Roles of government in regulating the sharing economy: A case study of bike sharing in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-235
Author(s):  
Christopher G. Reddick ◽  
Yueping Zheng ◽  
Te Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Bike Sharing

scholarly journals Sharing and Riding: How the Dockless Bike Sharing Scheme in China Shapes the City

Urban Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiyun Sun
Keyword(s):  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sharing Scheme ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Bike Sharing ◽  
Future Direction

Over the last three years, the dockless bike sharing scheme has become prevalent in the context of the boom in the sharing economy, the wide use of mobile online payment, the increasing environmental awareness and the inherent market demand. This research takes Beijing as a case study, investigates the users’ characteristics, their behaviour change, and perceptions of dockless bike sharing scheme by the quantitative survey, and then analyzes the reasons behind it and how it has changed the residents’ life in Beijing. This new kind of dockless shared bikes, with great advantages of accessibility, flexibility, efficiency and affordability, helps to solve the ‘last mile’ problem, reduce the travel time, and seems to be very environmentally-friendly and sustainable. However, with the help of interview and document analysis, this research finds that the shared bikes are not the effective alternative for the frequent car-users. Nevertheless, it also has numerous negative consequences such as ‘zombie’ bikes blocking the sidewalks and vandalism to the bikes. The public is also worried about their quality and safety, especially the issues of ‘right of way’. How to coordinate and solve these problems is not only related to the future direction of the dockless bike sharing scheme but also to the vital interests of the general public. Therefore, it is important to emphasize that governments, enterprises, and the public participate in multi-party cooperation and build synergic governance networks to carry forward the advantages and avoid the negative effects of the new bike sharing system.

scholarly journals Understanding the Integration of Socio-Technical Actors for Sharing and Sustainable Urban Mobility

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 706-724
Author(s):  
Carlos Henrique T. Pereira ◽  
Minelle E. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Schematic Model ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Bike Sharing ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

In the search for sustainability and urban reconfiguration, this research analyzes a business model used in sustainable urban mobility initiatives that integrates public and private agents (socio-technical actors – ST-actors) in Fortaleza (Brazil). An integrated case study was carried out with two initiatives: VAMO Fortaleza (e-carsharing) and Bicicletar (bike sharing). Interviews were conducted with the protagonist ST-actors, and documents were analyzed focusing on shared urban mobility. We observed that the initiative implementation integrates ST-actors through public-private partnerships. Based on that, a schematic model was designed to illustrate ST-actor integration as a business model that can be replicated in other contexts using sharing economy principles. In the context of the urban mobility reconfiguration focused on sustainability, we explore a case which has been internationally recognised and we present an underexplored theme about sharing economy initiatives that can be practised.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Use and Perception of Shared Mobility: A Case Study in Western Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8766
Author(s):  
Craig Standing ◽  
Ferry Jie ◽  
Thi Le ◽  
Susan Standing ◽  
Sharon Biermann
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Shared Mobility ◽  
Bike Sharing

The sharing economy has acquired a lot of media attention in recent years, and it has had a significant impact on the transport sector. This paper investigates the existing impact and potential of various forms of shared mobility, concentrating on the case study of Wanneroo, Western Australia. We adopted bibliometric analysis and visualization tools based on nearly 700 papers collected from the Scopus database to identify research clusters on shared mobility. Based on the clusters identified, we undertook a further content analysis to clarify the factors affecting the potential of different shared mobility modes. A specially designed questionnaire was applied for Wanneroo’s residents to explore their use of shared mobility, their future behaviour intentions, and their perspectives on the advantages and challenges of adoption. The empirical findings indicate that the majority of respondents who had used shared mobility options in the last 12 months belong to the low-mean-age group. The younger age group of participants also showed positive views on shared mobility and would consider using it in the future. Household size in terms of number of children did not make any impact on shared mobility options. Preference for shared mobility services is not related to income level. Bike sharing was less commonly used than the other forms of shared mobility.

