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Journal of Engineering Research

Journal of Engineering Research

Abstract

Abstract-The concept of the sharing economy appeared for the first time during the global financial crisis in 2008. It is an economy based on a sharing method of consumption and meeting needs without ownership to preserve resources and reduce expenses. Due to the rapid spread of sharing economy applications worldwide, such as the Uber/Airbnb application, many researchers in various sectors question how to benefit from this new economic model. The research deals with studying the concept of sharing and types of sharing, the concept of the sharing economy, and the classification of its various sectors, which led to the emergence of the concept of sharing cities. The research also analyses the approaches of various international, governmental, and research institutions that have called for adopting the concept of sharing cities in recent years by describing the nature of each institution and the perspective it adopts in promoting sharing cities. The global trends of these institutions can be classified into three trends that attempt to envision the form of the sharing city. The first trend defines the sharing city as an incubating environment for sharing economy applications created and developed through a supporting infrastructure. Therefore, the sharing city is the city that recognizes the sharing economy as its primary driver. The second trend considers it an essential component of smart cities, as the concept of the smart city can be formulated as a “sharing smart” city with all the elements of smart cities but gives priority to the population in development. The third trend, which is the trend adopted by academic and research institutions, is concerned with identifying the social, economic, and urban repercussions of sharing applications and how these repercussions affect changing the lifestyle and built environment of cities.

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