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Sustainability framings of accommodation sharing

Voytenko Palgan, Yuliya LU ; Zvolska, Lucie LU and Mont, Oksana LU (2017) In Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 23. p.70-83
Abstract
The existing research often overlooks the fact that accommodation sharing is not a homogeneous sector but comprises rental, reciprocal and free platforms. This paper aims to compare sustainability narratives held by operators and users of the three platform types with the narratives identified in the literature. First, drawing on framing theory, environmental, economic and social framings of accommodation sharing are mapped based on the extant literature and expert interviews. Second, sustainability framings of operators and users from the three types of accommodation sharing platforms are presented. The data is collected via 10 in-depth interviews and 86 responses to a qualitative structured online questionnaire. We find that current... (More)
The existing research often overlooks the fact that accommodation sharing is not a homogeneous sector but comprises rental, reciprocal and free platforms. This paper aims to compare sustainability narratives held by operators and users of the three platform types with the narratives identified in the literature. First, drawing on framing theory, environmental, economic and social framings of accommodation sharing are mapped based on the extant literature and expert interviews. Second, sustainability framings of operators and users from the three types of accommodation sharing platforms are presented. The data is collected via 10 in-depth interviews and 86 responses to a qualitative structured online questionnaire. We find that current framings of sustainability implications of accommodation sharing vary among those who formulate them as well as among the three platform types. This has implications for the role of these platforms in advancing different types of sustainability. (Less)
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sharing economy, Collaborative initiatives, sustainability assessment, Accommodation sharing, platforms, Hospitality services
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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
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23
pages
70 - 83
publisher
Elsevier
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  • scopus:85009250444
  • wos:000405873800007
ISSN
2210-4224
DOI
10.1016/j.eist.2016.12.002
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Urban Reconomy: sharing for circular resource efficiency
Urban Sharing: From excess economy to access economy
Sharing and the City
Urban Sharing: Sustainability and Institutionalisation Pathways
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English
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yes
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Accommodation sharing comprises rental, reciprocal and free platforms. •The paper investigates how operators and users of these platforms frame sustainability of accommodation sharing. •We study literature and empirical data from 10 interviews and 86 responses to a qualitative structured online questionnaire. •We find that current sustainability framings of accommodation sharing vary among the three platform types. •This has implications for the role of these platforms in advancing different types of sustainability.
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  author       = {{Voytenko Palgan, Yuliya and Zvolska, Lucie and Mont, Oksana}},
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  keywords     = {{sharing economy; Collaborative initiatives; sustainability assessment; Accommodation sharing; platforms; Hospitality services}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{70--83}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions}},
  title        = {{Sustainability framings of accommodation sharing}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2016.12.002}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.eist.2016.12.002}},
  volume       = {{23}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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