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Record Nr.

UNINA9910410023203321

Autore

Chan Jeffrey Kok Hui

Titolo

Sharing by Design / / by Jeffrey Kok Hui Chan, Ye Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-43569-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 100 p. 5 illus., 3 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, , 2191-530X

Disciplina

177.7

Soggetti

Sustainable architecture

Engineering design

Architecture

Urban geography

Urban economics

Sociology, Urban

Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings

Engineering Design

Cities, Countries, Regions

Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)

Urban Economics

Urban Studies/Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: What’s Wrong with ‘Sharing’ in the Sharing Economy? -- Why is Sharing Important Today? -- Sharing by Design: Urban Sharing and Shared Social Spaces -- How to Design a Sharing System: Variables, Specifications, and Methods -- Sustaining a Sharing System: Ethics of a Sharing System -- Teaching the Design of a Sharing System: System Thinking in Studio Pedagogy -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book answers the question of how to design a sharing system that can promote sustained, meaningful, and socially constructive sharing practices in today’s cities. To do so, it constructs a framework for practical inquiry into the design of sharing systems. Further, the book invites readers to consider questions such as: If sharing can be



designed, then how does one design a sharing system for cities? Which urban conditions make this sharing system possible? What are the considerations, variables, and methods that can inform and guide the designers of a sharing system? By considering both the environmental and societal motivations for sharing, and the reality that most examples of the Sharing Economy are neither equitable in their socio-economic outcomes nor genuine in their original social promises, this book presents balanced and thoughtful answers to the questions posed above. The book will appeal to a broad readership, from students and teachers in the various design disciplines, to professionals and scholars in architecture and urbanism, business and innovation, and other related fields of the humanities and social sciences, as well as activists and policymakers committed to achieving more sustainable and equitably distributed access to urban resources. .