1. How Sharing Can Contribute to More Sustainable Cities
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Helene Joffe, Mamusu Kamanda, Cosmin Popan, Corina Kwami, Christopher T. Boyko, Mike Goodfellow-Smith, Brian Collins, L. S. Blunden, Phil Y. Wu, Joanne M. Leach, Adriana Ortegon, Ellie Cosgrave, James D. Hale, Patrick James, Victoria Zeeb, Jonathan Ward, Jon P. Sadler, Nick Tyler, Jane Falkingham, Christopher D. F. Rogers, Christopher J. Bouch, Paul Honeybone, Mariana Cavada, Stephen Clune, Katerina Psarikidou, Susan E. Lee, Leonidas Bourikas, D. Hunt, Claire Coulton, John Urry, Serena Pollastri, Martin Locret-Collet, Philip Tuner, AbuBakr S. Bahaj, Mikey Harper, Tatiana Sanches, Valeria De Laurentiis, Milena Büchs, Katie Barnes, Rachel Cooper, and Nick Dunn
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Sharing cities ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Sharing ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Public relations ,sharing ,cities ,sharing cities ,workshops ,Sharing economy ,0502 economics and business ,Sustainability ,Workshops ,050211 marketing ,Business ,Cities - Abstract
Recently, much of the literature on sharing in cities has focused on the sharing economy, in which people use online platforms to share underutilized assets in the marketplace. This view of sharing is too narrow for cities, as it neglects the myriad of ways, reasons, and scales in which citizens share in urban environments. Research presented here by the Liveable Cities team in the form of participant workshops in Lancaster and Birmingham, UK, suggests that a broader approach to understanding sharing in cities is essential. The research also highlighted tools and methods that may be used to help to identify sharing in communities. The paper ends with advice to city stakeholders, such as policymakers, urban planners, and urban designers, who are considering how to enhance sustainability in cities through sharing.
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- 2017
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