Collectively Building a Sustainable Sharing Economy Based on Trust and Regulation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Engagement in and Challenges for the Sustainable Sharing Economy
2.1. Consumer Communities in the Sharing Economy
2.2. Trust-Building and Regulation as Mechanisms in the Sharing Economy
3. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sustainability Related Aspects of Sharing | Based on, e.g., | Used by Authors in This Special Issue |
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(i) Producing less | [14] | [15] |
(ii) Idle capacity and under-utilized physical assets | [16,17] | [18,19,20] |
(ii) Resource efficiency through using rather than owning (iii) Reduce waste | [21,22] | [19,23] |
(ii) Extended use pattern | [13] | [18] |
(ii) Low ecological footprint/low carbon | [24,25,26] | [27,28] |
(ii) Own less, interact more, build social capital | [29] | [19,23,30] |
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Penz, E.; Hartl, B.; Hofmann, E. Collectively Building a Sustainable Sharing Economy Based on Trust and Regulation. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3754. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103754
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Chicago/Turabian StylePenz, Elfriede, Barbara Hartl, and Eva Hofmann. 2018. "Collectively Building a Sustainable Sharing Economy Based on Trust and Regulation" Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3754. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103754