Understanding the sharing economy and its implication on sustainability in smart cities

Akande, Adeoluwa; Cabral, Pedro; Casteleyn, Sven

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124077

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“…On a local level, the capital is also known for its heavily regulated taxi industry, which has fuelled intense conflicts since the arrival of Uber in 2014. Third, the findings of our study may further spark the debate on the role that new business models such as ridesharing services may play in sustainable mobility systems and smart city management [6,29,30].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Additionally, the practice by city authorities of invoking moral arguments, as appeared from our findings, risks ending up in deadlocks, especially when the focus remains on countering the innovative newcomer. If city authorities are to build pathways to sustainable smart cities [29], then the moral argument may prove more effective when it is primarily used for long term vision and commitment on sustainable mobility. Keeping a focus on sustainability is more likely to be successful in creating a playing field that is beneficial to the broader society.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Institutional Strategies in the Ridesharing Economy: A Content Analysis Based on Uber’s Example

Distelmans

Scheerlinck²

2021

Sustainability

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Recently, scholars have paid growing attention to ridesharing economy firms’ institutional work to obtain legitimacy. More specifically, they have pinpointed the need for further research to better understand the actions of institutional entrepreneurs across geographical contexts. In this paper, we investigate Uber’s institutional strategies in the Brussels Capital Region from 2014 to 2020. Using the theoretical lens of institutional entrepreneurship, we apply content analysis of press media to analyse Uber in relation to authorities, incumbents, drivers and users. We also delve into the tactical aspects of Uber’s institutional work. The findings show that during the first years of operation, Uber predominantly used strategies of framing and lobbying. The company also made diverse articulations of theorization, collaboration, and negotiation. A more inductive reasoning reveals that market strategies also have a part in Uber’s institutional work. According to the findings, Uber’s quest for legitimacy in Brussels was not an unqualified success, due to conflicts and special interests complicating the market. We formulate recommendations on how actors may build a more sustainable market of ridesharing and provide some reflections on the theoretical framework.

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confidence: 91%

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Institutional Strategies in the Ridesharing Economy: A Content Analysis Based on Uber’s Example

Distelmans

Scheerlinck²

2021

Sustainability

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“…Other authors (Lange & Valliere, 2020; Martín, 2016; Schor, 2016) argue that the collaborative economy is a much more distributive model of power and wealth, giving people greater independence in choosing what they do and how they make a living. On the other hand, as Akande et al (2020, p. 2) argue “lastly, from a social perspective, the sharing economy facilitates the creation of new social bonds and helps in building communities.”…”

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Collaborative economy, a society service? Involvement with ethics and the common good

Cebolla

Jorge-Vázquez

Cebolla

2021

Business Ethics Env & Resp

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The company at the service of today's society is reinventing itself to satisfy people's needs in a more efficient and adapted way. Globalization and digitization promote increasing interaction and new forms of economic organization such as collaborative economy. However, can it be understood that this new business model, more than others, has as its raison d'être in the search for the “common good”? A first approach suggests the presence of values related to collaboration between equals aiming at a common good. However, the possible existence of a profit motive and the labor relations framework in which certain activities are carried out have created a debate on their ethical qualification. In this context, considering 278 companies in the collaborative economy sector, the relationship between the concept of “common good” and the collaborative economy is analyzed, while examining whether these new realities have an explicit ethical intention (of search for goods for people). According to the results, it is not possible to assert that these platforms have an ethical concern, but it is observed that they are in line with the common good and implicitly contribute to the service of society.

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“…Nowadays, cities have become hubs for modern civilizations [1], which has implications for the need for more natural resources. The limited nature of these resources increases the importance of the sustainable transformation of cities by the exploration of new technologies [2] that support urban transformation. To this end, the EU has adopted ambitious legislation in order to implement its international commitments to climate change by establishing a 55% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050 [3].…”

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Sustainable Cities: A KPI-Driven Sustainable Evaluation Framework for Smart Cities

Quijano¹,

Hernández²,

Nouaille³

et al. 2021

The 9th Annual Edition of Sustainable Places (SP 2021)

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Cities are currently dealing with the sustainable transition from carbon-based economies to carbon-neutral cities. The H2020 mySMARTLife project seeks to demonstrate innovative technologies through the implementation of about 150 innovative energy solutions in the cites of Nantes, Hamburg and Helsinki. The evaluation framework that was defined and validated in the project enables the assessment of the environmental, energy, economic, social, ICT and governance aspects of replicable and sustainable smart city solutions with a high market potential. The main features and the process for their definition will be described in this paper.

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Understanding the sharing economy and its implication on sustainability in smart cities

Cited by 59 publications

References 57 publications

Institutional Strategies in the Ridesharing Economy: A Content Analysis Based on Uber’s Example

Institutional Strategies in the Ridesharing Economy: A Content Analysis Based on Uber’s Example

Collaborative economy, a society service? Involvement with ethics and the common good

Sustainable Cities: A KPI-Driven Sustainable Evaluation Framework for Smart Cities

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