From Terrain Vague to Vague Farm: Cultivating Urban Vacant Land through Practices of Commoning

In contemporary cities, there is a noticeable presence of ambiguous and undefined open spaces, lacking specific functions and econom- ic productivity, which appear abandoned and uncontrolled, awaiting future developments. These spaces, defined for example as Terrain Vague, Vacant Land or Urban Voids, can be un- derstood as the results or waste of increasing- ly invasive and rapid urbanisation processes, extending to new scales of influence. A comprehensive analysis of these emerging practices within Terrain Vague spaces, alongside their reinterpretation through the lens of com- moning theory, can enhance our understand- ing and systematization of these projects. This approach also helps in grasping the transition from Terrain Vague spaces to newly cultivated, community-managed areas, culminating in the formulation of a new concept: Vague Farms.