Post-digital prosumption and the sharing economy of space: The pay-per-minute cafe

2021 ◽  
pp. 146954052110220
Author(s):  
Alexandra Kviat
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Culture ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Physical Spaces

Although prosumption and the sharing economy are currently at the cutting edge of consumer culture research, little attempt has been made to explore the theoretical relationship between these concepts and approach them with a pluralistic, dynamic, nuanced and ethnographically informed lens moving beyond the dichotomies of capitalism versus anti-capitalism, rhetoric versus reality, exploitation versus empowerment and traditional versus digital consumer culture. This article addresses these gaps by focusing on the phenomenon of pay-per-minute cafes – physical spaces inspired by digital culture and meant to apply its principles in the brick-and-mortar servicescape. Drawing on a multi-site, multi-method case study of the world’s first pay-per-minute cafe franchise, the article shows a multitude of ways in which prosumption and the sharing economy, both shaped by different configurations of organisational culture, physical design, food offer and pricing policy, are conceived, interpreted and experienced by the firms and customers across the franchise and argues that conflicts and contradictions arising from this diversity cannot be reduced to the narrative of consumer exploitation. Finally, while both prosumption and the sharing economy are typically defined by the use of digital platforms, this article makes a case for a post-digital approach to consumer culture research, looking into the cultural impact of digital technology on traditional servicescapes.

The effects of built environment spatial variation on bike-sharing usage: A case study of Suzhou, China

Cities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 103063
Author(s):  
Chunliang Wu ◽  
Inhi Kim ◽  
Hyungchul Chung
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Spatial Variation ◽  
Bike Sharing

scholarly journals Sustainable business digital technology-based model: BikePoa case study as an example

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
Gabriel Roberto Dellacasa Levrini ◽  
Walter Meucci Nique
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Google Docs ◽  
Environmental Disasters ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable ◽  
Bicycle Sharing System ◽  
Business Technology

Environmental disasters attributed to global warming, strong media pressures towards an ecologically sustainable consumption, give path to alternative forms of green and sustainable consumption, like the sharing economy, a rising pattern in consumption behavior, based on accessing and reusing products to utilize idle capacity. The sharing economy holds the potential to bring effectiveness toward widespread sustainable business practices.The research objective is to propose a sustainable business technology-based model using technology as mediator among the shared economy agents under the lens of Actor Network Theory (ANT). We have chosen, as a sample, BikePoa bicycle sharing system has 40 stations and more than 2,000 bikes, throughout the city of Porto Alegre, in Brazil. The research methodology followed Kozinets’s (2006) participant-observational netnography. It was done 23 personal interviews with users and 7 with employees’ provider, and later through Google Docs 251 questionaries’ were selected. Findings point for two different factors consumers’ inductors and providers ‘connection factors.

scholarly journals Growth of Sharing Economy in Hungary; Long Distance Car Sharing - A Case Study of Oszkár

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Kinga Szabó ◽  
Gauri Shankar Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Car Sharing ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
Customer Reviews ◽  
Societal Values ◽  
Healthy Growth

Rapid growth of sharing economy in the last two decades is the outcome of a paradigm shift in global capitalism and societal values. Based on digital identity and the Trust and Reputation Index, IT platforms have brought together strangers who under new social construct, share under-utilized capacities and assets with those who need them. Radius of trust which was initially confined to family and friends; now encompasses strangers who speak no common language and who live oceans apart. Hungary is no exception to this global shift. Sharing economy in Hungary has registered healthy growth specially in the areas of transportation and accommodation. Oszkár, a long-distance car-sharing company presents a good example of this paradigm shift in societal values and sharing with strangers. This platform has recorded impressive growth of over 67% between 2015-2018 with very positive customer reviews. Moreover, this represents an environmentally-friendly sustainable practice which successfully reduces carbon foot-print and traffic congestion.

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