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ICT-Enabled Sharing Economy and Environmental Sustainability—A Resource-Oriented Approach

In: Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics

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  • Maria J. Pouri

    (University of Zürich)

  • Lorenz M. Hilty

    (University of Zürich
    Empa Materials Science and Technology)

Abstract

Information and communication technology (ICT) has transformed our consumption patterns. The widespread use of smart devices has enabled practicing a wide variety of “sharing economy” activities, a development that brings new ways of resource consumption to our everyday life. The increasing participation in sharing economy activities calls for studies that research the sustainability of this new consumption trend. Although the concept is associated with a more collaborative resource consumption, this may in practice be limited to some resources being shared. The present paper sets the stage for better understanding of the ICT-enabled sharing economy in the context of environmental sustainability. In this work, we present a line of thought that starts with perceiving resource sharing as the core of the sharing economy and continue with a sustainability analysis using a conceptual framework of ICT impacts on sustainability. This study provides a first step towards conceptualizing the sharing economy in a sustainability context and delineates further analysis of the sustainability of digital sharing.

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  • Maria J. Pouri & Lorenz M. Hilty, 2018. "ICT-Enabled Sharing Economy and Environmental Sustainability—A Resource-Oriented Approach," Progress in IS, in: Hans-Joachim Bungartz & Dieter Kranzlmüller & Volker Weinberg & Jens Weismüller & Volker Wohlgemuth (ed.), Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics, pages 53-65, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prochp:978-3-319-99654-7_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99654-7_4
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    1. Jan C. T. Bieser & Vlad C. Coroamă, 2021. "Direkte und indirekte Umwelteffekte der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie [Direct and indirect environmental effects of information and communication technology]," NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum | Sustainability Management Forum, Springer, vol. 29(1), pages 1-11, March.
    2. Maria J. Pouri & Lorenz M. Hilty, 2018. "Conceptualizing the Digital Sharing Economy in the Context of Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-19, November.
    3. Jan C. T. Bieser & Lorenz M. Hilty, 2018. "Assessing Indirect Environmental Effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT): A Systematic Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-19, July.
    4. Jianjia He & Thi Hoai Thuong Mai, 2021. "The Circular Economy: A Study on the Use of Airbnb for Sustainable Coastal Development in the Vietnam Mekong Delta," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-18, July.
    5. Anser, Muhammad Khalid & Yousaf, Zahid & Nassani, Abdelmohsen A. & Vo, Xuan Vinh & Zaman, Khalid, 2020. "Evaluating ‘natural resource curse’ hypothesis under sustainable information technologies: A case study of Saudi Arabia," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    6. Baz, Khan & Xu, Deyi & Cheng, Jinhua & Zhu, Yongguang & Huaping, Sun & Ali, Hashmat & Abbas, Khizar & Ali, Imad, 2022. "Effect of mineral resource complexity and fossil fuel consumption on economic growth: A new study based on the product complexity index from emerging Asian economies," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 261(PB).
    7. Yang, Senmiao & Wang, Jianda & Dong, Kangyin & Jiang, Qingzhe, 2023. "A path towards China's energy justice: How does digital technology innovation bring about a just revolution?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 127(PA).

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