The existing and the emerging: car ownership and car sharing on the road towards sustainable mobility

Svennevik, Elisabeth M.C.

doi:10.1504/ijatm.2019.10021998

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“…Car sharing may also save resources by avoiding the production of new cars, increasing the utilisation rate, allowing users to choose the right car size [31], and reducing the need for parking spaces [57]. However, it could also be used as an addition to private cars [58] and public transportation [59].…”

Section: Environmental Impacts and Framingsmentioning

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Impacts of the Sharing Economy on Urban Sustainability: The Perceptions of Municipal Governments and Sharing Organisations

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By changing the institutionalised practices associated with resource distribution, the sharing economy could support sustainable urban transformations. However, its impacts on urban sustainability are unknown and contested, and key actors hold different perceptions about them. Understanding how they frame these impacts could help solve conflicts and outline what can be done to influence the development of the sharing economy in a way that fosters urban sustainability. This study explores the diversity of these frames across actors (sharing economy organisations and municipalities), segments (accommodation, bicycle, and car sharing), and cities (Amsterdam and Toronto). A framework of the impacts on urban sustainability was developed following a systematic literature review. This then guided the analysis of secondary data and 51 interviews with key actors. Results show that accommodation sharing is framed most negatively due to its impact on urban liveability. Bicycle sharing is surrounded by less conflict. Still, in Amsterdam, which has a well-functioning bicycle infrastructure, it is viewed less positively than in Toronto. Car sharing is the most positively framed segment in Amsterdam as its potentials to lower emissions align with municipal sustainability agendas. Practical insights for negotiations between sharing economy organisations and municipalities to advance urban sustainability are proposed.

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Section: Environmental Impacts and Framingsmentioning

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Impacts of the Sharing Economy on Urban Sustainability: The Perceptions of Municipal Governments and Sharing Organisations

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“…Various forms of car-sharing services are emerging as information technology is incorporated into mobility [29]. Recent empirical studies from Norway investigate the potential influence car-sharing has for car ownership [30], travel patterns for emerging new car-sharing practices [31,32], and the role of context and lifestyle for car-sharing [33]. Alternatives to car ownership are emerging in connection with decarbonizing Nordic transport systems [34]-and here the development of organized car-sharing in Norway can play a role [35].…”

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Providers and Practices: How Suppliers Shape Car-Sharing Practices

Svennevik

2021

Sustainability

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Social practice theories can be useful for studying changes in mobility systems as regards automobility practices. However, many studies address the demand side and the user practices of consumers, without examining the supplier side. This Norwegian study focuses on the role of providers in car-sharing practices, using data from household interviews with car-sharing users, stakeholder workshops, and interviews with providers of car-sharing services. How are car-sharing providers shaping car-sharing practices, and with what implications? How do business models and platform technologies affect car-sharing practices? The results show how new car-sharing service companies, in addition to established firms such as car dealers and car rental companies, affect car-sharing practices by offering several alternatives for accessing cars. The implications of this are discussed, noting how car-sharing practices are shaped by car-sharing providers in the recursive relationship between practice-as-entity and practice-as-performance. The conclusions offer a critical view of how the providers contribute to various kinds of car-sharing understandings, as well as the implications for policy and practitioners.

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“…Recent empirical studies from Norway have investigated the influence of car-sharing on car ownership [23], travel patterns for new emerging car-sharing practices [24,25], and the role of context and lifestyle on car-sharing [26], finding that car-sharing relate to other mobility practices. Other studies highlight how the current dominance of private-car ownership affects adoption patterns in car-sharing [27]; that motives for sharing may be environmental or economic [28]; and that well-designed car-sharing services can provide a sustainable, flexible mobility solution for urban residents [29].…”

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How do new mobility practices emerge? A comparative analysis of car-sharing in cities in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands

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2021

Energy Research & Social Science

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The existing and the emerging: car ownership and car sharing on the road towards sustainable mobility

Cited by 8 publications

References 49 publications

Impacts of the Sharing Economy on Urban Sustainability: The Perceptions of Municipal Governments and Sharing Organisations

Impacts of the Sharing Economy on Urban Sustainability: The Perceptions of Municipal Governments and Sharing Organisations

Providers and Practices: How Suppliers Shape Car-Sharing Practices

How do new mobility practices emerge? A comparative analysis of car-sharing in cities in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands

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