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How sharing can contribute to more sustainable cities

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© 2017 by the authors. 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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Author(s): Boyko CT, Clune SJ, Cooper RFD, Coulton CJ, Dunn NS, Pollastri S, Leach JM, Bouch CJ, Cavada M, De Laurentiis V, Goodfellow-Smith M, Hale JD, Hunt DKG, Lee SE, Locret-Collet M, Sadler JP, Ward J, Rogers CD, Popan C, Psarikidou K, Urry J, Blunden LS, Bourikas L, Buchs M, Falkingham J, Harper M, James PA, Kamanda M, Sanches T, Tuner P, Wu PY, Bahaj AS, Ortegon A, Barnes K, Cosgrave E, Honeybone P, Joffe H, Kwami C, Zeeb V, Collins B, Tyler N

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Sustainability

Year: 2017

Volume: 9

Issue: 5

Online publication date: 29/04/2017

Acceptance date: 26/04/2017

Date deposited: 08/02/2024

ISSN (electronic): 2071-1050

Publisher: MDPI

URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/su9050701

DOI: 10.3390/su9050701

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