Access over ownership: case studies of libraries of things
| Autor: | Denise Baden, Kenneth John Peattie, Adekunle Oke |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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HF lcsh:TJ807-830 Geography Planning and Development lcsh:Renewable energy sources Appeal 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Social value orientations 01 natural sciences Goods and services Sharing economy 0502 economics and business Mainstream product service systems Marketing collaborative consumption lcsh:Environmental sciences library of things 0105 earth and related environmental sciences lcsh:GE1-350 access-based consumption Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants Circular economy circular economy 05 social sciences sharing economy Building and Construction lcsh:TD194-195 Sustainability Resource use Business sustainable business models 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 17 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 7180, p 7180 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Over the last decade there has been increasing interest in the concept of the sharing economy, which replaces the focus on individual ownership with a focus on access to goods and services through borrowing, hiring or sharing. This study investigates the efficacy of extending the library concept to include more items, such as those that are used infrequently. The aim is to explore how Libraries of Things (LoTs) operate and the potential to broaden their appeal, reach and sustainability. This study adopts a multiple case study method to provide a snapshot of six LoTs in the UK. Findings indicate that all LoTs shared common environmental and social values, with the most prevalent values being to use the library concept to reduce resource use and waste and to enable more equitable access to goods. All relied on volunteers and public support, in the form of free or discounted space and none were yet economically self-sufficient. This poses important questions about the future for LoTs and whether they could or even should, transition towards the mainstream to make a more substantive contribution to creating a more socially equitable and environmentally sustainable economy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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