre, a community garden, a talent school, a high ropes arena, mini art golf, a district garden and more.
In a referendum in 2014, the people of Berlin voted against building on the edges of the site and in favour of preserving Tempelhofer Feld in its current state. As a result, the “Law for the Preservation of Tempelhofer Feld” (ThFG) came into force in June 2014, which defines the purpose of the area’s protection and the preservation goals.
Tempelhofer Feld is a case of success as it is a commons where a referendum was held, and more than 60% of the Berliners supported the idea of banning construction on the former airfield. And the urban garden initiative situated in Tempelhofer Feld reflects the community’s use of a common pool of resources. At the same time, it also represents a failure as the airfield is now managed in a top-down exclusive manner by the city government.
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