Umeå : Contributing to sustainable growth and inclusivity through the sharing economy
(2021) p.143-145- Abstract
- Over the past 50 years Umeå has displayed constant growth, making it the fastest-growing region in northern Sweden. It is therefore crucial that Umeå grows with regards to environmental, social, cultural and economic aspects. Sharing City Umeå, which is a test-bed for the sharing economy, is focusing on innovative solutions for shared mobility, green spaces, resource efficiency, sustainable consumption and supporting the local sharing ecosystem and entrepreneurs. One key question for Umeå is to understand the different roles in the sharing economy for the municipality, companies, NGOs and citizens to support, enable and deliver sharing services in the city. It important to understand how different sharing solutions is contributing to the... (More)
- Over the past 50 years Umeå has displayed constant growth, making it the fastest-growing region in northern Sweden. It is therefore crucial that Umeå grows with regards to environmental, social, cultural and economic aspects. Sharing City Umeå, which is a test-bed for the sharing economy, is focusing on innovative solutions for shared mobility, green spaces, resource efficiency, sustainable consumption and supporting the local sharing ecosystem and entrepreneurs. One key question for Umeå is to understand the different roles in the sharing economy for the municipality, companies, NGOs and citizens to support, enable and deliver sharing services in the city. It important to understand how different sharing solutions is contributing to the Global Sustainable Development Goals and the local sustainability goals in Umeå. The test-bed solutions that are successful will be implemented both in new city districts and in existing infrastructure and processes. (Less)
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- author
- Näslund, Philip ; Bergman, Olle and Mccormick, Kes LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- sharing, cities, sustainability
- host publication
- Sharing Cities 2020
- editor
- Wang, Iris ; Ninomiya, Hideaki and Gussen, Benjamen
- pages
- 143 - 145
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85150560177
- ISBN
- 978-981-15-8037-6
- 978-981-15-8036-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-8037-6_33
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- def0d652-c7f9-4171-a955-6034e625c956
- date added to LUP
- 2020-12-11 11:54:51
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- 2024-04-05 16:41:55
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